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1940 Australian Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Nancye Wynne defeated Thelma Coyne 5–7, 6–4, 6–0 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1940 Australian Championships.

Seeds

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

  1. AUS Nancye Wynne (champion)
  2. AUS Thelma Coyne (finalist)
  3. AUS Nell Hopman (semifinals)
  4. AUS May Hardcastle (quarterfinals)
  5. AUS Joan Hartigan (semifinals)
  6. AUS Alison Hattersley (quarterfinals)
  7. AUS Gwen O'Halloran (quarterfinals)
  8. AUS Constance Coate (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

| team-width=150 | score-width=15

| RD3-team2=AUS Nancye Wynne | RD3-seed2=1 | RD3-team1=AUS Thelma Coyne | RD3-seed1=2 | RD3-score2-1=5 | RD3-score1-1=7 | RD3-score2-2=6 | RD3-score1-2=4 | RD3-score2-3=6 | RD3-score1-3=0 | RD2-team3=AUS Joan Hartigan | RD2-seed3=5 | RD2-team4=AUS Nancye Wynne | RD2-seed4=1 | RD2-score3-1=0 | RD2-score4-1=6 | RD2-score3-2=6 | RD2-score4-2=3 | RD2-score3-3=1 | RD2-score4-3=6 | RD2-team2=AUS Nell Hopman | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team1=AUS Thelma Coyne | RD2-seed1=2 | RD2-score2-1=4 | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score2-2=6 | RD2-score1-2=2 | RD2-score2-3=3 | RD2-score1-3=6 | RD1-team5=AUS Joan Hartigan | RD1-seed5=5 | RD1-team6=AUS May Hardcastle | RD1-seed6=4 | RD1-score5-1=6 | RD1-score6-1=2 | RD1-score5-2=6 | RD1-score6-2=3 | RD1-team7=AUS Gwen O'Halloran | RD1-seed7=7 | RD1-team8=AUS Nancye Wynne | RD1-seed8=1 | RD1-score7-1=0 | RD1-score8-1=6 | RD1-score7-2=3 | RD1-score8-2=6 | RD1-team4=AUS Alison Hattersley | RD1-seed4=6 | RD1-team3=AUS Nell Hopman | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-score4-1=3 | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score4-2=4 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-team2=AUS Constance Coate | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-team1=AUS Thelma Coyne | RD1-seed1=2 | RD1-score2-1=1 | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-2=3 | RD1-score1-2=6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| score-width=15

| RD4-team2=AUS Hopman | RD4-seed2=3 | RD4-team1=AUS Coyne | RD4-seed1=2 | RD4-score2-1=4 | RD4-score1-1=6 | RD4-score2-2=6 | RD4-score1-2=2 | RD4-score2-3=3 | RD4-score1-3=6 | RD3-team4=AUS Hattersley | RD3-seed4=6 | RD3-team3=AUS Hopman | RD3-seed3=3 | RD3-score4-1=3 | RD3-score3-1=6 | RD3-score4-2=4 | RD3-score3-2=6 | RD3-team2=AUS Coate | RD3-seed2=8 | RD3-team1=AUS Coyne | RD3-seed1=2 | RD3-score2-1=1 | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score2-2=3 | RD3-score1-2=6 | RD2-team8=AUS Niemeyer | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team7=AUS Hattersley | RD2-seed7=6 | RD2-score8-1=1 | RD2-score7-1=6 | RD2-score8-2=6 | RD2-score7-2=4 | RD2-score8-3=6 | RD2-score7-3=8 | RD2-team6=AUS Clark | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team5=AUS Hopman | RD2-seed5=3 | RD2-score6-1=0 | RD2-score5-1=6 | RD2-score6-2=1 | RD2-score5-2=6 | RD2-team3=AUS Coate | RD2-seed3=8 | RD2-team4=AUS Lack | RD2-seed4= | RD2-score3-1=6 | RD2-score4-1=2 | RD2-score3-2=6 | RD2-score4-2=8 | RD2-score3-3=6 | RD2-score4-3=3 | RD2-team2=AUS Burke | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team1=AUS Coyne | RD2-seed1=2 | RD2-score2-1=0 | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score2-2=1 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD1-team15=AUS Niemeyer | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=AUS Gosbell | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=2 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=4 | RD1-team13=AUS Hattersley | RD1-seed13=6 | RD1-team14=AUS Chapman | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=1 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=2 | RD1-team11=AUS Rice | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=AUS Turner | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=n/a

Section 2

| score-width=15

| RD4-team1=AUS Hartigan | RD4-seed1=5 | RD4-team2=AUS Wynne | RD4-seed2=1 | RD4-score1-1=0 | RD4-score2-1=6 | RD4-score1-2=6 | RD4-score2-2=3 | RD4-score1-3=1 | RD4-score2-3=6 | RD3-team1=AUS Hartigan | RD3-seed1=5 | RD3-team2=AUS Hardcastle | RD3-seed2=4 | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score2-1=2 | RD3-score1-2=6 | RD3-score2-2=3 | RD3-team3=AUS O'Halloran | RD3-seed3=7 | RD3-team4=AUS Wynne | RD3-seed4=1 | RD3-score3-1=0 | RD3-score4-1=6 | RD3-score3-2=3 | RD3-score4-2=6 | RD2-team2=AUS Brooker | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team1=AUS Hartigan | RD2-seed1=5 | RD2-score2-1=2 | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score2-2=2 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-team4=AUS Lewin | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team3=AUS Hardcastle | RD2-seed3=4 | RD2-score4-1=2 | RD2-score3-1=6 | RD2-score4-2=16 | RD2-score3-2=18 | RD2-team5=AUS Stebbing | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team6=AUS O'Halloran | RD2-seed6=7 | RD2-score5-1=1 | RD2-score6-1=6 | RD2-score5-2=7 | RD2-score6-2=9 | RD2-team7=AUS Griffiths | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team8=AUS Wynne | RD2-seed8=1 | RD2-score8-1=6 | RD2-score7-1=0 | RD2-score8-2=6 | RD2-score7-2=0 | RD1-team11=AUS O'Halloran | RD1-seed11=7 | RD1-team12=AUS Manzie | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=0 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=0 | RD1-team13=AUS Berg | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS Jenkins | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=n/a

References

  1. (10 January 1940). "Australian Tennis Titles". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
  2. (19 January 1940). "Tennis Titles". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
  3. (22 January 1940). "Results of Matches". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
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