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.

Margaret Smith (champion) Lesley Turner (semifinals) Jan Lehane (finalist) Christine Truman (second round) Robyn Ebbern (quarterfinals) Elizabeth Starkie (quarterfinals) Rita Bentley (quarterfinals) Madonna Schacht (quarterfinals)

Draw

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

Finals

Earlier rounds

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

External links archived results of the Australian Open homepage