1959 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Fourth-seeded Mary Reitano defeated Renée Schuurman 6–2, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1959 Australian Championships.

Seeds
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)

Key

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