1961 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1961 Australian Championships
Champion	Margaret Smith
Runner-up	Jan Lehane
Final score	6–1, 6–4
Details
Draw	44
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles
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First-seeded Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 6–1, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1961 Australian Championships.

Seeds[]

The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Court is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Margaret Smith (champion)
2. Jan Lehane (finalist)
3. Lesley Turner (third round)
4. Mary Carter Reitano (semifinals)
5. Mary Bevis Hawton (quarterfinals)
6. Maureen Pratt (third round)
7. Lorraine Coghlan (quarterfinals)
8. (third round)

Draw[]

Key[]

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Margaret Smith	6	6
		Kaye Dening	4	3
								1	Margaret Smith	6	6
									Robyn Ebbern	2	0
			4	2
		Robyn Ebbern	6	6
															1	Margaret Smith	6	6
															2	Jan Lehane	1	4
	5	Mary Bevis Hawton	4	2
	4	Mary Carter Reitano	6	6
								4	Mary Carter Reitano	3	6	1
								2	Jan Lehane	6	4	6
	7	Lorraine Coghlan	2	2
	2	Jan Lehane	6	6

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	Smith	6	6
										0	0
															1	Smith	6	6
																	4	2
										8	0	0
										6	6	6
																						1	Smith	6	6
																							Dening	4	3
								8		7	6
									Toyne	5	2
															8		2	6	1
																Dening	6	3	6
									Hall Hopman	1	1
									Dening	6	6

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	L Turner	6	6
										2	3
															3	L Turner	w/o
			6	6
			0	1						6	1	8
			6	1	6					3	6	6
			2	6	2																			4	2
	6	Pratt	6	6																			Ebbern	6	6
			0	2				6	Pratt	6	6
			6	6						4	3
			4	2											6	Pratt	6	4	4
			6	6												Ebbern	3	6	6
			0	2						0	4
		Ebbern	6	6					Ebbern	6	6
			2	1

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
			6	4	6
			2	6	4					4	4
		Robberds	6	6					Robberds	6	6
			1	2												Robberds	6	1	1
		Schacht	6	6											5	Bevis Hawton	4	6	6
			1	0					Schacht	2	3
	5	Bevis Hawton	6	6				5	Bevis Hawton	6	6
			1	2																		5	Bevis Hawton	4	2
		Thiele	6	6																		4	Carter Reitano	6	6
			3	1					Thiele	4	6
		Blackman	6	6					Blackman	6	8
			2	4												Blackman	6	3	6
															4	Carter Reitano	4	6	8
										4	2
								4	Carter Reitano	6	6

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									Tegart	6	6
										0	2
																Tegart	4	8	4
															7	Coghlan	6	6	6
										1	3
								7	Coghlan	6	6
																						7	Coghlan	6	6
																						2	Lehane	2	2
										4	6	6
										6	1	4
																	2	1
															2	Lehane	6	6
									Marie Burke	0	0
								2	Lehane	6	6

External links[]

• 1961 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw