1928 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Daphne Akhurst defeated Esna Boyd 7–5, 6–2, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1928 Australian Championships.

Women's singles
1928 Australian Championships
ChampionAustralia Daphne Akhurst
Runner-upAustralia Esna Boyd
Score7–5, 6–2
Draw19
Seeds4

Seeds

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

  1. Australia Esna Boyd (finalist)
  2. Australia Daphne Akhurst (champion)
  3. Australia Louie Bickerton (semifinals)
  4. Australia Sylvia Harper (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
2 Australia Daphne Akhurst 6 6
Australia Dorothy Weston 1 2
2 Australia Daphne Akhurst 6 7
Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood 2 5
Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood 1 6 6
Australia Kathleen Le Messurier 6 4 2
2 Australia Daphne Akhurst 7 6
1 Australia Esna Boyd 5 2
1 Australia Esna Boyd 7 6
Australia Mall Molesworth 5 2
1 Australia Esna Boyd 6 6
3 Australia Louis Bickerton 2 3
Australia Pattie Meaney 6 1 1
3 Australia Louie Bickerton 4 6 6

Section 1
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Australia Daphne Akhurst 6 6
Australia Nell Lloyd 1 2
2 Australia Akhurst 6 6
Australia Weston 1 2
Australia Dorothy Weston [a] 6 6
Australia Gwen Waterhouse 3 4
2 Australia Akhurst 6 7
Australia O'Hara Wood 2 5
Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood 6 6
Australia Coral Buttsworth 1 2
Australia O'Hara Wood 1 6 6
Australia Kathleen Le Messurier 6 6 Australia Le Messurier 6 4 2
Australia Edith Freudenstein [a] 0 0 Australia Le Messurier 1 6 6
4 Australia Sylvia Harper 6 6 4 Australia Harper 6 3 3
Australia Floris Conway 4 1

Section 2
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Australia Esna Boyd 7 6
Australia Marjorie Cox 5 2
1 Australia Boyd 7 6
Australia Molesworth 5 2
Australia Mall Molesworth [b]
Australia Iris Luckie 10 9 6 Australia Luckie [b]
Australia Grace Paterson 8 11 3 1 Australia Boyd 6 6
3 Australia Bickerton 2 3
Australia Pattie Meaney 6 6
Australia Dorothy Dingle 1 2
Australia Meaney 6 1 1
3 Australia Bickerton 4 6 6
3 Australia Louie Bickerton 6 6
Australia Birdie Bond 3 2

See also

Notes
  • a In an original draw [1] Le Messurier and Weston – both representatives of South Australia – have been drawn together in the first round (Freudenstein received a bye into the second round to play against Waterhouse). This was protested by the South Australian Council as being against the regulations.[2]
  • b This is most confusing one. No source gives an information about such a draw, let alone the result.

References
  1. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 January 1928. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Sports and Pastimes". The Register. Adelaide, Australia. 20 January 1928. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.
  • Source for the draw at ausopen.com
  • Source for seedings
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