1940 Australian Championships – Women's singles

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.

Notes

^ Original draw gives 22 players.
^ Not in an initial draw. Apparently added to the draw after withdrawal of both Miss Rice and Miss Turner.
^ ^a ^b According to the initial draw.^[1] Apparently those matches were never played.^[2]
^ ^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

Preceded by 1939 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1940 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

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