During the Australian Championships, men's singles and doubles, women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles was played throughout the ten days. In the men's singles, 40 players participated in the tournament to try and claim the title from defending champion, Adrian Quist. After he fell in the quarter-finals, the men's final was played between fourth-seed Frank Sedgman and top seed John Bromwich with Sedgman taking out his first Grand Slam singles title winning in straight sets. In the women's, 30 players attempted to take the title from defending champion, Nancye Bolton. In the final it was between American and top-seeded player, Doris Hart and second seed Bolton with the American coming out on top in straight sets. Bolton and Bromwich would take out their respective doubles competitions with partners Adrian Quist and Thelma Coyne Long with Hart and Sedgman taking out the mixed doubles title.
