1926 Australasian Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1926 Australasian Championships
Champion	Daphne Akhurst
Runner-up	Esna Boyd
Final score	6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw	19
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women mixed
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First-seeded Daphne Akhurst defeated Esna Boyd 6–1, 6–3, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1926 Australasian Championships.

Seeds[]

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

1. Daphne Akhurst (champion)
2. Esna Boyd (finalist)
3. Sylvia Harper (semifinals)
4. Marjorie Cox (semifinals)
5. Meryl O'Hara Wood (quarterfinals)
6. Kathleen Le Messurier (quarterfinals)
7. (quarterfinals)
8. (quarterfinals)

Draw[]

Key[]

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

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Daphne Akhurst	7	6
	6	Kathleen Le Messurier	5	2
								1	Daphne Akhurst	6	6
								4	Marjorie Cox	1	3
	4	Marjorie Cox	6	6
	7		2	2
															1	Daphne Akhurst	6	6
															2	Esna Boyd	1	3
	2	Esna Boyd	6	7
	5	Meryl O'Hara Wood	1	5
								2	Esna Boyd	6	3	6
								3	Sylvia Harper	4	6	3
	3	Sylvia Harper	6	6
	8		1	4

Earlier Rounds[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	Akhurst	6	6
									Weston	4	3
															1	Akhurst	7	6
															6	Le Messurier	5	2
								6	Le Messurier	6	6
										1	4
																						1	Akhurst	6	6
																						4	Cox	1	3
								4	Cox	6	6
										1	1
															4	Cox	6	6
	7		6	6											7		2	2
			2	3				7		6	6
			6	6						3	2
			3	4

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								2	Boyd	6	6
										0	2
															2	Boyd	6	7
															5	O'Hara Wood	1	5
								5	O'Hara Wood	6	7
										0	5
																						2	Boyd	6	3	6
																						3	Harper	4	6	3
								3	Harper	6	6
										1	2
															3	Harper	6	6
															8		1	4
								8		6	6
										3	4
		Mrs. W. T. Rowe	w/o

External links[]

• 1926 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw