1968 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1968 Australian Championships
Champion	Billie Jean King
Runner-up	Margaret Court
Score	6–1, 6–2
Draw	62
Seeds	14

Main article: 1968 Australian Championships

Billie Jean King defeated Margaret Court in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1968 Australian Championships. It was her first Australian Championships singles title. Nancy Richey was the reigning champion, but did not compete that year.

Seeds

The joint first seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.   Lesley Turner (semifinals)

01.   Billie Jean King (champion)

03.   Rosie Casals (quarterfinals)

03.   Judy Tegart (semifinals)

05.   Kerry Melville (third round)

05.   Kathleen Harter (quarterfinals)

07.   Mary-Ann Eisel (third round)

07.   Margaret Court (final)

09.   Elena Subirats (second round)

09.   Karen Krantzcke (quarterfinals)

11.   Ada Bakker (first round)

11.   Gail Sherriff (third round)

13.   Helen Gourlay (first round)

13.   Lorraine Robinson (withdrew)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lesley Turner	3	6	6
	5	Kathleen Harter	6	2	2
								1	Lesley Turner	3	2
								7	Margaret Court	6	6
	7	Margaret Court	6	6
	3	Rosie Casals	0	2
															7	Margaret Court	1	2
															1	Billie Jean King	6	6
	3	Judy Tegart	4	10	6
	9	Karen Krantzcke	6	8	3
								3	Judy Tegart	6	1	2
								1	Billie Jean King	4	6	6
		Astrid Suurbeek	1	2
	1	Billie Jean King	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	Lesley Turner	6	6
		Dorothy Whitely	6	6					D Whitely	3	1
		Judith Dibar	2	4											1	L Turner	6	6
		Kay Williams	3	2												E de Jong	0	1
		Eva de Jong	6	6					E de Jong	6	6
		Kerry Hogarth							K Hogarth	2	2
	13	Lorraine Robinson	w/o																			1	L Turner	3	6	6
		Valerie Caulley	3	4																		5	K Harter	6	2	2
		L Griffiths	6	6					L Griffiths	5	6	4
		Sue Hole	0	1					L Liem	7	3	6
		Lita Liem	6	6												L Liem	2	3
		Beryl Jenkins	6	4	10										5	K Harter	6	6
		Wendy Gilchrist	2	6	8				B Jenkins	2	7	4
		Loris Butterfield	1	3				5	K Harter	6	5	6
	5	Kathleen Harter	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	Margaret Court	6	6
		Kerry Harris	3	0				7	M Court	6	6
		Cynthia Sieler	5	8	6				C Sieler	3	2
		Geri Shepard	7	6	4										7	M Court	6	6
		Marilyn Tesch	6	6												E Goolagong	3	1
		Helen Sheedy	3	1					M Tesch	3	2
		Evonne Goolagong	6	6					E Goolagong	6	6
	11	Ada Bakker	4	0																		7	M Court	6	6
	11	Gail Sherriff	6	6																		3	R Casals	0	2
		S Washbourne	1	1				11	G Sherriff	9	6
		S Stephen	4	4					L Kenny	7	1
		Lexie Kenny	6	6											11	G Sherriff	1	0
		Lynette Mansfield	2	1											3	R Casals	6	6
		Lynne Nette	6	6					L Nette	2	4
		Carol Sherriff	2	1				3	R Casals	6	6
	3	Rosie Casals	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	Judy Tegart	6	6
		Janine Whyte	0	3				3	J Tegart	6	6
		Judith Salomé	6	8					J Salomé	1	1
		Helen O'Connor	2	6											3	J Tegart	6	6
		Joan Johnson	0	1												L Kaligis	3	4
		Lany Kaligis	6	6					L Kaligis	10	2	6
		Patricia Edwards	3	7	6				P Edwards	8	6	3
		Heather McKechnie	6	5	1																	3	J Tegart	4	10	6
	9	Karen Krantzcke	6	6																		9	K Krantzcke	6	8	3
		Ann Jenkins	4	0				9	K Krantzcke	6	6
		Beverley Rae	6	2	6				B Rae	4	4
		Janet Young	3	6	3										9	K Krantzcke	6	6
		Caroline Cooper	w/o												7	M-A Eisel	2	3
		Kaye Dening							K Dening	6	4	3
		Kerry Wilkinson	4	1				7	M-A Eisel	3	6	6
	7	Mary-Ann Eisel	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	Kerry Melville	6	8
		Alison McKenzie	4	6				5	K Melville	6	7
		Sue Hastings	4	2					B Hawcroft	2	5
		Barbara Hawcroft	6	6											5	K Melville	6	3
		Astrid Suurbeek	8	3	6											A Suurbeek	8	6
		Margaret Starr	6	6	1				A Suurbeek	6	5	6
		E Staples	3	4				9	E Subirats	3	7	4
	9	Elena Subirats	6	6																			A Suurbeek	1	2
	13	Helen Gourlay	3	6	5																	1	BJ King	6	6
		Lesley Hunt	6	3	7				L Hunt	6	6
		Yveline Boy	6	6					Y Boy	1	3
		Janine Murdoch	2	0												L Hunt	3	4
		Helen Amos													1	BJ King	6	6
		D Brennan	w/o						H Amos	0	2
								1	Billie Jean King	6	6

External links

• "Australian Championships 1968". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2018.