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