1939 Australian Championships - Women's Singles

1939 Australian Championships - Women's Singles

Emily Hood Westacott defeated Nell Hopman 6–1 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1939 Australian Championships.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below...

Seeds

1.   John Bromwich
   John Bromwich
   John Edward Bromwich was a male tennis player from Australia who, along with his countryman Vivian McGrath, was one of the first great players to use a two-handed forehand....
   
    (Champion)
2.   Adrian Quist
   Adrian Quist
   Adrian Karl Quist was an Australian male tennis player.-Biography:Adrian Quist was born in Medindie, South Australia. The tennis legend grew up in Adelaide and once played Harry Hopman, however he lost, only because he gave Hopman a head start...
   
    (Finalist)
3.   Harry Hopman
   Harry Hopman
   Henry Christian Hopman, CBE was a world-acclaimed Australian-American tennis player and coach, born in Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, and soon moving to Parramatta, a city adjoining Sydney and now effectively a suburb of the metropolis.Hopman was a student at Rosehill Public Primary school...
   
    (Quarterfinalist)
4.   Jack Crawford (Semifinalist)
5.   Leonard Schwartz (Second round)
6.   Vivian McGrath
   Vivian McGrath
   Vivian Erzerum Bede "Viv" McGrath was an Australian tennis champion of the 1930s. Along with John Bromwich, he was one of the first great players to use a two-handed backhand. His name was pronounced "McGraw"....
   
    (Semifinalist)
7.   Donald Turnbull (Quarterfinalist)
8.   Jack Harper (First round)

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

Finals

Section 1

Section 2

External links

• 1939 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw