1960 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1960 Australian Championships
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Jan Lehane
Final score	7–5, 6–2

Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 7–5, 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1960 Australian Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Smith is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Maria Bueno (Quarterfinalist)
2. Christine Truman Janes (Semifinalist)
3. Jan Lehane O'Neill (Finalist)
4. Mary Carter Reitano (Semifinalist)
5. Lorraine Coghlan Robinson (Quarterfinalist)
6. Beverley Rae (Second round)
7. Margaret Court (Champion)
8. Betty Holstein (Second round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Maria Bueno	5	6	4
	7	Margaret Court	7	3	6
								7	Margaret Court	7	2	6
								4	Mary Carter Reitano	5	6	2
	4	Mary Carter Reitano	6	8
		Mary Bevis Hawton	2	6
															7	Margaret Court	7	6
															3	Jan Lehane	5	2
	5	Lorraine Coghlan Robinson	1	1
	3	Jan Lehane O'Neill	6	6
								3	Jan Lehane O'Neill	7	3	7
								2	Christine Truman Janes	5	6	5
		Fay Muller	0	0
	2	Christine Truman Janes	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
1	Bueno	6	6
	Craig	2	1				1	Bueno	6	6
	Robberds	4	6	6				Robberds	1	0
	Thiele	6	1	2										1	Bueno	5	6	4
7	Court	6	6											7	Court	7	3	6
	Linde	1	0				7	Court	6	6
	Shearer	6	3	6				Shearer	3	2
	Ebbern	3	6	2																	7	Court	7	2	6
4	Carter Reitano	6	6																		4	Carter Reitano	5	6	2
	Duff	2	1				4	Carter Reitano	9	6
	Schacht	6	6					Schacht	7	4
	Nitschke	0	0											4	Carter Reitano	6	8
6	Rae	6	6												Bevis Hawton	2	6
	Harris	2	3				6	Rae	2	1
	Bevis Hawton	6	6					Bevis Hawton	6	6
	Gray	1	2

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	Turner
	Lee	w/o						Turner	2	3
5	Coghlan Robinson	6	6				5	Coghlan Robinson	6	6
	Whitely	2	2											5	Coghlan Robinson	1	1
	Blackman	3	6	6										3	Lehane O'Neill	6	6
	Hall Hopman	6	2	0				Blackman	2	0
3	Lehane O'Neill	6	6				3	Lehane O'Neill	6	6
	McLean	1	1																		3	Lehane O'Neill	7	3	7
	Muller	6	6																		2	Truman Janes	5	6	5
	Astley	0	1					Muller	6	6
8	Holstein	6	6				8	Holstein	1	4
	White	0	1												Muller	0	0
	Turner Bowrey	6	6											2	Truman Janes	6	6
	Shipton	1	0					Turner Bowrey	6	1	2
2	Truman Janes	6	6				2	Truman Janes	3	6	6
	Wicks	0	3

External links

• Source for the draw at australianopen.com