Joan Hartigan defeated Nancye Wynne 6–4, 6–4, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1936 Australian Championships.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Joan Hartigan is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- Thelma Coyne (semifinals)
- Joan Hartigan (champion)
- Nell Hopman (quarterfinals)
- Dorothy Stevenson (second round)
- May Blick (semifinals)
- Nancye Wynne (finalist)
- Gwen Griffiths (quarterfinals)
- May Hardcastle (quarterfinals)
Draw
Key
Finals
Earlier rounds
Section 1
| First round
| | | Second round
| | | Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
| |
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| 2
| Joan Hartigan
| 6
| 9
|
| | | | |
|
| Jean Wilson
| 2
| 7
|
| | | 2
| Joan Hartigan
| 6
| 6
|
| |
|
| Kath Woodward
| 6
| 6
|
| | |
| Kath Woodward
| 1
| 4
|
| |
|
| Betty Ward
| 2
| 3
|
| | | | | | 2
| Joan Hartigan
| 6
| 6
|
| |
| 7
| Gwen Griffiths
| 6
| 6
|
| | | | | 7
| Gwen Griffiths
| 1
| 4
|
| |
|
| Edna Collison
| 1
| 2
|
| | | 7
| Gwen Griffiths
| 6
| 4
| 6
| | | | |
|
| Truda Cox
| 6
| 6
|
| | |
| Truda Cox
| 3
| 6
| 3
| |
|
| Yutha Thiemeyer
| 3
| 3
|
| | | | 2
| Joan Hartigan
| 7
| 6
|
| |
| | | | | | | 5
| May Blick
| 5
| 3
|
| |
| | | | 5
| May Blick
| 10
| 7
|
| | | | |
| | | |
| Birdie Bond
| 8
| 5
|
| |
| | | | | | | 5
| May Blick
| 5
| 6
| 6
| |
| | | | | |
| Joan Walters
| 7
| 1
| 1
| |
| | | |
| Joan Walters
| 6
| 7
|
| | |
| | | | 4
| Dot Stevenson
| 4
| 5
|
| |
Section 2
See also
References
- [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com
External links
- [2] Source for seedings and the draw
- [3] Source for the first-round results
- [4] Source for the second-round results