1969 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1969 Australian Open
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Billie Jean King
Final score	6–4, 6–1

Margaret Court defeated Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–1 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1969 Australian Open.

Seeds

Billie Jean King (Final) Margaret Court (Champion) Ann Jones (Semifinals) Kerry Melville (Semifinals) Rosie Casals (Quarterfinals)

Karen Krantzcke (Quarterfinals) Lesley Hunt (Quarterfinals) Judy Tegart Dalton (First Round) Lesley Turner Bowrey (Second Round) Françoise Dürr (Second Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Billie Jean King	4	6	6
	3	Ann Jones	6	2	3
								1	Billie Jean King	4	1
								2	Margaret Court	6	6
	4	Kerry Melville	6	2	5
	2	Margaret Court	3	6	7

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	BJ King	6	6
		F Luff	1	3				1	BJ King	6	6
		E Goolagong	6	6					E Goolagong	3	1
		H Kayser	3	1											1	BJ King	11	7
	6	K Krantzcke	6	6											6	K Krantzcke	9	5
		L Kenny	1	2				6	K Krantzcke	6	6
		H Sheedy	7	6					H Sheedy	0	1
		L Kaligis	5	2																		1	BJ King	4	6	6
	3	A Jones	6	6																		3	A Jones	6	2	3
		P Edwards	0	2				3	A Jones	9	6
		B Hawcroft	3	4					K Harris	7	1
		K Harris	6	6											3	A Jones	6	6
	7	L Hunt	6	6											7	L Hunt	3	1
		J Whyte	2	2				7	L Hunt
		W Gilchrist	3	5				9	L Bowrey	w/o
	9	L Bowrey	6	7

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	10	F Dürr	7	7
		H Rush	5	5				10	F Dürr	6	4	0
		H Gourlay	2	7	6				H Gourlay	4	6	6
	8	J Tegart	6	5	3											H Gourlay	6	4	6
		K Treasure	4	2											4	K Melville	3	6	4
		M Starr	6	6					M Starr	1	1
		L Liem	2	4				4	K Melville	6	6
	4	K Melville	6	6																		4	K Melville	6	2	5
		J Young	6	6																		2	M Court	3	6	7
		K Wilkinson	2	1					J Young	3	3
		G Chanfreau	6	2	2			5	R Casals	6	6
	5	R Casals	4	6	6										5	R Casals	4	1
		P Brand	3	6	5										2	M Court	6	6
		H Amos	6	4	7				H Amos	0	2
		J Gohn	0	0				2	M Court	6	6
	2	M Court	6	6

External links

• 1969 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com