1960 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1960 Australian Championships
Final
Champion	Margaret Smith
Runner-up	Jan Lehane
Score	7–5, 6–2
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Seventh-seeded Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 7–5, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1960 Australian Championships. This was Smith's 1st of a record 24 Grand Slam titles.

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

1. Maria Bueno (quarterfinals)
2. Christine Truman (semifinals)
3. Jan Lehane (finalist)
4. Mary Carter Reitano (semifinals)
5. Lorraine Coghlan (quarterfinals)
6. Beverley Rae (second round)
7. Margaret Smith (champion)
8. Betty Holstein (second round)

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Maria Bueno	5	6	4
	7	Margaret Smith	7	3	6
								7	Margaret Smith	7	2	6
								4	Mary Carter Reitano	5	6	2
	4	Mary Carter Reitano	6	8
		Mary Bevis Hawton	2	6
															7	Margaret Smith	7	6
															3	Jan Lehane	5	2
	5	Lorraine Coghlan	1	1
	3	Jan Lehane	6	6
								3	Jan Lehane	7	3	7
								2	Christine Truman	5	6	5
		Fay Muller	0	0
	2	Christine Truman	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Bueno	6	6
		Craig	2	1				1	Bueno	6	6
		Robberds	4	6	6				Robberds	1	0
		Thiele	6	1	2										1	Bueno	5	6	4
	7	Smith	6	6											7	Smith	7	3	6
		Linde	1	0				7	Smith	6	6
		Shearer	6	3	6				Shearer	3	2
		Ebbern	3	6	2																	7	Smith	7	2	6
	4	Carter Reitano	6	6																		4	Carter Reitano	5	6	2
		Duff	2	1				4	Carter Reitano	9	6
		Schacht	6	6					Schacht	7	4
		Nitschke	0	0											4	Carter Reitano	6	8
	6	Rae	6	6												Bevis Hawton	2	6
		Harris	2	3				6	Rae	2	1
		Bevis Hawton	6	6					Bevis Hawton	6	6
		Gray	1	2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Turner
		Lee	w/o						Turner	2	3
	5	Coghlan	6	6				5	Coghlan	6	6
		Whitely	2	2											5	Coghlan	1	1
		Blackman	3	6	6										3	Lehane	6	6
		Hall Hopman	6	2	0				Blackman	2	0
	3	Lehane	6	6				3	Lehane	6	6
		McLean	1	1																		3	Lehane	7	3	7
		Muller	6	6																		2	Truman	5	6	5
		Astley	0	1					Muller	6	6
	8	Holstein	6	6				8	Holstein	1	4
		White	0	1												Muller	0	0
		Turner Bowrey	6	6											2	Truman	6	6
		Shipton	1	0					Turner	6	1	2
	2	Truman	6	6				2	Truman	3	6	6
		Wicks	0	3

• [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com