1936 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Joan Hartigan defeated Nancye Wynne 6–4, 6–4, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1936 Australian Championships.

Women's singles
1936 Australian Championships
Champion	Joan Hartigan
Runner-up	Nancye Wynne
Score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	24
Seeds	8

Seeds

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

Thelma Coyne (semifinals)
Joan Hartigan (champion)
Nell Hopman (quarterfinals)
Dorothy Stevenson (second round)
May Blick (semifinals)
Nancye Wynne (finalist)
Gwen Griffiths (quarterfinals)
May Hardcastle (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals

	2	Joan Hartigan	6	6

	7	Gwen Griffiths	1	4
								2	Joan Hartigan	7	6

								5	May Blick	5	3
	5	May Blick	5	6	6

		Joan Walters	7	1	1
															2	Joan Hartigan	6	6

															6	Nancye Wynne	4	4
	6	Nancye Wynne	3	6	6

	3	Nell Hopman	6	3	4
								6	Nancye Wynne	1	7	7

								1	Thelma Coyne	6	5	5
	1	Thelma Coyne	6	8

	8	May Hardcastle	2	6

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	2	Joan Hartigan	6	9
		Jean Wilson	2	7				2	Joan Hartigan	6	6
		Kath Woodward	6	6					Kath Woodward	1	4
		Betty Ward	2	3											2	Joan Hartigan	6	6
	7	Gwen Griffiths	6	6											7	Gwen Griffiths	1	4
		Edna Collison	1	2				7	Gwen Griffiths	6	4	6
		Truda Cox	6	6					Truda Cox	3	6	3
		Yutha Thiemeyer	3	3																		2	Joan Hartigan	7	6
																						5	May Blick	5	3
								5	May Blick	10	7
									Birdie Bond	8	5
															5	May Blick	5	6	6
																Joan Walters	7	1	1
									Joan Walters	6	7
								4	Dot Stevenson	4	5

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	6	Nancye Wynne	6	6
		Pearl Stern	0	1				6	Nancye Wynne	6	4	7
		Dorothy Weston	6	6					Dorothy Weston	0	6	5
		Ruby Skinner	2	2											6	Nancye Wynne	3	6	6
	3	Nell Hopman	6	6											3	Nell Hopman	6	3	4
		Edie Niemeyer	4	0				3	Nell Hopman	6	6
		Kathleen Le Messurier	6	6					Kathleen Le Messurier	2	3
		Molly Carter	0	1																		6	Nancye Wynne	1	7	7
																						1	Thelma Coyne	6	5	5
								1	Thelma Coyne	6	6
									Gwen Stevenson	1	2
															1	Thelma Coyne	6	8
															8	May Hardcastle	2	6
								8	May Hardcastle	7	6
									Sadie Berryman	5	4

See also

1936 Australian Championships – Men's singles

References

Source for the draw at ausopen.com

External links

Source for seedings and the draw
Source for the first-round results
Source for the second-round results

Australian Open women's singles drawsheets
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Australian Open women's singles champions

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