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1940 Australian Championships – Women's singles

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.

Women's singles
1940 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Nancye Wynne
Runner-upAustralia Thelma Coyne
Score5–7, 6–4, 6–0
Details
Draw19[a]
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1939 · Australian Championships · 1946 →

Seeds edit

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 edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 edit

Section 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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.

External links edit

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