1959 Australian Championships – Women's singles

April 2026 1959 Australian Championships AUS Mary Reitano RSA 1928 Renée Schuurman 6–2, 6–3 32 8 Australian Championships – Women's singles Australian Championships – Women's singles Fourth-seeded Mary Reitano defeated Renée Schuurman 6–2, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1959 Australian Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Mary Reitano is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. RSA 1928 Sandra Reynolds (quarterfinals) RSA 1928 Renée Schuurman (finalist) AUS Lorraine Coghlan (quarterfinals) AUS Mary Reitano (champion) AUS Jan Lehane (semifinals) AUS Mary Hawton (semifinals) AUS Thelma Long (first round) AUS Betty Holstein (second round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 175 AUS Mary Reitano 4 RSA 1928 Renée Schuurman 2 6 2 6 3 AUS Jan Lehane 5 AUS Mary Reitano 4 3 6 0 6 AUS Mary Hawton 6 RSA 1928 Renée Schuurman 2 3 6 0 6 RSA 1928 Sandra Reynolds 1 AUS Jan Lehane 5 3 6 4 6 AUS Mary Reitano 4 AUS Beverley Rae 8 6 6 4 AUS Mary Hawton 6 AUS Lorraine Coghlan 3 6 4 4 6 6 0 AUS Lesley Turner RSA 1928 Renée Schuurman 2 2 6 0 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals AUS J Lehane 5 AUS M Reitano 4 3 6 0 6 RSA 1928 S Reynolds 1 AUS J Lehane 5 3 6 4 6 AUS M Reitano 4 AUS B Rae 8 6 6 4 RSA 1928 S Reynolds 1 AUS J Shearer 6 2 6 2 AUS J Lehane 5 AUS G Thiele 6 1 6 1 AUS M Reitano 4 AUS M Smith 6 4 7 5 AUS B Holstein 8 AUS B Rae 6 3 1 6 3 6 RSA 1928 S Reynolds 1 AUS R Lesh 6 1 6 3 AUS J Shearer AUS K Newcombe 7 5 6 1 AUS J Lehane 5 AUS E Court 6 3 6 0 AUS G Thiele AUS L Bowden 6 3 6 1 AUS M Reitano 4 AUS J O'Brien 7 5 6 0 AUS M Smith AUS C Astley 6 1 6 1 AUS B Holstein 8 AUS F Grant 6 2 4 6 6 1 AUS B Rae AUS Miller 6 3 6 1 Section 2 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals AUS M Hawton 6 RSA 1928 R Schuurman 2 3 6 0 6 AUS M Hawton 6 AUS L Coghlan 3 6 4 4 6 6 0 AUS L Turner RSA 1928 R Schuurman 2 2 6 0 6 AUS N Hopman AUS M Hawton 6 0 6 0 6 AUS D Robberds AUS L Coghlan 3 3 6 1 6 AUS L Turner AUS E Duldig 6 2 8 6 AUS J Gray RSA 1928 R Schuurman 2 1 6 3 6 AUS N Hopman AUS Y Johnson 8 6 6 3 AUS M Hawton 6 AUS Marie Burke 6 2 6 1 AUS D Robberds AUS K Le Mercier 6 2 6 1 AUS L Coghlan 3 AUS B Tyson 6 1 6 0 AUS L Turner AUS J Nitschke 6 0 6 0 AUS E Duldig AUS T Long 7 6 3 6 4 AUS J Gray AUS J Tegart 2 6 6 3 6 1 RSA 1928 R Schuurman 2 AUS M Ferguson 6 0 6 2 External links 1959 LS 1958 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1959 French Championships – Women's singles Category:1959 in women's tennis 1959 Category:1959 in Australian tennis Category:1959 in Australian women's sport