1959 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Fourth-seeded Mary Reitano defeated Renée Schuurman 6–2, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1959 Australian Championships.

Women's singles
1959 Australian Championships
Champion Mary Reitano
Runner-up Renée Schuurman
Score6–2, 6–3
Draw32
Seeds8

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Mary Reitano is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Sandra Reynolds (quarterfinals)
  2. Renée Schuurman (finalist)
  3. Lorraine Coghlan (quarterfinals)
  4. Mary Reitano (champion)
  5. Jan Lehane (semifinals)
  6. Mary Hawton (semifinals)
  7. Thelma Long (first round)
  8. Betty Holstein (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Sandra Reynolds 3 4
5 Jan Lehane 6 6
5 Jan Lehane 3 0
4 Mary Reitano 6 6
4 Mary Reitano 8 6
Beverley Rae 6 4
4 Mary Reitano 6 6
2 Renée Schuurman 2 3
6 Mary Hawton 6 4 6
3 Lorraine Coghlan 4 6 0
6 Mary Hawton 3 0
2 Renée Schuurman 6 6
Lesley Turner 2 0
2 Renée Schuurman 6 6

Section 1
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 S Reynolds 6 6
R Lesh 1 3 1 S Reynolds 6 6
J Shearer 7 6 J Shearer 2 2
K Newcombe 5 1 1 S Reynolds 3 4
5 J Lehane 6 6 5 J Lehane 6 6
E Court 3 0 5 J Lehane 6 6
G Thiele 6 6 G Thiele 1 1
L Bowden 3 1 5 J Lehane 3 0
4 M Reitano 7 6 4 M Reitano 6 6
J O'Brien 5 0 4 M Reitano 6 7
M Smith 6 6 M Smith 4 5
C Astley 1 1 4 M Reitano 8 6
8 B Holstein 6 4 6 B Rae 6 4
F Grant 2 6 1 8 B Holstein 6 1 3
B Rae 6 6 B Rae 3 6 6
Miller 3 1

Section 2
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
N Hopman 8 6
Y Johnson 6 3 N Hopman 0 0
6 M Hawton 6 6 6 M Hawton 6 6
Marie Burke 2 1 6 M Hawton 6 4 6
D Robberds 6 6 3 L Coghlan 4 6 0
K Le Mercier 2 1 D Robberds 3 1
3 L Coghlan 6 6 3 L Coghlan 6 6
B Tyson 1 0 6 M Hawton 3 0
L Turner 6 6 2 R Schuurman 6 6
J Nitschke 0 0 L Turner 6 8
E Duldig 6 6 E Duldig 2 6
7 T Long 3 4 L Turner 2 0
J Gray 2 6 6 2 R Schuurman 6 6
J Tegart 6 3 1 J Gray 1 3
2 R Schuurman 6 6 2 R Schuurman 6 6
M Ferguson 0 2
  • Source for the draw at ausopen.com
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