1929 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1929 Australian Championships
Champion	Daphne Akhurst
Runner-up	Louie Bickerton
Final score	6–1, 5–7, 6–2
Details
Draw	17
Seeds	8
Events

First-seeded Daphne Akhurst defeated Louie Bickerton 6–1, 5–7, 6–2, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1929 Australian Championships.

Seeds[]

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

Daphne Akhurst (champion)
Louie Bickerton (finalist)
Marjorie Cox (semifinals)
Sylvia Harper (semifinals)
Meryl O'Hara Wood (quarterfinals)
Mall Molesworth (quarterfinals)
Kathleen Le Messurier (quarterfinals)
(first round)

Draw[]

Key[]

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

Finals[]

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals

1	Daphne Akhurst	6	6

5	Meryl O'Hara Wood	4	3
				1	Daphne Akhurst	6	6

				4	Sylvia Harper	3	1
4	Sylvia Harper	6	6

6	Mall Molesworth	1	4
								1	Daphne Akhurst	6	5	6

								2	Louie Bickerton	1	7	2
2	Louie Bickerton	6	8

7	Kathleen Le Messurier	0	6
				2	Louie Bickerton	6	6

				3	Marjorie Cox	1	3
3	Marjorie Cox	6	6

	Emily Hood	0	1

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

First round					Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

					1	Akhurst	6	6
							0	3
									1	Akhurst	6	6
									5	O'Hara Wood	4	3
					5	O'Hara Wood	6	6
							2	2
													1	Akhurst	6	6
													4	Harper	3	1
					4	Harper	6	6
							1	2
									4	Harper	6	6
									6	Molesworth	1	4
					6	Molesworth	6	6
		4	6	6			3	0
	Mrs. V. Mathias ^[a]	6	4	3

Section 2[]

First round	Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

	2	Bickerton	6	6
			0	1
					2	Bickerton	6	8
					7	Le Messurier	0	6
	7	Le Messurier	6	6
			2	2
									2	Bickerton	6	6
									3	Cox	1	3
	3	Cox	6	6
		Weston	3	4
					3	Cox	6	6
						Hood	0	1
		Hood	11	7
	8		9	5

Notes[]

^a Possibly Vera Lucy Mathias.

External links[]

[1] Source for the draw at australianopen.com
[2] Source for seedings

Preceded by 1928 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1929 French Championships – Women's singles

[a]

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