1961 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

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.

Women's Singles
1961 Australian Championships
Champion Margaret Smith
Runner-up Jan Lehane
Final score6–1, 6–4
Draw44
Seeds8

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 (Semifinalist)
  5. Mary Bevis Hawton (Quarterfinalist)
  6. Maureen Pratt (Third round)
  7. Lorraine Coghlan (Quarterfinalist)
  8. Beverley Rae (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
Val Wicks 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
McLean 0 0
1 Smith 6 6
Whitely 4 2
Astley 8 0 0
Whitely 6 6 6
1 Smith 6 6
Dening 4 3
8 Rae 7 6
Toyne 5 2
8 Rae 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
Robinson 2 3
3 L Turner w/o
Wicks 6 6 Wicks
Paterson 0 1 Wicks 6 1 8
Rayson 6 1 6 Rayson 3 6 6
McKee 2 6 2 Wicks 4 2
6 Pratt 6 6 Ebbern 6 6
Gibson 0 2 6 Pratt 6 6
Ross 6 6 Ross 4 3
Craig 4 2 6 Pratt 6 4 4
N Turner 6 6 Ebbern 3 6 6
McArthur 0 2 N Turner 0 4
Ebbern 6 6 Ebbern 6 6
Cox 2 1

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Southam 6 4 6
Plaisted 2 6 4 Southam 4 4
Robberds 6 6 Robberds 6 6
Hicks 1 2 Robberds 6 1 1
Schacht 6 6 5 Bevis Hawton 4 6 6
Slattery 1 0 Schacht 2 3
5 Bevis Hawton 6 6 5 Bevis Hawton 6 6
Buck 1 2 5 Bevis Hawton 4 2
Thiele 6 6 4 Carter Reitano 6 6
Ockerby 3 1 Thiele 4 6
Blackman 6 6 Blackman 6 8
Duldig 2 4 Blackman 6 3 6
4 Carter Reitano 4 6 8
Lesh 4 2
4 Carter Reitano 6 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Tegart 6 6
Gugeri 0 2
Tegart 4 8 4
7 Coghlan 6 6 6
Toohey 1 3
7 Coghlan 6 6
7 Coghlan 6 6
2 Lehane 2 2
Shipton 4 6 6
Harris 6 1 4
Shipton 2 1
2 Lehane 6 6
Marie Burke 0 0
2 Lehane 6 6
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Preceded by
1960 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles		 Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by
1961 French Championships – Women's Singles
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