1969 Australian Open - Women's Singles

Margaret Court defeated Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society...

6–4 6–1 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1969 Australian Open

1969 Australian Open

The 1969 Australian Open was the first Australian Open and the final Grand Slam to allow both amateur and professionals. The tournament was played in Brisbane on Milton's grass courts between a men's field of 48 and a women's field of 32. The semifinal was played in 105-degree heat...

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1969 Australian Open - Women's Singles

Margaret Court defeated Billie Jean King 6–4 6–1 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1969 Australian Open.See also:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-External links:*...

1969 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Rod Laver and Roy Emerson defeated Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Doubles title at the 1969 Australian Open.See also:-Finals:-Secion 1:-Secion 2:-External links:*...

1969 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Margaret Court and Judy Tegart Dalton defeated Rosie Casals and Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Doubles title at the 1969 Australian Open.See also:-Full draw:-External links:*...

1969 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles

Margaret Court and Marty Riessen were meant to play Ann Jones and Fred Stolle in the final to win the Mixed Doubles title at the 1969 Australian Open, but the final was never played. As such, the title was shared.See also:-Finals:-Full draw:...

Seeds

Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society...

(Final)

Margaret Court (Champion)

Ann Jones
Ann Haydon-Jones
Ann Haydon-Jones Ann Haydon-Jones Ann Haydon-Jones (born Adrianne Shirley Haydon on 7 October 1938 in Birmingham, United Kingdom, is a former table tennis and lawn tennis champion...

(Semifinals)

Kerry Melville (Semifinals)

Rosie Casals (Quarterfinals)

Karen Krantzcke
Karen Krantzcke
Karen Krantzcke was an Australian tennis player who achieved a World Top Ten singles ranking in 1970. In her short career, she made the quarterfinals or better at each of the four Grand Slam championships...

(Quarterfinals)

Lesley Hunt
Lesley Hunt
Lesley Hunt is a former tennis player from Perth, Western Australia.Particularly noted as a junior player, in 1964 at the age of 14 she won a rare double in the Western Australian Women's open, taking both the Open and Junior titles. She won the Australian junior championship in 1967 and 1968...

(Quarterfinals)

Judy Tegart Dalton (First Round)

Lesley Turner Bowrey
Lesley Turner Bowrey
Lesley Rosemary Turner Bowrey AM is an Australian female tennis player.Bowrey won 13 Grand Slam titles during her career: two in singles, seven in women's doubles, and four in mixed doubles. She lost in the final of 14 other Grand Slam events.Bowrey twice won the singles title at the French...

(Second Round)

Françoise Durr
Françoise Durr
Françoise Durr is a retired tennis player from France. She won 26 major singles titles and over 60 doubles titles....

(Second Round)

Finals

Section 1

Section 2

External links

1969 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com

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