1940 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1940 Australian Championships
Champion Nancye Wynne
Runner-up Thelma Coyne
Score5–7, 6–4, 6–0
Draw19[a]
Seeds8

First-seeded Nancye Wynne defeated Thelma Coyne 5–7, 6–4, 6–0 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1940 Australian Championships.

Seeds

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

  1. Nancye Wynne (champion)
  2. Thelma Coyne (finalist)
  3. Nell Hopman (semifinals)
  4. May Hardcastle (quarterfinals)
  5. Joan Hartigan (semifinals)
  6. Alison Hattersley (quarterfinals)
  7. Gwen O'Halloran (quarterfinals)
  8. Constance Coate (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
2 Thelma Coyne 6 6
8 Constance Coate 1 3
2 Thelma Coyne 6 2 6
3 Nell Hopman 4 6 3
3 Nell Hopman 6 6
6 Alison Hattersley 3 4
2 Thelma Coyne 7 4 0
1 Nancye Wynne 5 6 6
5 Joan Hartigan 6 6
4 May Hardcastle 2 3
5 Joan Hartigan 0 6 1
1 Nancye Wynne 6 3 6
7 Gwen O'Halloran 0 3
1 Nancye Wynne 6 6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Coyne 6 6
Burke 0 1
2 Coyne 6 6
8 Coate 1 3
8 Coate 6 6 6
Lack 2 8 3
2 Coyne 6 2 6
3 Hopman 4 6 3
3 Hopman 6 6
Rice n/a[c] Clark[b] 0 1
Turner 3 Hopman 6 6
6 Hattersley 6 6 6 Hattersley 3 4
Chapman 1 2 6 Hattersley 6 4 8
Niemeyer 6 6 Niemeyer 1 6 6
Gosbell 2 4

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Hartigan 6 6
Brooker 2 2
5 Hartigan 6 6
4 Hardcastle 2 3
4 Hardcastle 6 18
Lewin 2 16
5 Hartigan 0 6 1
1 Wynne 6 3 6
Stebbing 1 7
7 O'Halloran 6 6 7 O'Halloran 6 9
Manzie 0 0 7 O'Halloran 0 3
Berg n/a[c] 1 Wynne 6 6
Jenkins Griffiths[d] 0 0
1 Wynne[d] 6 6

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ Original draw gives 22 players.
  2. ^ Not in an initial draw. Apparently added to the draw after withdrawal of both Miss Rice and Miss Turner.
  3. ^ a b According to the initial draw.[1] Apparently those matches were never played.[2]
  4. ^ a b Because of apparent withdrawal of both Miss Berg and Miss Jenkins from the event, this encounter actually became the second round match, even if sources clearly name it the first round match (as it was originally drawn as such).[3]

References

  1. ^ "Australian Tennis Titles". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31,834. 10 January 1940. p. 17 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Tennis Titles". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31,842. 19 January 1940. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Results of Matches". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31,844. 22 January 1940. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
  • [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com
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