1969 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1969 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Billie Jean King
Score	6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	10
Events

Margaret Court defeated the defending champion Billie Jean King in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1969 Australian Open. It was her eighth Australian Open title and her 14th major title overall.

This was the first edition of the tournament to take place in the Open Era, where amateur and professional players can enter the same tournaments.

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

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 Gohl	0	0		2	M Court	6	6
2	M Court	6	6

External links

1969 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1968 US Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1969 French Open – Women's singles

v t e Australian Open (Open Era) singles drawsheets
Men's singles	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Jan Dec 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Women's singles	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Jan Dec 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

v t e Australian Open women's singles drawsheets
Pre Open Era	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941–1945 (WWII) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
Open Era	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977^J 1977^D 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025