1963 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1963 Australian Championships
Champion	Margaret Smith
Runner-up	Jan Lehane
Final score	6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	39
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles
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First-seeded Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 6–2, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1963 Australian Championships.

Seeds[]

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

1. Margaret Smith (champion)
2. Lesley Turner (semifinals)
3. Jan Lehane (finalist)
4. Christine Truman (second round)
5. Robyn Ebbern (quarterfinals)
6. Elizabeth Starkie (quarterfinals)
7. Rita Bentley (quarterfinals)
8. Madonna Schacht (quarterfinals)

Draw[]

Key[]

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

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Margaret Smith	6	6
	7	Rita Bentley	1	3
								1	Margaret Smith	6	6
								5	Kaye Dening	1	3
		Kaye Dening	6	6
	5	Robyn Ebbern	2	4
															1	Margaret Smith	6	6
															3	Jan Lehane	2	2
	8	Madonna Schacht	1	4
	3	Jan Lehane	6	6
								3	Jan Lehane	5	6	6
								2	Lesley Turner	7	3	2
	6	Elizabeth Starkie	2	6	2
	2	Lesley Turner	6	1	6

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	Smith	6	6
			7	6						0	0
			5	3											1	Smith	6	6
																Gibson	2	3
									Muller	6	2
									Gibson	8	6
																						1	Smith	6	6
																						7	Bentley	1	3
								7	Bentley	6	6
										2	2
															7	Bentley	9	6
																	7	1
										6	2	8
									Marsh	4	6	6

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	Truman	w/o
			6	5	6
			1	7	3												6	1	3
																Dening	4	6	6
									Dening
										w/o
																							Dening	6	6
																						5	Ebbern	2	4
								5	Ebbern	6	3	6
			6	6						3	6	0
			0	2											5	Ebbern	6	6
																Blackman	2	4
									Blackman	6	6
									Nette	1	1

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
										7	1
										9	6
																	3	1
		McClenaughan	6	2	6										8	Schacht	6	6
			2	6	1				McClenaughan	3	3
								8	Schacht	6	6
																						8	Schacht	1	4
																						3	Lehane	6	6
									Sherriff	6	6
									Tegart	4	0
																Sherriff	2	1
		Bevis Hawton	6	6											3	Lehane	6	6
			2	3					Bevis Hawton	2	0
								3	Lehane	6	6

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
										6	2
									Toyne	3	6	r
																	2	6	1
			6	6											6	Starkie	6	3	6
			4	0						3	2
								6	Starkie	6	6
																						6	Starkie	2	6	2
																						2	Turner	6	1	6
									Thiele	w/o
									Melville
																Melville	3	0
			6	6											2	Turner	6	6
			1	2						2	3
								2	Turner	6	6

External links[]

• archived results of the Australian Open homepage