1939 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

Sixth-seeded Emily Hood Westacott defeated Nell Hopman 6–1, 6–2, in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1939 Australian Championships held in Melbourne.

Women's Singles
1939 Australian Championships
Champion Emily Hood Westacott
Runner-up Nell Hopman
Final score6–1, 6–2
Seeds8

Seeds

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

  1. Nancye Wynne (Second round)
  2. Thelma Coyne (Semifinalist)
  3. Nell Hopman (Finalist)
  4. Joan Hartigan (Semifinalist)
  5. Dorothy Stevenson (Second round)
  6. Emily Hood Westacott (Champion)
  7. May Hardcastle (Quarterfinalist)
  8. Sadie Berryman (Quarterfinalist)

Draw

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

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
Constance Coate 4 2
6 Emily Hood Westacott 6 6
6 Emily Hood Westacott 6 6
4 Joan Hartigan 2 3
4 Joan Hartigan 6 6
8 Sadie Berryman 1 4
6 Emily Hood Westacott 6 6
3 Nell Hopman 1 2
2 Thelma Coyne 1 6 6
May Blick 6 4 1
2 Thelma Coyne 3 4
3 Nell Hopman 6 6
3 Nell Hopman 6 6
7 May Hardcastle 3 3

Earlier rounds

Section 1
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Wynne 6 3 2
Coate 1 6 6
Coate 4 2
6 Westacott 6 6
6 Westacott 8 6
Wilson 6 3
6 Westacott 6 6
4 Hartigan 2 3
4 Hartigan 6 6
Niemeyer 6 6 Niemeyer 2 1
Tough 0 4 4 Hartigan 6 6
8 Berryman 6 6 8 Berryman 1 4
Lewin 3 3 8 Berryman 6 6
Bond 6 3 6 Bond 4 0
Hunt 1 6 3

Section 2
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Coyne 6 6
Lack 1 0 2 Coyne 6 6
Stern 6 7 Stern 2 4
Chitty 0 5 2 Coyne 1 6 6
5 Stevenson 6 6 Blick 6 4 1
Kerr 0 0 5 Stevenson 6 4 4
Blick 4 6 6
2 Coyne 3 4
3 Hopman 6 6
3 Hopman 6 6
Elliget 2 2
3 Hopman 6 6
7 Hardcastle 3 3
7 Hardcastle 6 6
O'Halloran 1 2
gollark: It mostly does though.
gollark: I mean, a 2G prize is a 2G prize is a non-infinite ~~money~~ egg tree.
gollark: Ah, the sheer fairness of the prize system.
gollark: I expect it to be traded off by 9:40 cave time.
gollark: *is tempted to throw away random stuff and try and get prize*
  • Source for the draw at australianopen.com
Preceded by
1938 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles		 Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by
1939 French Championships – Women's Singles
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