1950 Australian Championships - Women's Singles
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The 1950 Australian Championships was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor grass courts
in Melbourne
, Australia
. Louise Brough
defeated Doris Hart
, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1950 Australian Championships
.
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor grass courts
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
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, Australia
Australia
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. Louise Brough
Louise Brough
Althea Louise Brough Clapp was a World No. 1 American female tennis player.-Biography:She was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma but moved to Beverly Hills, California when she was four years old. She was taught by Dick Skeen and had a classic forehand and backhand and a paralyzing American twist...
defeated Doris Hart
Doris Hart
Doris Hart is a former World No. 1 American female tennis player.As a child, she suffered from osteomyelitis, which resulted in a permanently impaired right leg...
, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1950 Australian Championships
1950 Australian Championships (tennis)
List of Champions of the 1950 Australian Championships :-Men's Singles: Frank Sedgman defeated Ken McGregor 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-1-Women's Singles: Louise Brough Clapp defeated Doris Hart 6-4, 3-6, 6-4...
.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Louise BroughLouise Brough
Althea Louise Brough Clapp was a World No. 1 American female tennis player.-Biography:She was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma but moved to Beverly Hills, California when she was four years old. She was taught by Dick Skeen and had a classic forehand and backhand and a paralyzing American twist...
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Louise BroughLouise BroughAlthea Louise Brough Clapp was a World No. 1 American female tennis player.-Biography:She was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma but moved to Beverly Hills, California when she was four years old. She was taught by Dick Skeen and had a classic forehand and backhand and a paralyzing American twist...
(Champion)- Doris HartDoris HartDoris Hart is a former World No. 1 American female tennis player.As a child, she suffered from osteomyelitis, which resulted in a permanently impaired right leg...
(Finalist) 
Nancye Bolton (Semifinalist)- Joyce FitchJoyce FitchJoyce Fitch Rymer is a former tennis player from Australia who reached the women's singles final of the 1946 Australian Championships, losing to Nancye Wynne Bolton 6–4, 6–4. She teamed with Mary Bevis Hawton to win the women's doubles title at the 1946 Australian Championships, defeating Bolton...
(Semifinalist) - Thelma Long (Quarterfinalist)
- Mary Hawton (Quarterfinalist)
- Nell Hopman (Quarterfinalist)
- Esme Ashford (Second round)