Virginia Wade defeated Betty Stöve in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships. It was her third and last major singles title. As of 2024, she remains the most recent Briton to win the title. Chris Evert was the defending champion, but she lost in the semifinals to Wade. This was the first time Wimbledon seeded more than eight players for the ladies' championship, increasing the number to twelve players; the number was further increased to 16 the following year.

Seeds

🇺🇸 Chris Evert (semifinals) 🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals) 🇬🇧 Virginia Wade (champion) 🇬🇧 Sue Barker (semifinals) 🇺🇸 Billie Jean King (quarterfinals) 🇺🇸 Rosie Casals (quarterfinals) Betty Stöve (final) 🇦🇺 Kerry Melville (quarterfinals) 🇦🇺 Dianne Fromholtz (withdrew) Mima Jaušovec (third round) 🇫🇷 Françoise Dürr (third round) 🇺🇸 Kathy May (fourth round) Dianne Fromholtz withdrew due to illness. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Chris O'Neil.

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8