1960 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Seventh-seeded Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 7–5, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1960 Australian Championships. This was Smith's 1st of a record 24 Grand Slam titles.

Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Smith is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


 * 1) 🇧🇷 Maria Bueno (quarterfinals)
 * 2) 🇬🇧 Christine Truman (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇦🇺 Jan Lehane (finalist)
 * 4) 🇦🇺 Mary Carter Reitano (semifinals)
 * 5) 🇦🇺 Lorraine Coghlan (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇦🇺 Beverley Rae (second round)
 * 7) 🇦🇺 Margaret Smith (champion)
 * 8) 🇦🇺 Betty Holstein (second round)

Key

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