1959 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1959 Australian Championships
Final
Champion	Mary Reitano
Runner-up	Renée Schuurman
Score	6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events

Seeds

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

Sandra Reynolds (quarterfinals)
Renée Schuurman (finalist)
Lorraine Coghlan (quarterfinals)
Mary Reitano (champion)
Jan Lehane (semifinals)
Mary Hawton (semifinals)
Thelma Long (first round)
Betty Holstein (second round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

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

Earlier rounds

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

External links

[1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com

Preceded by 1958 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1959 French Championships – Women's singles

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