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1962 Australian Championships – Women's Singles
First-seeded Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 6–0, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1962 Australian Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Smith is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Margaret Smith ''(champion)'' # Darlene Hard ''(quarterfinals)'' # Yola Ramírez ''(semifinals)'' # Lesley Turner ''(quarterfinals)'' # Jan Lehane ''(finalist)'' # Mary Reitano ''(semifinals)'' # Robyn Ebbern ''(third round)'' # Madonna Schacht ''(third round)'' # Judy Tegart ''(quarterfinals)'' # Mary Bevis Hawton ''(third round)'' # Lorraine Coghlan ''(third round)'' # Norma Marsh ''(quarterfinals)'' # Jill Blackman ''(third round)'' # Fay Toyne ''(third round)'' # Beverley Rae ''(third round)'' # Dorothy Whitely ''(second round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Court
Margaret Court (''née'' Smith; born 16 July 1942), also known as Margaret Smith Court, is an Australian retired former world No. 1 tennis player and a Christian minister. Considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, her 24 major singles titles and total of 64 major titles (including 19 Grand Slam women's doubles and 21 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles) are the most in tennis history. Court was born in Albury, New South Wales. In 1960, aged 17, she won the first of seven consecutive Australian Open singles titles. She completed a Career Grand Slam at the age of 21 with her victory at Wimbledon in 1963. Taking a brief hiatus in 1966 and 1967, Court played as an amateur until the advent of the Open Era in 1968. She completed a Grand Slam by winning all four major singles titles in 1970, part of a record six consecutive major singles victories. She gave birth to her first child in 1972, but returned to tennis later in the year and won three Grand Slam singles ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
