Women's singles
1959 Australian Championships
Final
Champion	Mary Reitano
Runner-up	Renée Schuurman
Score	6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Fourth-seededMary Reitano defeatedRenée Schuurman 6–2, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the1959 Australian Championships.

The seeded players are listed below.Mary Reitano is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Sandra Reynolds(quarterfinals)
2. Renée Schuurman(finalist)
3. Lorraine Coghlan(quarterfinals)
4. Mary Reitano(champion)
5. Jan Lehane(semifinals)
6. Mary Hawton(semifinals)
7. Thelma Long(first round)
8. Betty Holstein(second round)

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

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

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							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

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							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

• [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com

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