1954 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1954 Australian Championships
Champion Australia Thelma Long
Runner-up Australia Jenny Staley
Final score 6–3, 6–4

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

Seeds

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

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

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

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

Section 2

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

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