Rod Laver was the defending singles champion at the Australian Indoor Tennis Championships but did not compete that year. First-seeded John Newcombe won in the final 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 against Cliff Richey. Richey threatened to quit the match after being called for a foot fault but eventually played on when the linesman was changed. The final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.
Seeds
John Newcombe (champion) Ken Rosewall (semifinals) Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals) Dick Stockton (first round) Tony Roche (semifinals) Cliff Richey (final) Phil Dent (quarterfinals) Onny Parun (quarterfinals)
Draw
Top half
Bottom half
References
External links ITF – tournament edition details