1962 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1962 Australian Championships
Champion	Margaret Smith
Runner-up	Jan Lehane
Score	6–0, 6–2
Draw	48
Seeds	16

First-seeded Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 6–0, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1962 Australian Championships.

Seeds

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

1. Margaret Smith (champion)
2. Darlene Hard (quarterfinals)
3. Yola Ramírez (semifinals)
4. Lesley Turner (quarterfinals)
5. Jan Lehane (finalist)
6. Mary Reitano (semifinals)
7. Robyn Ebbern (third round)
8. Madonna Schacht (third round)
9. Judy Tegart (quarterfinals)
10. Mary Bevis Hawton (third round)
11. Lorraine Coghlan (third round)
12. Norma Marsh (quarterfinals)
13. Jill Blackman (third round)
14. Fay Toyne (third round)
15. Beverley Rae (third round)
16. Dorothy Whitely (second round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Margaret Smith	6	7
	9	Judy Tegart	2	5
								1	Margaret Smith	6	6
								3	Yola Ramírez	2	1
	3	Yola Ramírez	5	6	6
	12	Norma Marsh	7	0	3
															1	Margaret Smith	6	6
															5	Jan Lehane	0	2
	6	Mary Reitano	6	1	6
	4	Lesley Turner	1	6	2
								6	Mary Reitano	2	6	4
								5	Jan Lehane	6	2	6
	5	Jan Lehane	7	6
	2	Darlene Hard	5	4

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	Smith	6	6
		Robinson	6	6					Robinson	0	2
		McClenaughan	4	3											1	Smith	6	6
																Fenton	1	1
								16	Whitely	6	5
		Fenton	6	6					Fenton	8	7
		Wrench	1	4																		1	Smith	6	7
																						9	Tegart	2	5
								7	Ebbern	6	6
		Thiele	6	6					Thiele	2	4
		Sherriff	4	1											7	Ebbern	5	4
															9	Tegart	7	6
								9	Tegart	6	6
		Bellamy	7	6	6				Bellamy	4	2
		Paterson	9	2	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	Ramírez	6	6
		McLean	6	6					McLean	0	1
		Thomas	3	3											3	Ramírez	8	6
															13	Blackman	6	2
								13	Blackman	6	6
		Hopman	8	6					Hopman	2	2
		Easy	6	3																		3	Ramírez	5	6	6
																						12	Marsh	7	0	3
								8	Schacht	6	6
		Harris	6	4	6				Harris	1	3
		Gibson	3	6	4										8	Schacht	6	3	8
															12	Marsh	4	6	10
								12	Marsh	6	6
		Ross	6	6					Ross	4	2
		Sherriff	3	1

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Starr	6	6
		Melrose	1	1					Starr	7	4
								11	Coghlan	9	6
															11	Coghlan	3	1
		Newman	5	6	6										6	Reitano	6	6
		Don	7	4	3				Newman	3	6	4
								6	Reitano	6	4	6
																						6	Reitano	6	1	6
		Trewby	6	6																		4	Turner	1	6	2
		Schofield	0	2					Trewby	6	3	3
								14	Toyne	2	6	6
															14	Toyne	7	1	3
		Plummer	6	7											4	Turner	5	6	6
		Pinch	3	5					Plummer	0	0
								4	Turner	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Dening	6	6
		Craig	4	4					Dening	4	6	3
								10	Hawton	6	0	6
															10	Hawton	0	1
		Wicks	6	6											5	Lehane	6	6
		Blackburne	1	1					Wicks	6	1
								5	Lehane	8	6
																						5	Lehane	7	6
		Plaisted	6	6																		2	Hard	5	4
		O'Neill	4	4					Plaisted	3	3
								15	Rae	6	6
															15	Rae	3	2
		Toohey	6	6											2	Hard	6	6
		Searston	3	2					Toohey	0	3
								2	Hard	6	6

External links

• 1962 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw