1940 Australian Championships – Women's singles

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
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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.

Seeds

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

  1. Australia Nancye Wynne (champion)
  2. Australia Thelma Coyne (finalist)
  3. Australia Nell Hopman (semifinals)
  4. Australia May Hardcastle (quarterfinals)
  5. Australia Joan Hartigan (semifinals)
  6. Australia Alison Hattersley (quarterfinals)
  7. Australia Gwen O'Halloran (quarterfinals)
  8. Australia Constance Coate (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
2 Australia Thelma Coyne 6 6
8 Australia Constance Coate 1 3
2 Australia Thelma Coyne 6 2 6
3 Australia Nell Hopman 4 6 3
3 Australia Nell Hopman 6 6
6 Australia Alison Hattersley 3 4
2 Australia Thelma Coyne 7 4 0
1 Australia Nancye Wynne 5 6 6
5 Australia Joan Hartigan 6 6
4 Australia May Hardcastle 2 3
5 Australia Joan Hartigan 0 6 1
1 Australia Nancye Wynne 6 3 6
7 Australia Gwen O'Halloran 0 3
1 Australia Nancye Wynne 6 6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Australia Coyne 6 6
Australia Burke 0 1
2 Australia Coyne 6 6
8 Australia Coate 1 3
8 Australia Coate 6 6 6
Australia Lack 2 8 3
2 Australia Coyne 6 2 6
3 Australia Hopman 4 6 3
3 Australia Hopman 6 6
Australia Rice n/a[c] Australia Clark[b] 0 1
Australia Turner 3 Australia Hopman 6 6
6 Australia Hattersley 6 6 6 Australia Hattersley 3 4
Australia Chapman 1 2 6 Australia Hattersley 6 4 8
Australia Niemeyer 6 6 Australia Niemeyer 1 6 6
Australia Gosbell 2 4

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Australia Hartigan 6 6
Australia Brooker 2 2
5 Australia Hartigan 6 6
4 Australia Hardcastle 2 3
4 Australia Hardcastle 6 18
Australia Lewin 2 16
5 Australia Hartigan 0 6 1
1 Australia Wynne 6 3 6
Australia Stebbing 1 7
7 Australia O'Halloran 6 6 7 Australia O'Halloran 6 9
Australia Manzie 0 0 7 Australia O'Halloran 0 3
Australia Berg n/a[c] 1 Australia Wynne 6 6
Australia Jenkins Australia Griffiths[d] 0 0
1 Australia Wynne[d] 6 6

Notes and references

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