1950 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

1950 Australian Championships
Champion   Louise Brough[1]
Runner-up   Doris Hart
Final score   6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends      
WC Singles      
WC Doubles      

The 1950 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts in Melbourne, Australia. Louise Brough defeated Doris Hart, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1950 Australian Championships.[1]

Contents

Seeds

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

  1. Louise Brough (Champion)
  2. Doris Hart (Finalist)
  3. Nancye Bolton (Semifinalist)
  4. Joyce Fitch (Semifinalist)
  5. Thelma Long (Quarterfinalist)
  6. Mary Hawton (Quarterfinalist)
  7. Nell Hopman (Quarterfinalist)
  8. Esme Ashford (Second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
  1   Louise Brough 6 6    
    Sadie Newcombe 2 2    
  1   Louise Brough 6 6    
  4   Joyce Fitch 4 4    
4   Joyce Fitch 7 0 6
  5   Thelma Long 5 6 4  
    1   Louise Brough 6 3 6
  2   Doris Hart 4 6 4
  6   Mary Hawton 0 2    
3   Nancye Bolton 6 6    
  3   Nancye Bolton 2 3  
  2   Doris Hart 6 6    
7   Nell Hopman 0 1  
  2   Doris Hart 6 6    

Top half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
1   L Brough 6 6    
  L Nichols 0 0       1   L Brough 6 6    
  D Jenkins 6 6         D Jenkins 1 2    
  J Spehr-Jones 1 1         1   L Brough 6 6    
8   E Ashford 3 9 6         S Newcombe 2 2    
  M Wallis 6 7 1     8   E Ashford 3 4  
  S Newcombe 6 6         S Newcombe 6 6    
  N Ellis 2 1         1   L Brough 6 6  
4   J Fitch 6 6         4   J Fitch 4 4  
  F Chamberlin 3 1       4   J Fitch 6 6    
  G Thiele 6 7         G Thiele 3 4    
  R Strahan 3 5         4   J Fitch 7 0 6
5   T Long 6 6         5   T Long 5 6 4  
  R Lemke 0 1       5   T Long 6 6  
  J Warnock             J Warnock 2 1    
  P Finn w/o      

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
  M Toomey 6 7    
  S Jackson 2 5         M Toomey 3 6    
6   M Hawton 6 6       6   M Hawton 6 8    
  M Exelby 2 2         6   M Hawton 6 6    
  C Borelli             3   N Bolton 0 2    
  B Penrose w/o           C Borelli 0 0  
3   Bolton 6 6       3   N Bolton 6 6    
  PCunningham 0 0         3   N Bolton 6 6  
  B McIntyre             2   D Hart 2 3  
  G Bryant w/o           B McIntyre 6 2    
7   N Hopman 6 6       7   N Hopman 8 6    
  E Robertson 3 1         7   N Hopman 6 6  
  C Proctor 6 6         2   D Hart 0 1    
  P Southcombe 4 3         C Proctor 2 3  
2   D Hart 6 6       2   D Hart 6 6    
  D Moran 2 2    

References

  1. ^ a b "Louise Brough Takes Aussie Singles Title". The Modesto Bee. 1950-01-25. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PE0hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GIIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3763,4583017. Retrieved 2010-12-18.