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1940 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

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Champion
  
Nancye Wynne

Final score
  
5–7, 6–4, 6–0

Doubles
  
men

Runner-up
  
Thelma Coyne

Singles
  
men

Nancye Wynne defeated Thelma Coyne 5–7, 6–4, 6–0 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1940 Australian Championships.

Contents

Seeds

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

  1. Nancye Wynne (Champion)
  2. Thelma Coyne (Finalist)
  3. Nell Hopman (Semifinalist)
  4. May Hardcastle (Quarterfinalist)
  5. Joan Hartigan (Semifinalist)
  6. Alison Hattersley (Quarterfinalist)
  7. Gwen O'Halloran (Quarterfinalist)
  8. Constance Coate (Quarterfinalist)

Key

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

    • References

    1940 Australian Championships – Women's Singles Wikipedia
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