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1968 Australian Championships – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1968 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Billie Jean King
Runner-upAustralia Margaret Court
Score6–1, 6–2
Details
Draw62
Seeds14
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed
← 1967 · Australian Championships · 1969 →

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

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

01.   Australia Lesley Turner (semifinals)
01.   United States Billie Jean King (champion)
03.   United States Rosie Casals (quarterfinals)
03.   Australia Judy Tegart (semifinals)
05.   Australia Kerry Melville (third round)
05.   United States Kathleen Harter (quarterfinals)
07.   United States Mary-Ann Eisel (third round)
07.   Australia Margaret Court (final)
09.   Mexico Elena Subirats (second round)
09.   Australia Karen Krantzcke (quarterfinals)
11.   Netherlands Ada Bakker (first round)
11.   Australia Gail Sherriff (third round)
13.   Australia Helen Gourlay (first round)
13.   Australia Lorraine Robinson (withdrew)

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

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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

Top half

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Section 1

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

Section 2

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

Bottom half

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Section 3

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

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Australia Kerry Melville 6 8
Australia Alison McKenzie 4 6 5 Australia K Melville 6 7
Australia Sue Hastings 4 2 Australia B Hawcroft 2 5
Australia Barbara Hawcroft 6 6 5 Australia K Melville 6 3
Netherlands Astrid Suurbeek 8 3 6 Netherlands A Suurbeek 8 6
Australia Margaret Starr 6 6 1 Netherlands A Suurbeek 6 5 6
Australia E Staples 3 4 9 Mexico E Subirats 3 7 4
9 Mexico Elena Subirats 6 6 Netherlands A Suurbeek 1 2
13 Australia Helen Gourlay 3 6 5 1 United States BJ King 6 6
Australia Lesley Hunt 6 3 7 Australia L Hunt 6 6
France Yveline Boy 6 6 France Y Boy 1 3
Australia Janine Murdoch 2 0 Australia L Hunt 3 4
Australia Helen Amos 1 United States BJ King 6 6
Australia D Brennan w/o Australia H Amos 0 2
1 United States Billie Jean King 6 6
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  • "Australian Championships 1968". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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