1961 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1961 Australian Championships
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Jan Lehane
Score	6–1, 6–4

Margaret Court defeated Jan Lehane O'Neill 6–1, 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles 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 Court (Champion)
2. Jan Lehane O'Neill (Finalist)
3. Lesley Turner Bowrey (Third round)
4. Mary Carter Reitano (Semifinalist)
5. Mary Bevis Hawton (Quarterfinalist)
6. Maureen Pratt (Third round)
7. Lorraine Coghlan Robinson (Quarterfinalist)
8. Beverley Rae (Third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser–
• r. = retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Margaret Court	6	6
		Kaye Dening	4	3
								1	Margaret Court	6	6
									Robyn Ebbern	2	0
		Val Wicks	4	2
		Robyn Ebbern	6	6
															1	Margaret Court	6	6
															2	Jan Lehane O'Neill	1	4
	5	Mary Bevis Hawton	4	2
	4	Mary Carter Reitano	6	6
								4	Mary Carter Reitano	3	6	1
								2	Jan Lehane O'Neill	6	4	6
	7	Lorraine Coghlan Robinson	2	2
	2	Jan Lehane O'Neill	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	Court	6	6
									McLean	0	0
															1	Court	6	6
																Whitely	4	2
									Astley	8	0	0
									Whitely	6	6	6
																						1	Court	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	Turner Bowrey	6	6
									Robinson	2	3
															3	Turner Bowrey	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	6	6
	6	Pratt	6	6																			Ebbern	4	2
		Gibson	0	2				6	Pratt	6	6
		Ross	6	6					Ross	4	3
		Craig	4	2											6	Pratt	6	4	4
		Turner	6	6												Ebbern	3	6	6
		McArthur	0	2					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	6	6
		Thiele	6	6																		4	Carter Reitano	4	2
		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 Dalton	6	6
									Gugeri	0	2
																Tegart Dalton	4	8	4
															7	Coghlan Robinson	6	6	6
									Toohey	1	3
								7	Coghlan Robinson	6	6
																						7	Coghlan Robinson	6	6
																						2	Lehane O'Neill	2	2
									Shipton	4	6	6
									Harris	6	1	4
																Shipton	2	1
															2	Lehane O'Neill	6	6
									Marie Burke	0	0
								2	Lehane O'Neill	6	6

External links

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