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
Final
ChampionAustralia Mary Reitano
Runner-upSouth Africa Renée Schuurman
Score6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds

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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

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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