1969 Australian Open – Women's singles

Second-seeded Margaret Court defeated defending champion Billie Jean King, 6–4, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1969 Australian Open. This was Court's eighth Australian Open title and her fourteenth Grand Slam title overall.

Women's singles
1969 Australian Open
Champion Margaret Court
Runner-up Billie Jean King
Final score6–4, 6–1
Draw32
Seeds10

Seeds
  1. Billie Jean King (final)
  2. Margaret Court (champion)
  3. Ann Jones (semifinals)
  4. Kerry Melville (semifinals)
  5. Rosie Casals (quarterfinals)
  6. Karen Krantzcke (quarterfinals)
  7. Lesley Hunt (quarterfinals)
  8. Judy Tegart-Dalton (first round)
  9. Lesley Turner Bowrey (second round)
  10. Françoise Dürr (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 Billie Jean King 4 6 6
3 Ann Jones 6 2 3
1 Billie Jean King 4 1
2 Margaret Court 6 6
4 Kerry Melville 6 2 5
2 Margaret Court 3 6 7

Section 1
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 BJ King 6 6
  F Luff 1 3 1 BJ King 6 6
  E Goolagong 6 6   E Goolagong 3 1
  H Kayser 3 1 1 BJ King 11 7
6 K Krantzcke 6 6 6 K Krantzcke 9 5
  L Kenny 1 2 6 K Krantzcke 6 6
  H Sheedy 7 6   H Sheedy 0 1
  L Kaligis 5 2 1 BJ King 4 6 6
3 A Jones 6 6 3 A Jones 6 2 3
  P Edwards 0 2 3 A Jones 9 6
  B Hawcroft 3 4   K Harris 7 1
  K Harris 6 6 3 A Jones 6 6
7 L Hunt 6 6 7 L Hunt 3 1
  J Whyte 2 2 7 L Hunt
  W Gilchrist 3 5 9 L Bowrey w/o
9 L Bowrey 6 7

Section 2
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
10 F Dürr 7 7
  H Rush 5 5 10 F Dürr 6 4 0
  H Gourlay 2 7 6   H Gourlay 4 6 6
8 J Tegart 6 5 3   H Gourlay 6 4 6
  K Treasure 4 2 4 K Melville 3 6 4
  M Starr 6 6   M Starr 1 1
  L Liem 2 4 4 K Melville 6 6
4 K Melville 6 6 4 K Melville 6 2 5
  J Young 6 6 2 M Court 3 6 7
  K Wilkinson 2 1   J Young 3 3
  G Chanfreau 6 2 2 5 R Casals 6 6
5 R Casals 4 6 6 5 R Casals 4 1
  P Brand 3 6 5 2 M Court 6 6
  H Amos 6 4 7   H Amos 0 2
  J Gohl 0 0 2 M Court 6 6
2 M Court 6 6
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