1954 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

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

Women's Singles
1954 Australian Championships
Champion Thelma Long
Runner-up Jenny Staley
Final score6–3, 6–4
Draw32
Seeds10

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)
  6. Norma Ellis (First round)
  7. Fay Muller (Second round)
  8. Dorn Fogarty (First round)
  9. Hazel Redick-Smith (Quarterfinalist)
  10. Julia Wipplinger (First round)

Draw

Key

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

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

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 5 4
5 Angwin 6 6 Carter 7 6
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 4 3
Seeney 6 6 2 Hawton 6 6
Taylor 0 3 Seeney 3 3
2 Hawton 6 6 2 Hawton 6 6
Parmenter 2 0
  • Source for the draw at australianopen.com
Preceded by
1953 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles
Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by
1954 French Championships – Women's Singles
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