# 1969 Australian Open – Women's singles

Margaret Court defeated defending champion Billie Jean King in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1969 Australian Open. It was her eighth Australian Open title and 14th major title overall. This was the first edition of the Australian Open to be open to professional players, marking a period in tennis history known as the Open Era.

## Seeds

* Billie Jean King (final)
* Margaret Court (champion)
* Ann Jones (semifinals)
* Kerry Melville (semifinals)
* Rosie Casals (quarterfinals)
* Karen Krantzcke (quarterfinals)
* Lesley Hunt (quarterfinals)
* Judy Tegart-Dalton (first round)
* Lesley Turner Bowrey (second round)
* Françoise Dürr (second round)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Billie Jean King | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Ann Jones | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| 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 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Margaret Court | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |

#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |