1969 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1969 Australian Open
Champion Australia Margaret Court
Runner-up United States Billie Jean King
Final score 6–4, 6–1
Draw 32
Seeds 10

Billie Jean King was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Margaret Court, 4–6, 1–6. This was Court's eighth Australian Open title and her fourteenth Grand Slam title overall.

Seeds

  1. United States Billie Jean King (Final)
  2. Australia Margaret Court (Champion)
  3. United Kingdom Ann Jones (Semifinals)
  4. Australia Kerry Melville (Semifinals)
  5. United States Rosie Casals (Quarterfinals)
  6. Australia Karen Krantzcke (Quarterfinals)
  7. Australia Lesley Hunt (Quarterfinals)
  8. Australia Judy Tegart Dalton (First Round)
  9. Australia Lesley Turner Bowrey (Second Round)
  10. France Françoise Dürr (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Section 1

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

Section 2

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