1967 in women's tennis

1967 in women's tennis

1967 in women's tennis

The year 1966 featured the premier of a tennis great in women's tennis. Billie Jean King showed the world what she was all about by taking home her first Grand Slam victory in Wimbledon. There were high expectations for her in 1967 after showing what she was capable of in 1966.

The first Grand Slam of the year would be the Australian Open. This event had been owned my Margaret Court previous to this year. Court had managed to take home the Grand Slam title in that tournament for 8 consecutive years. This year would be a turning point where others would be able to step out of the shadow cast by Margaret Court.

The player that benefited most in the Australian Open was Nancy Richey. She took the opportunity to make her name in tennis, winning the first Grand Slam of her career. This would be the first of two Grand Slams that she would win in her career.

The next Grand Slam of the year would be the French Open. The French Open would be another chance for a player that had never won a Grand Slam in her career to step out into the spotlight. Francoise Durr would be the woman to win the tournament. This would be the highlight of her entire career. She would never go on to win another Grand Slam in her career, but this was certainly a great accomplishment for her.

The next tournament of the year would be Wimbledon. As previously mentioned, Billie Jean King was the defending champion of this tournament and everyone was expecting her to come out and take the tournament for the 2nd year in a row. As the tournament came it was clear early on that she came ready to play. She advanced through the tournament and would take home the Grand Slam title when all was said and done. This was the 2nd Grand Slam of her career and the 2nd consecutive Wimbledon Grand Slam for her.

The last Grand Slam of the year would be the US Open. This tournament would be up for grabs. In previous years Maria Bueno had been the dominating player in this tournament. She managed to win the tournament in 3 of the previous 4 years. The victory the previous year would be her last career Grand Slam, however. This would be another tournament that would be up for grabs.

Billie Jean King seemed to be up to the task. She had already earned the attention of everyone in the tennis world and she was ready to take the next step. Billie Jean King played great throughout the tournament and managed to take home the Grand Slam title at the US Open. This would be the first Grand Slam of her career that was not at Wimbledon.

While Margaret Court stepped away from the National forefront for a time, there were clearly other players that were ready to take the spotlight for a time. Two of these players, Billie Jean King and Nancy Richey, would continue to play well through the next year.

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