Girls' Wrestling Singlets: Fit, Coverage and What to Buy

Quick answer: A girls' or women's wrestling singlet is cut on its own pattern: higher at the neckline and under the arms, a racerback with a contoured chest so the front doesn't gap, and a narrower hip and shorter inseam than a boys' singlet at the same weight. Size it from a women's chart, not the boys' one, and plan on a sports bra and a bottom layer underneath. A boys' singlet with a compression shirt under it works in a pinch, but a cut made for girls fixes the coverage problem at the source.

Every season the same thing happens in wrestling rooms that are new to girls' teams. The uniform bin comes out, it's full of boys' singlets, and the girls are told to find one that fits and throw a shirt under it.

The wrestlers notice. One female wrestler on Reddit put it bluntly in a thread titled "Women NEED better school-provided singlets": women's singlets are cut higher and have more material at the chest, and schools should be buying them. Parents keep asking the same thing from the other side: where do you find singlets that actually fit a girl?

This guide answers that for parents and for coaches outfitting a girls' roster: what's different about the cut, what goes underneath, how to size it, and what to ask before you order.

How a girls' singlet differs from a boys' singlet

A boys' singlet is built around a straight torso with narrow shoulders at the strap, a low armhole and a low front. Put it on a girl and the problems show up in the same three places every time: the front scoops away from the chest, the armholes gap when she reaches, and the legs ride because the hip and inseam are proportioned for a different body.

A women's cut changes the pattern, not just the size label. The differences wrestlers and parents point to most often are:

• Higher neckline and underarm. Less open skin at the front and sides, which is where coverage worries come from when she's in a stance or reaching for a tie-up.
• Racerback with a contoured chest. The back straps sit inside the shoulder blades and the front is shaped, so the fabric stays against the body instead of pulling away.
• Hip and leg proportions. A shorter inseam and a hip graded for a female frame, with leg grippers so the legs stay put in scrambles.

Our Pro Series Women's Singlet is built that way: an anatomical women's cut with a tailored racerback and contoured chest, high-density fabric that stays opaque when it stretches, and elastic leg grippers. The Pro Series Girls' Singlet takes that same women's racerback pattern and grades it for youth frames, so a 9-year-old gets a singlet cut for girls from the start rather than a shrunken boys' one.

What the size charts actually show

"Cut for women" can sound like marketing, so here are the real numbers from our two Pro Series singlet charts. These are half measurements in inches, taken flat, at sizes a high school girl might wear.

Size	Weight (lbs)	1/2 chest	1/2 waist	1/2 hips	Inseam
Women's S	110-120	13	11	14	7
Men's S	110-135	14	13	17	9
Women's M	120-135	14	12	15	8
Women's L	135-150	15	13	16	8
Men's M	135-165	15	14	18	9

Two things jump out. First, the women's sizes cover narrower weight ranges, so a girl lands in a size that fits her instead of the bottom of a wide band. Second, at the same weight the women's cut is smaller through the waist and hips and shorter in the inseam. A 130-pound girl in a men's Small is wearing two extra inches of hip and an extra inch of leg, and that loose fabric is exactly what rides up and gaps.

The full women's and girls' run, from Youth XXS up, is on the women's wrestling size guide. Weights are approximations: between two sizes, size up for comfort or down for a tighter competition fit. If you want help picking, the finder below uses the same charts.

For general fit (how tight is right, where it should sit), our guide on how a wrestling singlet should fit covers it, and the youth singlet size guide covers younger girls in more depth.

What girls wear under a singlet

The usual setup is a sports bra that fully covers the chest plus a snug bottom layer, usually compression shorts or briefs. Some girls add a fitted compression top. In the HS girls' singlet thread, the advice from experienced wrestlers was a good-fitting sports bra or half-tank compression top with a women's-cut singlet, and that a compression tee becomes close to necessary if she's stuck in a boys' singlet.

That's the honest trade-off. A compression shirt under a boys' singlet covers what the boys' cut leaves open, and lots of girls wrestle that way. It also adds a layer, adds heat, and still leaves the hip and legs fitting wrong. A women's cut fixes the coverage at the source, so whatever goes underneath is her choice, not a patch.

For the layer underneath we make a Women's Sports Bra (racerback, compression fit, double-layered front with no shifting pads) and a Girls' Compression Top with flat seams, cut to sit cleanly under a singlet and sublimated to match the team art. Our full breakdown of what to wear under a wrestling singlet goes layer by layer.

Undergarment requirements are set by the governing body for her level: NFHS and your state association for high school, USA Wrestling for club and freestyle events, the NCAA for college. Check the current rulebook for her event rather than going by what last season's team did, and ask the officials if anything is unclear.

Coverage and see-through worries

The question behind a lot of these threads is really "will she be comfortable out there?" Two things decide that more than anything else:

• The cut. A higher neckline and armhole and a front that stays against the body. That's the pattern work above.
• The fabric when it stretches. Thin fabric goes see-through when it's pulled tight, especially in light colours under gym lights. We sublimate deeper into the fabric so it doesn't turn light when stretched, and it still feels light and breathable.

If your team runs a white or grey singlet, put a dark or patterned undergarment under it and test one in the room before the first dual. We wrote more on why the uniform is shaped the way it is in why wrestling uniforms are so revealing.

Singlet or two-piece?

Some girls would rather not wear a singlet at all, and many rule sets allow a two-piece option of fight shorts and a compression shirt. If your girls want that choice, it's worth building it into the same order so everyone matches. We make Girls' Pro Series Fight Shorts in youth sizes and Women's Pro Series Fight Shorts with a high-rise contoured waist, and both can be sublimated with the same art as the singlet. Whether two-piece is legal at your level, and the exact specs, is again a rulebook question: check NFHS and your state association for high school, or the event organiser for club tournaments.

What to ask before your team orders

If you're the coach, or the parent nudging the coach, these are the questions that separate a girls' singlet that works from one that just has "girls" on the tag:

1. Is it a separate pattern or a resized boys' singlet? Ask to see the women's size chart. If the numbers are just the men's chart relabelled, it isn't a women's cut.
2. Does the size run cover your whole roster? Middle school and high school girls' teams often need youth sizes and adult sizes in the same order.
3. Will it match the boys' team? With sublimation the same design goes on the men's, women's and girls' cuts, so the girls aren't wearing a different look.
4. Can you see it before you pay? Ask for free design mockups so you can check the design on the women's cut.
5. Is there a two-piece option in the same design? See above.

You can browse the full girls' wrestling and women's wrestling lines, or start a wrestling quick quote and tell us how many girls and boys are on the roster. For a fully custom design across both teams, use the custom quote form and we'll send free design mockups on every cut you need.

The girls on your team are going to wrestle hard either way. A singlet cut for them means one less thing to think about when they step on the mat.

Frequently asked questions

Are women's wrestling singlets cut differently than men's?

Yes. A women's cut sits higher at the neckline and under the arms, uses a racerback with a contoured chest so the front doesn't gap, and is narrower through the waist and hips with a shorter inseam. On our charts, a women's Medium (120-135 lbs) has a 15-inch half hip and an 8-inch inseam, while a men's Small (110-135 lbs) has a 17-inch half hip and a 9-inch inseam.

Can a girl wrestle in a boys' singlet?

Many do, usually with a compression shirt underneath to cover the lower front and armholes. It works, but the hip and legs still fit loose and the extra layer adds heat. A singlet cut on a women's or girls' pattern fixes the coverage at the source.

What do girl wrestlers wear under a singlet?

Usually a sports bra that fully covers the chest plus compression shorts or snug briefs, and sometimes a fitted compression top. Undergarment rules come from the governing body for her level (NFHS and the state association for high school, USA Wrestling for club events), so check the current rulebook.

What size singlet should my daughter get?

Use a women's or girls' size chart, not the boys' one, and start from her weight. On our Pro Series charts, girls' youth sizes run from Youth XXS (35-40 lbs) to Youth XL (80-95 lbs), and adult women's sizes start at XS (95-110 lbs). Between two sizes, size up for comfort or down for a tighter competition fit.

Can a girls' team singlet match the boys' team design?

Yes. Because the design is sublimated, the same art goes on the men's, women's and girls' cuts, so the whole program matches. Ask for free design mockups on each cut before you order.