1950 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1950 Australian Championships
Final
Champion	Louise Brough
Runner-up	Doris Hart
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
← 1949 · Australian Championships · 1951 →

First-seeded Louise Brough defeated Doris Hart, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1950 Australian Championships. The event was played on outdoor grass courts in Melbourne, Australia.

Seeds[edit]

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

1. Louise Brough (champion)
2. Doris Hart (finalist)
3. Nancye Bolton (semifinals)
4. Joyce Fitch (semifinals)
5. Thelma Long (quarterfinals)
6. Mary Hawton (quarterfinals)
7. Nell Hopman (quarterfinals)
8. Esme Ashford (second round)

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Louise Brough	6	6
		Sadie Newcombe	2	2
								1	Louise Brough	6	6
								4	Joyce Fitch	4	4
	4	Joyce Fitch	7	0	6
	5	Thelma Long	5	6	4
															1	Louise Brough	6	3	6
															2	Doris Hart	4	6	4
	6	Mary Hawton	0	2
	3	Nancye Bolton	6	6
								3	Nancye Bolton	2	3
								2	Doris Hart	6	6
	7	Nell Hopman	0	1
	2	Doris Hart	6	6

Top half[edit]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	L Brough	6	6
		L Nichols	0	0				1	L Brough	6	6
		D Jenkins	6	6					D Jenkins	1	2
		J Spehr-Jones	1	1											1	L Brough	6	6
	8	E Ashford	3	9	6											S Newcombe	2	2
		M Wallis	6	7	1			8	E Ashford	3	4
		S Newcombe	6	6					S Newcombe	6	6
		N Ellis	2	1																		1	L Brough	6	6
	4	J Fitch	6	6																		4	J Fitch	4	4
		F Chamberlin	3	1				4	J Fitch	6	6
		G Thiele	6	7					G Thiele	3	4
		R Strahan	3	5											4	J Fitch	7	0	6
	5	T Long	6	6											5	T Long	5	6	4
		R Lemke	0	1				5	T Long	6	6
		J Warnock							J Warnock	2	1
		P Finn	w/o

Bottom half[edit]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		M Toomey	6	7
		S Jackson	2	5					M Toomey	3	6
	6	M Hawton	6	6				6	M Hawton	6	8
		M Exelby	2	2											6	M Hawton	0	2
		C Borelli													3	N Bolton	6	6
		B Penrose	w/o						C Borelli	0	0
	3	Bolton	6	6				3	N Bolton	6	6
		PCunningham	0	0																		3	N Bolton	2	3
		B McIntyre																				2	D Hart	6	6
		G Bryant	w/o						B McIntyre	6	2
	7	N Hopman	6	6				7	N Hopman	8	6
		E Robertson	3	1											7	N Hopman	0	1
		C Proctor	6	6											2	D Hart	6	6
		P Southcombe	4	3					C Proctor	2	3
	2	D Hart	6	6				2	D Hart	6	6
		D Moran	2	2

External links[edit]

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