1961 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1961 Australian Championships
Champion Australia Margaret Court
Runner-up Australia Jan Lehane
Final 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. Australia Margaret Court (Champion)
  2. Australia Jan Lehane O'Neill (Finalist)
  3. Australia Lesley Turner Bowrey (Third round)
  4. Australia Mary Carter Reitano (Semifinalist)
  5. Australia Mary Bevis Hawton (Quarterfinalist)
  6. Australia Maureen Pratt (Third round)
  7. Australia Lorraine Coghlan Robinson (Quarterfinalist)
  8. Australia Beverley Rae (Third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  Australia Court 6 6    
     Australia McLean 0 0    
      1  Australia Court 6 6    
       Australia Whitely 4 2    
     Australia Astley 8 0 0
     Australia Whitely 6 6 6  
      1  Australia Court 6 6  
       Australia Dening 4 3  
    8  Australia Rae 7 6    
     Australia Toyne 5 2    
      8  Australia Rae 2 6 1
       Australia Dening 6 3 6  
     Australia Hall Hopman 1 1  
     Australia Dening 6 6    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3  Australia Turner Bowrey 6 6    
     Australia Robinson 2 3    
      3  Australia Turner Bowrey w/o      
 Australia Wicks 6 6          Australia Wicks        
 Australia Paterson 0 1        Australia Wicks 6 1 8
 Australia Rayson 6 1 6      Australia Rayson 3 6 6  
 Australia McKee 2 6 2        Australia Wicks 6 6  
6  Australia Pratt 6 6          Australia Ebbern 4 2  
 Australia Gibson 0 2       6  Australia Pratt 6 6    
 Australia Ross 6 6        Australia Ross 4 3    
 Australia Craig 4 2         6  Australia Pratt 6 4 4
 Australia Turner 6 6          Australia Ebbern 3 6 6  
 Australia McArthur 0 2        Australia Turner 0 4  
 Australia Ebbern 6 6        Australia Ebbern 6 6    
 United Kingdom Cox 2 1    

Section 3

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

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
     Australia Tegart Dalton 6 6    
     Australia Gugeri 0 2    
       Australia Tegart Dalton 4 8 4  
      7  Australia Coghlan Robinson 6 6 6  
     Australia Toohey 1 3  
    7  Australia Coghlan Robinson 6 6    
      7  Australia Coghlan Robinson 6 6  
      2  Australia Lehane O'Neill 2 2  
     Australia Shipton 4 6 6  
     Australia Harris 6 1 4  
       Australia Shipton 2 1  
      2  Australia Lehane O'Neill 6 6    
     Australia Marie Burke 0 0  
    2  Australia Lehane O'Neill 6 6    
 

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