# 1964 Australian Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Margaret Smith was the four-time defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Lesley Turner 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1964 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)
* Lesley Turner (finalist)
* Jan Lehane (semifinals)
* Robyn Ebbern (semifinals)
* Judy Tegart (quarterfinals)
* Madonna Schacht (quarterfinals)
* Jill Blackman (quarterfinals)
* Rita Bentley (first 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 | Margaret Smith | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Madonna Schacht | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Madonna Schacht | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Margaret Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Jan Lehane | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Jan Lehane | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Jan Lehane | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Helen Gourlay | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Helen Gourlay | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | Margaret Smith | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Lesley Turner | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Judy Tegart | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Lesley Turner | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Robyn Ebbern | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Robyn Ebbern | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Robyn Ebbern | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Lesley Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Jill Blackman | 1 | 3 | | 2 | Lesley Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Lesley Turner | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hawton | 6 | 6 | | | Hawton | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Krantzcke | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | Smith | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Schacht | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Schacht | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Boucaut | 0 | 1 | | 6 | Schacht | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Whitely | 6 | 6 | | | Whitely | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sherriff | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Smith | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Lehane | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | Lehane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Melville | 6 | 6 | | | Melville | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Van Haren | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | Lehane | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Dening | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Gourlay | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| 8 | Bentley | 6 | 1 | 3 | | Dening | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gourlay | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Gourlay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Starr | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | Sherriff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Toyne | 1 | 0 | | | Sherriff | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Tegart | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Tegart | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Gibson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Ebbern | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Miyagi | 5 | 2 | | | Gibson | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Ebbern | 4 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ebbern | 3 | 1 |
| | Jenkins | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Turner | 6 | 6 |
| | Turner | 5 | 6 | 3 | | Jenkins | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Blackman | 6 | 6 | | 7 | Blackman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bellamy | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | Blackman | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Kynaston | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Eastburn | 2 | 2 | | | Kynaston | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |