1954 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

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

Seeds

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

  1. Thelma Long (Champion)
  2. Mary Hawton (Semifinalist)
  3. Jenny Staley (Finalist)
  4. Beryl Penrose (Second round)
  5. Helen Angwin (Second round)
  1. Norma Ellis (First round)
  2. Fay Muller (Second round)
  3. Dorn Fogarty (First round)
  4. Hazel Redick-Smith (Quarterfinalist)
  5. Julia Wipplinger (First round)

Draw

Key

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    

Earlier Rounds

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    

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 8 7 3  
  Baker 3 6 6       3   Staley 10 5 6  
  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    

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