1954 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1954 Australian Championships
Champion	Thelma Long
Runner-up	Jenny Staley
Score	6–3, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	10

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.

Seeds

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

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Finals

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

Earlier rounds

Section 1

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

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	9	Redick-Smith	6	6
		Hellyer	3	4				9	Redick-Smith	4	7	6
	7	Muller	6	6				7	Muller	6	5	4
		Martin	3	0											9	Redick-Smith	8	7	3
		Baker	3	6	6										3	Staley	10	5	6
		Wells	6	1	4				Baker	2	3
	3	Staley	6	6				3	Staley	6	6
		Edmondson	1	2																		3	Staley	6	6
		Proctor	7	2	6																	2	Hawton	1	1
		Thiele	5	6	3				Proctor	7	1	0
		Warby	6	7					Warby	5	6	6
	6	Ellis	4	5												Warby	4	3
		Seeney	6	6											2	Hawton	6	6
		Taylor	0	3					Seeney	3	3
	2	Hawton	6	6				2	Hawton	6	6
		Parmenter	2	0

External links

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