1969 Australian Open – Women's Singles

1969 Australian Open
Champion   Australia Margaret Court
Runner-up   United States Billie Jean King
Final score   6–4, 6–1
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men    women    mixed
WC Singles    men    women    quad
WC Doubles    men    women    quad
Australian Open
 < 1968 1970 > 

Margaret Court defeated Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–1 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1969 Australian Open.

Seeds

  1. United States Billie Jean King (Final)
  2. Australia Margaret Court (Champion)
  3. United Kingdom Ann Jones (Semifinals)
  4. Australia Kerry Melville (Semifinals)
  5. United States Rosie Casals (Quarterfinals)
  1. Australia Karen Krantzcke (Quarterfinals)
  2. Australia Lesley Hunt (Quarterfinals)
  3. Australia Judy Tegart Dalton (First Round)
  4. Australia Lesley Turner Bowrey (Second Round)
  5. France Françoise Dürr (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
 
1  United States Billie Jean King 4 6 6  
3  United Kingdom Ann Jones 6 2 3  
  1  United States Billie Jean King 4 1  
  2  Australia Margaret Court 6 6  
4  Australia Kerry Melville 6 2 5
2  Australia Margaret Court 3 6 7  

Section 1

First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
1 United States BJ King 6 6
  Australia F Luff 1 3 1 United States BJ King 6 6
  Australia E Goolagong 6 6   Australia E Goolagong 3 1
  Australia H Kayser 3 1 1 United States BJ King 11 7
6 Australia K Krantzcke 6 6 6 Australia K Krantzcke 9 5
  Australia L Kenny 1 2 6 Australia K Krantzcke 6 6
  Australia H Sheedy 7 6   Australia H Sheedy 0 1
  Indonesia L Kaligis 5 2 1 United States BJ King 4 6 6
3 United Kingdom A Jones 6 6 3 United Kingdom A Jones 6 2 3
  Australia P Edwards 0 2 3 United Kingdom A Jones 9 6
  Australia B Hawcroft 3 4   Australia K Harris 7 1
  Australia K Harris 6 6 3 United Kingdom A Jones 6 6
7 Australia L Hunt 6 6 7 Australia L Hunt 3 1
  Australia J Whyte 2 2 7 Australia L Hunt
  Australia W Gilchrist 3 5 9 Australia L Bowrey w/o
9 Australia L Bowrey 6 7

Section 2

First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
10 France F Dürr 7 7
  Australia H Rush 5 5 10 France F Dürr 6 4 0
  Australia H Gourlay 2 7 6   Australia H Gourlay 4 6 6
8 Australia J Tegart 6 5 3   Australia H Gourlay 6 4 6
  Australia K Treasure 4 2 4 Australia K Melville 3 6 4
  Australia M Starr 6 6   Australia M Starr 1 1
  Indonesia L Liem 2 4 4 Australia K Melville 6 6
4 Australia K Melville 6 6 4 Australia K Melville 6 2 5
  Australia J Young 6 6 2 Australia M Court 3 6 7
  Australia K Wilkinson 2 1   Australia J Young 3 3
  France G Chanfreau 6 2 2 5 United States R Casals 6 6
5 United States R Casals 4 6 6 5 United States R Casals 4 1
  Australia P Brand 3 6 5 2 Australia M Court 6 6
  Australia H Amos 6 4 7   Australia H Amos 0 2
  Australia J Gohn 0 0 2 Australia M Court 6 6
2 Australia M Court 6 6

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