1962 Australian Championships – Women's singles

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.

Women's singles
1962 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Margaret Smith
Runner-upAustralia Jan Lehane
Score6–0, 6–2
Details
Draw48
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds

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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

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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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

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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
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Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by