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.


 * 1) 🇦🇺 Margaret Smith (champion)
 * 2) 🇦🇺 Lesley Turner (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇦🇺 Jan Lehane (finalist)
 * 4) 🇬🇧 Christine Truman (second round)
 * 5) 🇦🇺 Robyn Ebbern (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇬🇧 Elizabeth Starkie (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇬🇧 Rita Bentley (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇦🇺 Madonna Schacht (quarterfinals)

Key

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