# 1963 Australian Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 6–2, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1963 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 (semifinals)
* Jan Lehane (finalist)
* Christine Truman (second round)
* Robyn Ebbern (quarterfinals)
* Elizabeth Starkie (quarterfinals)
* Rita Bentley (quarterfinals)
* Madonna Schacht (quarterfinals)

## 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 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rita Bentley | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rita Bentley | 1 | 3 | | 1 | Margaret Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Kaye Dening | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Kaye Dening | 6 | 6 | | 5 | Kaye Dening | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | Robyn Ebbern | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Robyn Ebbern | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | Margaret Smith | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Jan Lehane | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Madonna Schacht | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Jan Lehane | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Jan Lehane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Jan Lehane | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Jan Lehane | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Lesley Turner | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 6 | Elizabeth Starkie | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Lesley Turner | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | Lesley Turner | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | 1 | Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ebbern | 7 | 6 | | Ebbern | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Easy | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Gibson | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | Muller | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Gibson | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Smith | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Bentley | 1 | 3 |
| | | | 7 | Bentley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Schacht | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7 | Bentley | 9 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | A Jenkins | 7 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | A Jenkins | 6 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Marsh | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | 4 | Truman | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Begbie | 6 | 5 | 6 | | Begbie | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wicks | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | Begbie | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Dening | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Dening | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Starr | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dening | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ebbern | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | 5 | Ebbern | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Toohey | 6 | 6 | | | Toohey | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Boucaut | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | Ebbern | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Blackman | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Blackman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Nette | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | | Plaisted | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Ross | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Ross | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| McClenaughan | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 8 | Schacht | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Hart | 2 | 6 | 1 | | McClenaughan | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Schacht | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Schacht | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Lehane | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Sherriff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Tegart | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Sherriff | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| Bevis Hawton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Lehane | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Paterson | 2 | 3 | | | Bevis Hawton | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Lehane | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | Newman | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Toyne | 3 | 6 | r | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Newman | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| Don | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | Starkie | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| Serrurier | 4 | 0 | | Don | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Starkie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Starkie | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Turner | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | | | | Thiele | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Melville | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Melville | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Harris | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Pinch | 1 | 2 | | Harris | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |