1950 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1950 Australian Championships
Champion	Louise Brough
Runner-up	Doris Hart
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	8

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

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

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	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

	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

	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

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