1961 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

1961 Australian Championships
Champion		Margaret Court
Runner-up		Jan Lehane
Final score		6–1, 6–4
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends
WC Singles
WC Doubles
Australian Championships  < 1960 1962 >

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	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
								Marie Burke	0	0
							2	Lehane O'Neill	6	6

External links

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