1961 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

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.

See also:

1961 Australian Championships - Men's Singles

Contents

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

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   Judith 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    
      Coghlan 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    
      Burke 0 0  
    2   Lehane O'Neill 6 6    
 

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