1961 Australian Championships - Women's Singles

Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 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"

eeds

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

1. flagicon|AUS Margaret Smith "(Champion)"
2. flagicon|AUS Jan Lehane "(Finalist)"
3. flagicon|AUS Lesley Turner "(Third round)"
4. flagicon|AUS Mary Reitano "(Semifinalist)"
5. flagicon|AUS Mary Hawton "(Quarterfinalist)"
6. flagicon|AUS Maureen Pratt "(Third round)"
7. flagicon|AUS Lorraine Robinson "(Quarterfinalist)"
8. flagicon|AUS Beverley Rae "(Third round)"

Draw

Key

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

Finals

8TeamBracket-Tennis3
team-width=150
RD3-team1=flagicon|AUS Margaret Smith
RD3-seed1=1
RD3-team2=flagicon|AUS Jan Lehane
RD3-seed2=2
RD3-score1-1=6
RD3-score2-1=1
RD3-score1-2=6
RD3-score2-2=4
RD2-team1=flagicon|AUS Margaret Smith
RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team2=flagicon|AUS Robyn Ebbern
RD2-seed2=
RD2-score1-1=6
RD2-score2-1=2
RD2-score1-2=6
RD2-score2-2=0
RD2-team3=flagicon|AUS Mary Reitano
RD2-seed3=4
RD2-team4=flagicon|AUS Jan Lehane
RD2-seed4=2
RD2-score3-1=3
RD2-score4-1=6
RD2-score3-2=6
RD2-score4-2=4
RD2-score3-3=1
RD2-score4-3=6
RD1-team1=flagicon|AUS Margaret Smith
RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team2=flagicon|AUS Kaye Dening
RD1-seed2=
RD1-score1-1=6
RD1-score2-1=4
RD1-score1-2=6
RD1-score2-2=3
RD1-team3=flagicon|AUS Val Wicks
RD1-seed3=
RD1-team4=flagicon|AUS Robyn Ebbern
RD1-seed4=
RD1-score3-1=4
RD1-score4-1=6
RD1-score3-2=2
RD1-score4-2=6
RD1-team5=flagicon|AUS Mary Hawton
RD1-seed5=5
RD1-team6=flagicon|AUS Mary Reitano
RD1-seed6=4
RD1-score5-1=4
RD1-score6-1=6
RD1-score5-2=2
RD1-score6-2=6
RD1-team7=flagicon|AUS Lorraine Robinson
RD1-seed7=7
RD1-team8=flagicon|AUS Jan Lehane
RD1-seed8=2
RD1-score7-1=2
RD1-score8-1=6
RD1-score7-2=2
RD1-score8-2=6

Earlier Rounds

ection 1

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|AUS Smith
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team02=flagicon|AUS Dening
RD4-seed02=
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=4
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score02-2=3
RD3-team01=flagicon|AUS Smith
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team02=flagicon|AUS Whitely
RD3-seed02=
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score02-1=4
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score02-2=2
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Rae
RD3-seed03=8
RD3-team04=flagicon|AUS Dening
RD3-seed04=
RD3-score03-1=2
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score03-2=6
RD3-score04-2=3
RD3-score03-3=1
RD3-score04-3=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|AUS Smith
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS McLean
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score02-1=0
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=0
RD2-team03=flagicon|AUS Astley
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|AUS Whitely
RD2-seed04=
RD2-score03-1=8
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score03-2=0
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-score03-3=0
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|AUS Rae
RD2-seed05=8
RD2-team06=flagicon|AUS Toyne
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=7
RD2-score06-1=5
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score06-2=2
RD2-team07=flagicon|AUS Hopman
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|AUS Dening
RD2-seed08=
RD2-score07-1=1
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=1
RD2-score08-2=6

ection 2

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|AUS Wicks
RD4-seed01=
RD4-team02=flagicon|AUS Ebbern
RD4-seed02=
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=4
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score02-2=2
RD3-team01=flagicon|AUS Turner
RD3-seed01=3
RD3-team02=flagicon|AUS Wicks
RD3-seed02=
RD3-score01-1=w/o
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Pratt
RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team04=flagicon|AUS Ebbern
RD3-seed04=
RD3-score03-1=6
RD3-score04-1=3
RD3-score03-2=4
RD3-score04-2=6
RD3-score03-3=4
RD3-score04-3=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|AUS Turner
RD2-seed01=3
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS Robinson
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score02-1=2
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=3
RD2-team03=flagicon|AUS Wicks
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|AUS Rayson
RD2-seed04=
RD2-score03-1=6
RD2-score04-1=3
RD2-score03-2=1
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-score03-3=8
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|AUS Pratt
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team06=flagicon|AUS Ross
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score06-1=4
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score06-2=3
RD2-team07=flagicon|AUS Turner
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|AUS Ebbern
RD2-seed08=
RD2-score07-1=0
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=4
RD2-score08-2=6
RD1-team05=flagicon|AUS Wicks
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|AUS Paterson
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=6
RD1-score06-1=0
RD1-score05-2=6
RD1-score06-2=1
RD1-team07=flagicon|AUS Rayson
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team08=flagicon|AUS McKee
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score07-1=6
RD1-score08-1=2
RD1-score07-2=1
RD1-score08-2=6
RD1-score07-3=6
RD1-score08-3=2
RD1-team09=flagicon|AUS Pratt
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team10=flagicon|AUS Gibson
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score10-1=0
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score10-2=2
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS Ross
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS Craig
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score12-1=4
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score12-2=2
RD1-team13=flagicon|AUS Turner
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|AUS McArthur
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score14-1=0
RD1-score13-2=6
RD1-score14-2=2
RD1-team15=flagicon|AUS Ebbern
RD1-seed15=
RD1-team16=flagicon|GBR Cox
RD1-seed16=
RD1-score15-1=6
RD1-score16-1=2
RD1-score15-2=6
RD1-score16-2=1

ection 3

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|AUS Hawton
RD4-seed01=5
RD4-team02=flagicon|AUS Reitano
RD4-seed02=4
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=4
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score02-2=2
RD3-team01=flagicon|AUS Robberds
RD3-seed01=
RD3-team02=flagicon|AUS Hawton
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score02-1=4
RD3-score01-2=1
RD3-score02-2=6
RD3-score01-3=1
RD3-score02-3=6
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Blackman
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team04=flagicon|AUS Reitano
RD3-seed04=4
RD3-score03-1=6
RD3-score04-1=4
RD3-score03-2=3
RD3-score04-2=6
RD3-score03-3=6
RD3-score04-3=8
RD2-team01=flagicon|AUS Southam
RD2-seed01=
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS Robberds
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=4
RD2-score02-1=6
RD2-score01-2=4
RD2-score02-2=6
RD2-team03=flagicon|AUS Schacht
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|AUS Hawton
RD2-seed04=5
RD2-score03-1=2
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score03-2=3
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|AUS Thiele
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team06=flagicon|AUS Blackman
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=4
RD2-score06-1=6
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score06-2=8
RD2-team07=flagicon|AUS Lesh
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|AUS Reitano
RD2-seed08=4
RD2-score07-1=4
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=2
RD2-score08-2=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|AUS Southam
RD1-seed01=
RD1-team02=flagicon|AUS Plaisted
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score02-1=2
RD1-score01-2=4
RD1-score02-2=6
RD1-score01-3=6
RD1-score02-3=4
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS Robberds
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|AUS Hicks
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=6
RD1-score04-1=1
RD1-score03-2=6
RD1-score04-2=2
RD1-team05=flagicon|AUS Schacht
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|AUS Slattery
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=6
RD1-score06-1=1
RD1-score05-2=6
RD1-score06-2=0
RD1-team07=flagicon|AUS Hawton
RD1-seed07=5
RD1-team08=flagicon|AUS Buck
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score07-1=6
RD1-score08-1=1
RD1-score07-2=6
RD1-score08-2=2
RD1-team09=flagicon|AUS Thiele
RD1-seed09=
RD1-team10=flagicon|AUS Ockerby
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score10-1=3
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score10-2=1
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS Blackman
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS Duldig
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score12-1=2
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score12-2=4

ection 4

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|AUS Robinson
RD4-seed01=7
RD4-team02=flagicon|AUS Lehane
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=2
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score02-2=2
RD3-team01=flagicon|AUS Tegart
RD3-seed01=
RD3-team02=flagicon|AUS Robinson
RD3-seed02=7
RD3-score01-1=4
RD3-score02-1=6
RD3-score01-2=8
RD3-score02-2=6
RD3-score01-3=4
RD3-score02-3=6
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Shipton
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team04=flagicon|AUS Lehane
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-score03-1=2
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score03-2=1
RD3-score04-2=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|AUS Tegart
RD2-seed01=
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS Gugeri
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score02-1=0
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=2
RD2-team03=flagicon|AUS Toohey
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|AUS Robinson
RD2-seed04=7
RD2-score03-1=1
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score03-2=3
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|AUS Shipton
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team06=flagicon|AUS Harris
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=4
RD2-score06-1=6
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score06-2=1
RD2-score05-3=6
RD2-score06-3=4
RD2-team07=flagicon|AUS Burke
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|AUS Lehane
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-score07-1=0
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=0
RD2-score08-2=6

External links

* [http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentoverview.asp?tournament=1020000052 1961 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com] , the source for this draw