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.

Chris Evert was the defending champion, but she lost in the semifinals to Wade.

[1] 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.

[3][4] Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Chris O'Neil.