# 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.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Mary Reitano is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Sandra Reynolds (quarterfinals)
* Renée Schuurman (finalist)
* Lorraine Coghlan (quarterfinals)
* Mary Reitano (champion)
* Jan Lehane (semifinals)
* Mary Hawton (semifinals)
* Thelma Long (first round)
* Betty Holstein (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* r = Retired

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Sandra Reynolds | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jan Lehane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jan Lehane | 6 | 6 | | 5 | Jan Lehane | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Mary Reitano | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Mary Reitano | 8 | 6 | | 4 | Mary Reitano | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Beverley Rae | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beverley Rae | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | Mary Reitano | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Renée Schuurman | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Mary Hawton | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Renée Schuurman | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Lorraine Coghlan | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | |
| 2 | Renée Schuurman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

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

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