1955 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Second-seeded Beryl Penrose defeated Thelma Long 6–4, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1955 Australian Championships.

Women's singles
1955 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Beryl Penrose
Runner-upAustralia Thelma Long
Score6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1954 · Australian Championships · 1956 →

Seeds edit

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

  1.   Thelma Long (finalist)
  2.   Beryl Penrose (champion)
  3.   Jenny Staley (semifinals)
  4.   Mary Carter (semifinals)
  5.   Fay Muller (quarterfinals)
  6.   Daphne Seeney (second round)
  7.   Loris Nichols (second round)
  8.   Norma Ellis (quarterfinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1   Thelma Long 6 6
8   Norma Ellis 0 3
1   Thelma Long 6 6
4   Mary Carter 2 1
4   Mary Carter 4 6 6
5   Fay Muller 6 2 3
1   Thelma Long 4 3
2   Beryl Penrose 6 6
  Nell Hopman 3 0
3   Jenny Staley 6 6
3   Jenny Staley 4 6
2   Beryl Penrose 6 8
  Mary Hawton 1 6 6
2   Beryl Penrose 6 1 8

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   Long 6 6
  Egar 0 3 1   Long 6 6
  McCalman 6 3 6   McCalman 1 1
  Williman 3 6 4 1   Long 6 6
8   Ellis 5 6 6 8   Ellis 0 3
  Huddlestone 7 1 3 8   Ellis 6 6
  Sheidow 6 6   Sheidow 3 2
  Stewart 4 2 1   Long 6 6
4   Carter 6 6 4   Carter 2 1
  Greenslade 1 1 4   Carter 6 6
  Parmenter 6 6   Parmenter 1 3
  Tracey 2 3 4   Carter 4 6 6
5   Muller 6 6 5   Muller 6 2 3
  Strachan 0 1 5   Muller 6 7
  Orton 6 3 6   Orton 4 5
  Rosman 3 6 4

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Hopman 5 10 6
  Langley 7 8 1   Hopman 4 6 6
6   Seeney 6 9 6   Seeney 6 4 4
  O'Donnell 4 7   Hopman 3 0
  Hellyer 6 6 3   Staley 6 6
  McLeod 3 1   Hellyer 4 3
3   Staley 6 6 3   Staley 6 6
  Kennedy 0 3 3   Staley 4 6
  Hawton 6 7 2   Penrose 6 8
  Thiele 1 5   Hawton 6 5 6
7   Nichols 6 6 7   Nichols 2 7 2
  Wells 1 1   Hawton 1 6 6
  Coghlan 6 2 6 2   Penrose 6 1 8
  Jones 2 6 4   Coghlan 1 3
2   Penrose 6 6 2   Penrose 6 6
  Thomas 1 1

External links edit

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