1963 Australian Championships – Women's singles

April 2026 1963 Australian Championships AUS Margaret Smith AUS Jan Lehane 6–2, 6–2 39 8 Australian Championships – Women's singles Australian Championships – Women's singles First-seeded Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 6–2, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1963 Australian Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Smith is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. AUS Margaret Smith (champion) AUS Lesley Turner (semifinals) AUS Jan Lehane (finalist) GBR Christine Truman (second round) AUS Robyn Ebbern (quarterfinals) GBR Elizabeth Starkie (quarterfinals) GBR Rita Bentley (quarterfinals) AUS Madonna Schacht (quarterfinals) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 180 AUS Margaret Smith 1 AUS Jan Lehane 3 6 2 6 2 AUS Margaret Smith 1 AUS Kaye Dening 5 6 1 6 3 AUS Jan Lehane 3 AUS Lesley Turner 2 5 7 6 3 6 2 AUS Margaret Smith 1 GBR Rita Bentley 7 6 1 6 3 AUS Kaye Dening AUS Robyn Ebbern 5 2 6 4 6 AUS Madonna Schacht 8 AUS Jan Lehane 3 1 6 4 6 GBR Elizabeth Starkie 6 AUS Lesley Turner 2 2 6 6 1 2 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS Smith 1 GBR Bentley 7 6 1 6 3 AUS Smith 1 AUS Gibson 6 2 6 3 GBR Bentley 7 AUS A Jenkins 9 7 6 1 AUS Smith 1 AUS Ebbern 6 0 6 0 AUS Muller AUS Gibson 6 8 2 6 GBR Bentley 7 AUS Schacht 6 2 6 2 AUS A Jenkins AUS Marsh 6 4 2 6 8 6 AUS Ebbern AUS Easy 7 5 6 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS Dening AUS Ebbern 5 2 6 4 6 AUS Begbie AUS Dening 6 4 1 6 3 6 AUS Ebbern 5 AUS Blackman 6 2 6 4 GBR Truman 4 AUS Begbie w/o AUS Dening AUS Starr w/o AUS Ebbern 5 AUS Toohey 6 3 3 6 6 0 AUS Blackman AUS Nette 6 1 6 1 AUS Begbie AUS Wicks 6 1 5 7 6 3 AUS Toohey AUS Boucaut 6 0 6 2 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS Schacht 8 AUS Lehane 3 1 6 4 6 AUS Ross AUS Schacht 8 3 6 1 6 AUS Sherriff AUS Lehane 3 2 6 1 6 AUS Plaisted AUS Ross 7 9 1 6 AUS McClenaughan AUS Schacht 8 3 6 3 6 AUS Sherriff AUS Tegart 6 4 6 0 AUS Bevis Hawton AUS Lehane 3 2 6 0 6 AUS McClenaughan AUS Hart 6 2 2 6 6 1 AUS Bevis Hawton AUS Paterson 6 2 6 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR Starkie 6 AUS Turner 2 2 6 6 1 2 6 AUS Newman GBR Starkie 6 2 6 6 3 1 6 AUS Melville AUS Turner 2 3 6 0 6 AUS Newman AUS Toyne 6 3 2 6 r AUS Don GBR Starkie 6 3 6 2 6 AUS Thiele AUS Melville w/o AUS Harris AUS Turner 2 2 6 3 6 AUS Don AUS Serrurier 6 4 6 0 AUS Harris AUS Pinch 6 1 6 2 External links archived results of the Australian Open homepage 1962 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1963 French Championships – Women's singles Category:1963 in women's tennis 1963 Category:1963 in Australian tennis Category:1963 in Australian women's sport