# 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Margaret Smith | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Judy Tegart | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Judy Tegart | 2 | 5 | | 1 | Margaret Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Yola Ramírez | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Yola Ramírez | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Yola Ramírez | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| 12 | Norma Marsh | 7 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Norma Marsh | 7 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Margaret Smith | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jan Lehane | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Mary Reitano | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jan Lehane | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Lesley Turner | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Lesley Turner | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Mary Reitano | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Jan Lehane | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Jan Lehane | 7 | 6 | | 5 | Jan Lehane | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Darlene Hard | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 1 | Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Robinson | 6 | 6 | | | Robinson | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| McClenaughan | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Fenton | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | 16 | Whitely | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Fenton | 6 | 6 | | | Fenton | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Wrench | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Smith | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Tegart | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | 7 | Ebbern | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Thiele | 6 | 6 | | | Thiele | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Sherriff | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 7 | Ebbern | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 9 | Tegart | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Tegart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Bellamy | 7 | 6 | 6 | | Bellamy | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Paterson | 9 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 3 | Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| McLean | 6 | 6 | | | McLean | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thomas | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | Ramírez | 8 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 13 | Blackman | 6 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 13 | Blackman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hopman | 8 | 6 | | | Hopman | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Easy | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ramírez | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Marsh | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | | 8 | Schacht | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Harris | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Harris | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gibson | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 8 | Schacht | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 12 | Marsh | 4 | 6 | 10 | | | | | |
| | | | | 12 | Marsh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ross | 6 | 6 | | | Ross | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sherriff | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Starr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Melrose | 1 | 1 | | | Starr | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 11 | Coghlan | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 11 | Coghlan | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Newman | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | Reitano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Don | 7 | 4 | 3 | | Newman | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Reitano | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Reitano | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Trewby | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Turner | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Schofield | 0 | 2 | | | Trewby | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 14 | Toyne | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 14 | Toyne | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| Plummer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | Turner | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Pinch | 3 | 5 | | | Plummer | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Dening | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Craig | 4 | 4 | | Dening | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Hawton | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 10 | Hawton | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| Wicks | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | Lehane | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Blackburne | 1 | 1 | | Wicks | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Lehane | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Lehane | 7 | 6 |
| Plaisted | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hard | 5 | 4 |
| O'Neill | 4 | 4 | | Plaisted | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Rae | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 15 | Rae | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| Toohey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Hard | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Searston | 3 | 2 | | Toohey | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Hard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |