1954 Australian Championships - Women's Singles

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Thelma Long defeated Jenny Staley 6-3 6-4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1954 Australian Championships.

See also:

1954 Australian Championships - Men's Singles

Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2.1 Key 2.2 Finals 2.3 Earlier Rounds 2.3.1 Section 1 2.3.2 Section 2 3 External links

[edit] Seeds

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

Thelma Long (Champion) Mary Hawton (Semifinalist) Jenny Staley (Finalist) Beryl Penrose (Second round) Helen Angwin (Second round)

Norma Ellis (First round) Fay Muller (Second round) Dorn Fogarty (First round) Hazel Redick-Smith (Quarterfinalist) Julia Wipplinger (First round)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

[edit] Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Thelma Long	6	6
	Nell Hopman		0	0
								1	Thelma Long	6	6
								Mary Carter		2	3
	Loris Nichols		5	4
	Mary Carter		7	6
															1	Thelma Long	6	6
															3	Jenny Staley	3	4
	9	Hazel Redick-Smith	8	7	3
	3	Jenny Staley	10	5	6
								3	Jenny Staley	6	6
								2	Mary Hawton	1	1
	Barbara Warby		4	3
	2	Mary Hawton	6	6

[edit] Earlier Rounds

[edit] Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
1	Long	6	6
	Newcombe	1	1				1	Long	6	6
	Bryant	6	6					Bryant	0	4
	Fulton	2	0											1	Long	6	6
	Hopman	6	6												Hopman	0	0
8	Fogarty	2	2					Hopman
	O'Donnell							O'Donnell	w/o
	Burke	w/o																			1	Long	6	6
4	Penrose	6	6																			Carter	2	3
	Franklin	2	1				4	Penrose	4	6	4
	Nichols	8	6					Nichols	6	2	6
	McCamley	6	3												Nichols	7	6
5	Angwin	6	6												Carter	5	4
	Hattersley	2	2				5	Angwin	4	4
	Carter	6	8					Carter	6	6
10	Wipplinger	1	6

[edit] Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
9	Redick-Smith	6	6
	Hellyer	3	4				9	Redick-Smith	4	7	6
7	Muller	6	6				7	Muller	6	5	4
	Martin	3	0											9	Redick-Smith	10	5	6
	Baker	3	6	6										3	Staley	8	7	3
	Wells	6	1	4				Baker	2	3
3	Staley	6	6				3	Staley	6	6
	Edmondson	1	2																		3	Staley	6	6
	Proctor	7	2	6																	2	Hawton	1	1
	Thiele	5	6	3				Proctor	7	1	0
	Warby	6	7					Warby	5	6	6
6	Ellis	4	5												Warby	6	6
	Seeney	6	6											2	Hawton	4	3
	Taylor	0	3					Seeney	3	3
2	Hawton	6	6				2	Hawton	6	6
	Parmenter	2	0

[edit] External links

• 1954 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw