1954 Australian Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Thelma Long defeated Jenny Staley 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1954 Australian Championships.

Women's singles
1954 Australian Championships
ChampionAustralia Thelma Long
Runner-upAustralia Jenny Staley
Score6–3, 6–4
Draw32
Seeds10

Seeds

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

  1. Australia Thelma Long (champion)
  2. Australia Mary Hawton (semifinals)
  3. Australia Jenny Staley (finalist)
  4. Australia Beryl Penrose (second round)
  5. Australia Helen Angwin (second round)
  6. Australia Norma Ellis (first round)
  7. Australia Fay Muller (second round)
  8. Australia Dorn Fogarty (first round)
  9. South Africa Hazel Redick-Smith (quarterfinals)
  10. South Africa Julia Wipplinger (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Australia Thelma Long 6 6
Australia Nell Hopman 0 0
1 Australia Thelma Long 6 6
Australia Mary Carter 2 3
Australia Loris Nichols 5 4
Australia Mary Carter 7 6
1 Australia Thelma Long 6 6
3 Australia Jenny Staley 3 4
9 South Africa Hazel Redick-Smith 8 7 3
3 Australia Jenny Staley 10 5 6
3 Australia Jenny Staley 6 6
2 Australia Mary Hawton 1 1
Australia Barbara Warby 4 3
2 Australia Mary Hawton 6 6

Section 1
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Australia Long 6 6
Australia Newcombe 1 1 1 Australia Long 6 6
Australia Bryant 6 6 Australia Bryant 0 4
Australia Fulton 2 0 1 Australia Long 6 6
Australia Hopman 6 6 Australia Hopman 0 0
8 Australia Fogarty 2 2 Australia Hopman
Australia O'Donnell Australia O'Donnell w/o
New Zealand Burke w/o 1 Australia Long 6 6
4 Australia Penrose 6 6 Australia Carter 2 3
Australia Franklin 2 1 4 Australia Penrose 4 6 4
Australia Nichols 8 6 Australia Nichols 6 2 6
Australia McCamley 6 3 Australia Nichols 5 4
5 Australia Angwin 6 6 Australia Carter 7 6
Australia Hattersley 2 2 5 Australia Angwin 4 4
Australia Carter 6 8 Australia Carter 6 6
10 South Africa Wipplinger 1 6

Section 2
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
9 South Africa Redick-Smith 6 6
Australia Hellyer 3 4 9 South Africa Redick-Smith 4 7 6
7 Australia Muller 6 6 7 Australia Muller 6 5 4
Australia Martin 3 0 9 South Africa Redick-Smith 8 7 3
Australia Baker 3 6 6 3 Australia Staley 10 5 6
Australia Wells 6 1 4 Australia Baker 2 3
3 Australia Staley 6 6 3 Australia Staley 6 6
Australia Edmondson 1 2 3 Australia Staley 6 6
Australia Proctor 7 2 6 2 Australia Hawton 1 1
Australia Thiele 5 6 3 Australia Proctor 7 1 0
Australia Warby 6 7 Australia Warby 5 6 6
6 Australia Ellis 4 5 Australia Warby 4 3
Australia Seeney 6 6 2 Australia Hawton 6 6
Australia Taylor 0 3 Australia Seeney 3 3
2 Australia Hawton 6 6 2 Australia Hawton 6 6
Australia Parmenter 2 0
  • Source for the draw at ausopen.com
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