Billie Jean King Career Statistics - Grand Slam Singles Records - Australian Championships/Open

Australian Championships/Open

King's overall win-loss record at the Australian Championships/Open was 16–4 .800 in 5 years (1965, 1968, 1969, 1982, 1983). (Her win total does not include any first round byes.)

King was 1–1 in finals, 2–1 in semifinals, and 3–1 in quarterfinals.

King was 5–1 in three set matches, 11–3 in two set matches, and 1–0 in deuce third sets, i.e., sets that were tied 5–5 before being resolved.

King was seeded all 5 years she entered the tournament.

• Seeded #1 overall in 1969 (losing finalist), 1968 (champion).
• Seeded #2 foreign in 1965 (semifinalist).
• Seeded #7 overall in 1983 (lost 2nd round).
• Seeded #9 overall in 1982 (quarterfinalist).

King was 6–3 .667 against seeded players and 10–1 .909 against unseeded players.

• Versus #1 seeds (domestic, foreign, or overall), King was 0–1 (Margaret Court (1965)).

• Versus #2 seeds (domestic, foreign, or overall), King was 0–2 (Chris Evert 1982, Margaret Court (1969)).

• Versus #3 seeds (domestic, foreign, or overall), King was 2–0 (Ann Haydon-Jones (1969), Judy Tegart Dalton (1968)).

• Versus #4 seeds (domestic, foreign, or overall), King was 1–0 (Robyn Ebbern (1965)).

• Versus #6 seeds (domestic, foreign, or overall), King was 1–0 (Karen Krantzcke (1969)).

• Versus #7 seeds (domestic, foreign, or overall), King was 2–0 (Barbara Potter (1982), Margaret Court (1968)).

Against her major rivals at the Australian Championships/Open, King was 1–0 versus Kerry Melville Reid, 1–0 versus Judy Tegart Dalton, 1–0 versus Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 1–0 versus Ann Haydon-Jones, 1–2 versus Margaret Court, and 0–1 versus Chris Evert.