1937 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1937 Australian Championships
Champion	Nancye Wynne
Runner-up	Emily Hood Westacott
Final score	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Details
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women mixed
← 1936 · Australian Championships · 1938 →

Second-seeded Nancye Wynne defeated Emily Hood Westacott 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1937 Australian Championships.

Seeds[]

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

1. Joan Hartigan (quarterfinals)
2. Nancye Wynne (champion)
3. Thelma Coyne (semifinals)
4. Nell Hopman (second round)
5. May Hardcastle (second round)
6. Dorothy Stevenson (semifinals)
7. Emily Hood Westacott (finalist)
8. (second round)

Draw[]

Key[]

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

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Joan Hartigan	6	3	4
	6	Dorothy Stevenson	4	6	6
								6	Dorothy Stevenson	6	6	7
								7	Emily Hood Westacott	3	8	9
		Margaret Wilson	5	6
	7	Emily Hood Westacott	7	8
															7	Emily Hood Westacott	3	7	4
															2	Nancye Wynne	6	5	6
			1	1
	3	Thelma Coyne	6	6
								3	Thelma Coyne	5	6	4
								2	Nancye Wynne	7	4	6
			0	1
	2	Nancye Wynne	6	6

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
			5	3
	1	Hartigan	7	6				1	Hartigan	6	6
			w/o							2	1
															1	Hartigan	6	3	4
			0	7											6	Stevenson	4	6	6
	6	Stevenson	6	9				6	Stevenson	6	7
			9	1	2					4	5
			7	6	6																	6	Stevenson	6	6	7
			1	0																		7	Westacott	3	8	9
	4	Hopman	6	6				4	Hopman	4	8
			5	6	3				Wilson	6	10
		Wilson	7	4	6											Wilson	5	6
			5	0											7	Westacott	7	8
	7	Westacott	7	6				7	Westacott	6	6
			7	4						2	1
			9	6

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Peach	1	1
			6	6						4	6	6
			2	0				5	Hardcastle	6	4	4
	5	Hardcastle	6	6													1	1
			5	6	3										3	Coyne	6	6
			7	4	6					2	1
			1	1				3	Coyne	6	6
	3	Coyne	6	6																		3	Coyne	5	6	4
			w/o																			2	Wynne	7	4	6
										6	6
			2	2				8		4	1
	8		6	6													0	1
			6	1											2	Wynne	6	6
			8	6						0	4
								2	Wynne	6	6

External links[]

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