title: 1963 Australian Championships – Women's singles
text: # 1963 Australian Championships – Women's singles
  
  First-seeded Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 6–2, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1963 Australian Championships.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Smith is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  
  * Margaret Smith (champion)
  * Lesley Turner (semifinals)
  * Jan Lehane (finalist)
  * Christine Truman (second round)
  * Robyn Ebbern (quarterfinals)
  * Elizabeth Starkie (quarterfinals)
  * Rita Bentley (quarterfinals)
  * Madonna Schacht (quarterfinals)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * r = Retired
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Margaret Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Rita Bentley | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Rita Bentley | 1 | 3 | | 1 | Margaret Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | Kaye Dening | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Kaye Dening | 6 | 6 | | 5 | Kaye Dening | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 5 | Robyn Ebbern | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Robyn Ebbern | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | Margaret Smith | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Jan Lehane | 2 | 2 |
  | 8 | Madonna Schacht | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Jan Lehane | 2 | 2 |
  | 3 | Jan Lehane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Jan Lehane | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Jan Lehane | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Lesley Turner | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | 6 | Elizabeth Starkie | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Lesley Turner | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | 2 | Lesley Turner | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Earlier rounds
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | 1 | Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ebbern | 7 | 6 | | Ebbern | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Easy | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Gibson | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | Muller | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Gibson | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Smith | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Bentley | 1 | 3 |
  | | | | 7 | Bentley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Schacht | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | 7 | Bentley | 9 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | A Jenkins | 7 | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | A Jenkins | 6 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Marsh | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 4 | Truman | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Begbie | 6 | 5 | 6 | | Begbie | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Wicks | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | Begbie | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Dening | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | Dening | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Starr | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dening | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ebbern | 2 | 4 |
  | | | | | 5 | Ebbern | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Toohey | 6 | 6 | | | Toohey | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Boucaut | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | Ebbern | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Blackman | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Blackman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Nette | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | Plaisted | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Ross | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Ross | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | McClenaughan | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 8 | Schacht | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Hart | 2 | 6 | 1 | | McClenaughan | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 8 | Schacht | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Schacht | 1 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Lehane | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | Sherriff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Tegart | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Sherriff | 2 | 1 | | | | |
  | Bevis Hawton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Lehane | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Paterson | 2 | 3 | | | Bevis Hawton | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 3 | Lehane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | Newman | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Toyne | 3 | 6 | r | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Newman | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
  | Don | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | Starkie | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Serrurier | 4 | 0 | | Don | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 6 | Starkie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Starkie | 2 | 6 | 2 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Turner | 6 | 1 | 6 |
  | | | | | Thiele | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Melville | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Melville | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Harris | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Pinch | 1 | 2 | | Harris | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 2 | Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  