1969 Australian Open – Women's Singles

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Women's Singles
1969 Australian Open
ChampionAustralia Margaret Court
Runner-upUnited States Billie Jean King
Final score6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw32
Seeds10
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed
← 1968 · Australian Open · 1970 →

Second-seeded Margaret Court defeated defending champion Billie Jean King, 6–4, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1969 Australian Open. This was Court's eighth Australian Open title and her fourteenth Grand Slam title overall.

Seeds[]

  1. United States Billie Jean King (Final)
  2. Australia Margaret Court (Champion)
  3. United Kingdom Ann Jones (Semifinals)
  4. Australia Kerry Melville (Semifinals)
  5. United States Rosie Casals (Quarterfinals)
  6. Australia Karen Krantzcke (Quarterfinals)
  7. Australia Lesley Hunt (Quarterfinals)
  8. Australia Judy Tegart-Dalton (First Round)
  9. Australia Lesley Turner Bowrey (Second Round)
  10. France Françoise Dürr (Second Round)

Draw[]

Key[]

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • Alt = Alternate
  • SE = Special exempt
  • PR = Protected ranking
  • ITF = ITF entry
  • JE = Junior exempt
  • w/o = Walkover
  • r = Retired
  • d = Defaulted

Finals[]

Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Billie Jean King 4 6 6
3 United Kingdom Ann Jones 6 2 3
1 United States Billie Jean King 4 1
2 Australia Margaret Court 6 6
4 Australia Kerry Melville 6 2 5
2 Australia Margaret Court 3 6 7

Section 1[]

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States BJ King 6 6
  Australia 1 3 1 United States BJ King 6 6
  Australia E Goolagong 6 6   Australia E Goolagong 3 1
  Australia 3 1 1 United States BJ King 11 7
6 Australia K Krantzcke 6 6 6 Australia K Krantzcke 9 5
  Australia 1 2 6 Australia K Krantzcke 6 6
  Australia 7 6   Australia 0 1
  Indonesia L Kaligis 5 2 1 United States BJ King 4 6 6
3 United Kingdom A Jones 6 6 3 United Kingdom A Jones 6 2 3
  Australia P Edwards 0 2 3 United Kingdom A Jones 9 6
  Australia B Hawcroft 3 4   Australia K Harris 7 1
  Australia K Harris 6 6 3 United Kingdom A Jones 6 6
7 Australia L Hunt 6 6 7 Australia L Hunt 3 1
  Australia 2 2 7 Australia L Hunt
  Australia W Gilchrist 3 5 9 Australia L Bowrey w/o
9 Australia L Bowrey 6 7

Section 2[]

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
10 France F Dürr 7 7
  Australia 5 5 10 France F Dürr 6 4 0
  Australia H Gourlay 2 7 6   Australia H Gourlay 4 6 6
8 Australia J Tegart 6 5 3   Australia H Gourlay 6 4 6
  Australia 4 2 4 Australia K Melville 3 6 4
  Australia 6 6   Australia 1 1
  Indonesia L Liem 2 4 4 Australia K Melville 6 6
4 Australia K Melville 6 6 4 Australia K Melville 6 2 5
  Australia J Young 6 6 2 Australia M Court 3 6 7
  Australia 2 1   Australia J Young 3 3
  France G Chanfreau 6 2 2 5 United States R Casals 6 6
5 United States R Casals 4 6 6 5 United States R Casals 4 1
  Australia 3 6 5 2 Australia M Court 6 6
  Australia H Amos 6 4 7   Australia H Amos 0 2
  Australia 0 0 2 Australia M Court 6 6
2 Australia M Court 6 6

External links[]

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