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
Final
ChampionAustralia Emily Hood Westacott
Runner-upAustralia Nell Hopman
Score6–1, 6–2
Details
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1938 · Australian Championships · 1940 →

Seeds

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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 (semifinals)
  3.   Nell Hopman (finalist)
  4.   Joan Hartigan (semifinals)
  5.   Dorothy Stevenson (second round)
  6.   Emily Hood Westacott (champion)
  7.   May Hardcastle (quarterfinals)
  8.   Sadie Berryman (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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
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  • [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com
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