1963 Australian Championships
Appearance
1963 Australian Championships | |
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Date | 10-19 January 1963 |
Edition | 51st |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Adelaide, Australia |
Venue | Memorial Drive |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Roy Emerson | |
Women's singles | |
Margaret Smith | |
Men's doubles | |
Bob Hewitt / Fred Stolle | |
Women's doubles | |
Margaret Smith / Robyn Ebbern | |
Mixed doubles | |
Margaret Smith / Ken Fletcher |
The 1963 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia from 10 January to 19 January. It was the 51st edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 13th held in Adelaide, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.
Champions
[edit]Men's singles
[edit]Roy Emerson defeated Ken Fletcher 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 [1]
Women's singles
[edit]Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 6–2, 6–2 [2]
Men's doubles
[edit]Bob Hewitt / Fred Stolle defeated Ken Fletcher / John Newcombe 6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 [3]
Women's doubles
[edit]Robyn Ebbern / Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane / Lesley Turner 6–1, 6–3 [4]
Mixed doubles
[edit]Margaret Smith / Ken Fletcher defeated Lesley Turner / Fred Stolle 7–5, 5–7, 6–4 [5]
References
[edit]- ^ "1963 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
- ^ "1963 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
- ^ "1963 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia. Archived from the original on 2015-02-25.
- ^ "1963 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
- ^ "1963 Mixed Doubles". Tennis Australia.