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1963 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.

  1. AUS Margaret Smith (champion)
  2. AUS Lesley Turner (semifinals)
  3. AUS Jan Lehane (finalist)
  4. GBR Christine Truman (second round)
  5. AUS Robyn Ebbern (quarterfinals)
  6. GBR Elizabeth Starkie (quarterfinals)
  7. GBR Rita Bentley (quarterfinals)
  8. AUS Madonna Schacht (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • r = Retired

Finals

| team-width=180 | RD3-team1=AUS Margaret Smith | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=AUS Jan Lehane | RD3-seed2=3 | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score2-1=2 | RD3-score1-2=6 | RD3-score2-2=2 | RD2-team1=AUS Margaret Smith | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=AUS Kaye Dening | RD2-seed2=5 | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score2-1=1 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score2-2=3 | RD2-team3=AUS Jan Lehane | RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team4=AUS Lesley Turner | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-score3-1=5 | RD2-score4-1=7 | RD2-score3-2=6 | RD2-score4-2=3 | RD2-score3-3=6 | RD2-score4-3=2 | RD1-team1=AUS Margaret Smith | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=GBR Rita Bentley | RD1-seed2=7 | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-1=1 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=3 | RD1-team3=AUS Kaye Dening | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team4=AUS Robyn Ebbern | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-score4-1=2 | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score4-2=4 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-team5=AUS Madonna Schacht | RD1-seed5=8 | RD1-team6=AUS Jan Lehane | RD1-seed6=3 | RD1-score5-1=1 | RD1-score6-1=6 | RD1-score5-2=4 | RD1-score6-2=6 | RD1-team7=GBR Elizabeth Starkie | RD1-seed7=6 | RD1-team8=AUS Lesley Turner | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-score7-1=2 | RD1-score8-1=6 | RD1-score7-2=6 | RD1-score8-2=1 | RD1-score7-3=2 | RD1-score8-3=6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=AUS Smith | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=GBR Bentley | RD4-seed02=7 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=1 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD3-team01=AUS Smith | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=AUS Gibson | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-team03=GBR Bentley | RD3-seed03=7 | RD3-team04=AUS A Jenkins | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=9 | RD3-score04-1=7 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=1 | RD2-team01=AUS Smith | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=AUS Ebbern | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=0 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=0 | RD2-team03=AUS Muller | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Gibson | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=8 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=GBR Bentley | RD2-seed05=7 | RD2-team06=AUS Schacht | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-team07=AUS A Jenkins | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Marsh | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=4 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=8 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team03=AUS Ebbern | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS Easy | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=7 | RD1-score04-1=5 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=3

Section 2

| RD4-team01=AUS Dening | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=AUS Ebbern | RD4-seed02=5 | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD3-team01=AUS Begbie | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=AUS Dening | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=3 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-team03=AUS Ebbern | RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team04=AUS Blackman | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=2 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD2-team01=GBR Truman | RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team02=AUS Begbie | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=w/o | RD2-team03=AUS Dening | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Starr | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score04-1=w/o | RD2-team05=AUS Ebbern | RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team06=AUS Toohey | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=3 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=0 | RD2-team07=AUS Blackman | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Nette | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=1 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=1 | RD1-team03=AUS Begbie | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS Wicks | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=1 | RD1-score03-2=5 | RD1-score04-2=7 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=3 | RD1-team11=AUS Toohey | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=AUS Boucaut | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=0 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=2

Section 3

| RD4-team01=AUS Schacht | RD4-seed01=8 | RD4-team02=AUS Lehane | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-score01-1=1 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=4 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=AUS Ross | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=AUS Schacht | RD3-seed02=8 | RD3-score01-1=3 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=AUS Sherriff | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS Lehane | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=AUS Plaisted | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=AUS Ross | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=7 | RD2-score02-1=9 | RD2-score01-2=1 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-team03=AUS McClenaughan | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Schacht | RD2-seed04=8 | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Sherriff | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS Tegart | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=4 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=0 | RD2-team07=AUS Bevis Hawton | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Lehane | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=0 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team05=AUS McClenaughan | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=AUS Hart | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=2 | RD1-score05-2=2 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-score06-3=1 | RD1-team13=AUS Bevis Hawton | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS Paterson | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=3

Section 4

| RD4-team01=GBR Starkie | RD4-seed01=6 | RD4-team02=AUS Turner | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=2 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=1 | RD4-score01-3=2 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD3-team01=AUS Newman | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=GBR Starkie | RD3-seed02=6 | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-score01-3=1 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-team03=AUS Melville | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS Turner | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=0 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=AUS Newman | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=AUS Toyne | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=2 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3=r | RD2-team03=AUS Don | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=GBR Starkie | RD2-seed04=6 | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Thiele | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS Melville | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=w/o | RD2-team07=AUS Harris | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Turner | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team05=AUS Don | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=AUS Serrurier | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=4 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=0 | RD1-team13=AUS Harris | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS Pinch | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=1 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=2

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