1937 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Second-seeded Nancye Wynne defeated Emily Hood Westacott 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1937 Australian Championships.

Women's singles
1937 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Nancye Wynne
Runner-upAustralia Emily Hood Westacott
Score6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Details
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1936 · Australian Championships · 1938 →

Seeds

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

  1.   Joan Hartigan (quarterfinals)
  2.   Nancye Wynne (champion)
  3.   Thelma Coyne (semifinals)
  4.   Nell Hopman (second round)
  5.   May Hardcastle (second round)
  6.   Dorothy Stevenson (semifinals)
  7.   Emily Hood Westacott (finalist)
  8.   Gwen O'Halloran (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1   Joan Hartigan 6 3 4
6   Dorothy Stevenson 4 6 6
6   Dorothy Stevenson 6 6 7
7   Emily Hood Westacott 3 8 9
  Margaret Wilson 5 6
7   Emily Hood Westacott 7 8
7   Emily Hood Westacott 3 7 4
2   Nancye Wynne 6 5 6
  Vera Selwin 1 1
3   Thelma Coyne 6 6
3   Thelma Coyne 5 6 4
2   Nancye Wynne 7 4 6
  Sadie Berryman 0 1
2   Nancye Wynne 6 6

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Graham 5 3
1   Hartigan 7 6 1   Hartigan 6 6
  Singleton w/o   Blick 2 1
  Blick 1   Hartigan 6 3 4
  Coate 0 7 6   Stevenson 4 6 6
6   Stevenson 6 9 6   Stevenson 6 7
  McColl 9 1 2   Webb 4 5
  Webb 7 6 6 6   Stevenson 6 6 7
  Vickery 1 0 7   Westacott 3 8 9
4   Hopman 6 6 4   Hopman 4 8
  Rice 5 6 3   Wilson 6 10
  Wilson 7 4 6   Wilson 5 6
  Dingle 5 0 7   Westacott 7 8
7   Westacott 7 6 7   Westacott 6 6
  Hattersley 7 4   Stebbing 2 1
  Stebbing 9 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Peach 1 1
  Selwin 6 6   Selwin 4 6 6
  Carter 2 0 5   Hardcastle 6 4 4
5   Hardcastle 6 6   Selwin 1 1
  Wilson 5 6 3 3   Coyne 6 6
  Stevenson 7 4 6   Stevenson 2 1
  Farrell 1 1 3   Coyne 6 6
3   Coyne 6 6 3   Coyne 5 6 4
  Stern w/o 2   Wynne 7 4 6
  Berryman   Berryman 6 6
  Moran 2 2 8   O'Halloran 4 1
8   O'Halloran 6 6   Berryman 0 1
  Hunt 6 1 2   Wynne 6 6
  Menzies 8 6   Menzies 0 4
2   Wynne 6 6
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  • [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com
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