1967 Australian Championships – Women's singles
# 1967 Australian Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Nancy Richey defeated Lesley Turner 6–1, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1967 Australian Championships. Margaret Smith was the seven-time defending champion but did not participate this year.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Nancy Richey is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

* Nancy Richey (champion)
* Lesley Turner (finalist)
* Rosie Casals (semifinals)
* Kerry Melville (semifinals)
* Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals)
* Karen Krantzcke (third round)
* Betty Stöve (third round)
* Jan Lehane (third round)
* Judy Tegart (second round)
* Gail Sherriff (quarterfinals)
* Lorraine Robinson (quarterfinals)
* Fay Toyne (second round)

## Draw

### Key

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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nancy Richey | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Lorraine Robinson | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Lorraine Robinson | 3 | $0^r$ | | 1 | Nancy Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Kerry Melville | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Julie Parrott | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | Kerry Melville | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Kerry Melville | 6 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Kerry Melville | 6 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | 1 | Nancy Richey | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Lesley Turner | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Rosie Casals | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Lesley Turner | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Gail Sherriff | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Gail Sherriff | 3 | 3 | | 3 | Rosie Casals | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Lesley Turner | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Françoise Dürr | 1 | 8 | | 2 | Lesley Turner | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Lesley Turner | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds

**Section 1**

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harris | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jenkins | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Caulley | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jenkins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Richey | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Robinson | 3 | $0^r$ |
| 11 | Robinson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gourlay | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Robinson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Krantzcke | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Terras | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Krantzcke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 7 | Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hunt | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Stöve | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Parrott | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Parrott | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Tegart | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Parrott | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| | Cooper | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Melville | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| | Starr | 4 | 6 | 0 | | Cooper | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Goolagong | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Goolagong | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephen | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | Goolagong | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Walsham | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | Melville | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Bonicelli | 1 | 5 | | | Walsham | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Melville | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Melville | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Starr | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Casals | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hawcroft | 0 | 4 | 3 | Casals | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Venneboer | 6 | 6 | | Venneboer | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dunn | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | Casals | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Rosser | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Fenton | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | James | 3 | 3 | | Rosser | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fenton | 6 | 6 | | Fenton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brand | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Casals | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Sherriff | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | 10 | Sherriff | 4 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Born | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 10 | Sherriff | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Lehane | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | Alexander | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Lehane | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nelson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Amos | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| | Amos | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Toyne | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Dürr | 1 | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Turner | 6 | 10 |
| | Kenny | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jones | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jones | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Batchelor | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
