1935 Australian Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Dorothy Round defeated Nancy Lyle 1–6, 6–1, 6–3, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1935 Australian Championships. The final was the first not to feature an Australian player and is the only all British final in the championship's history.[citation needed]

Women's singles
1935 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom Dorothy Round
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Nancy Lyle
Score1–6, 6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1934 · Australian Championships · 1936 →

Seeds edit

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

  1.   Dorothy Round (champion)
  2. n/a[a]
  3.   Emily Hood Westacott (semifinals)
  4.   Nancy Lyle (finalist)
  5.   Evelyn Dearman (quarterfinals)
  6.   Louie Bickerton (quarterfinals)
  7.   Nell Hopman (semifinals)
  8.   May Blick (quarterfinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
  Joan Walters 6 1 3
7   Nell Hopman 4 6 6
7   Nell Hopman 1 5
4   Nancy Lyle 6 7
4   Nancy Lyle 6 8
6   Louie Bickerton 2 6
4   Nancy Lyle 6 1 3
1   Dorothy Round 1 6 6
1   Dorothy Round 6 6
8   May Blick 4 0
1   Dorothy Round 6 6
3   Emily Hood Westacott 4 2
3   Emily Hood Westacott 9 7
5   Evelyn Dearman 7 5

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Walters 6 8
  Lewis 2 6   Walters 7 6
  Chitty 6 6   Chitty 5 4
  Rees 4 1   Walters 6 1 3
7   Hopman 6 6 7   Hopman 4 6 6
  Hoddle-Wrigley 2 3 7   Hopman 11 6
  Weston 6 6   Weston 9 3
  Coyne 2 3 7   Hopman 1 5
4   Lyle 6 6 4   Lyle 6 7
  Stevenson 0 0 4   Lyle 6 6
  Whittaker 6 6   Whittaker 0 2
  Chittick 3 3 4   Lyle 6 8
6   Bickerton 6 6 6   Bickerton 2 6
  A Cox 4 3 6   Bickerton 6 6
  Woodward 4 7 8   Woodward 4 4
  Bond 6 5 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   Round 6 6
  Stevenson 2 3 1   Round 6 6
  Mauger 6 6   Mauger 2 2
  Le Mesurier 1 4 1   Round 6 6
8   Blick 6 7 8 8   Blick 4 0
  Berryman 2 9 6 8   Blick 6 4 7
  Molesworth 6 6   Molesworth 4 6 5
  Dickens 2 2 1   Round 6 6
3   Westacott 6 6 3   Westacott 4 2
  T Cox 1 0 3   Westacott 6 6
  Bellamy 6 6   Bellamy 4 2
  Greenwood 1 2 3   Westacott 9 7
5   Dearman 6 6 5   Dearman 7 5
  Harry 1 2 5   Dearman 6 6
  Wynne 6 6   Wynne 3 2
  Malcolm 1 2

Notes edit

  1. ^ Original second seed Joan Hartigan withdrew acting on medical advice.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "International Tennis Players In Form". The Argus. No. 27,574. Melbourne. 3 January 1935. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.

External links edit

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