Sixth-seeded
Emily Hood Westacott
Emily Hood Westacott (''née'' Hood; 6 May 1910– 9 October 1980), was an Australian female tennis player in the 1930s.
In 1930 she won the national junior singles and doubles titles as well as the doubles title with Margaret Molesworth. Due t ...
defeated
Nell Hopman 6–1, 6–2, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the
1939 Australian Championships held in
Melbourne
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Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Emily Westacott is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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Nancye Wynne ''(second round)''
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Thelma Coyne ''(semifinals)''
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Nell Hopman ''(finalist)''
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Joan Hartigan
Joan Marcia Bathurst (née Hartigan; 6 June 1912 – 31 August 2000) was an Australian Champion tennis player.
Early life and education
Joan Marcia Hartigan was born in Sydney, the daughter of Thomas Joseph (Tom) Hartigan, a railways commissio ...
''(semifinals)''
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Dorothy Stevenson ''(second round)''
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Emily Hood Westacott
Emily Hood Westacott (''née'' Hood; 6 May 1910– 9 October 1980), was an Australian female tennis player in the 1930s.
In 1930 she won the national junior singles and doubles titles as well as the doubles title with Margaret Molesworth. Due t ...
''(champion)''
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May Hardcastle ''(quarterfinals)''
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Sadie Berryman ''(quarterfinals)''
Draw
Key
* Q =
Qualifier
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* WC =
Wild card
* LL =
Lucky loser
A lucky loser is a sports competitor (player or team) who loses a match in a knockout tournament or loses in qualifying, but who then enters the main draw, usually when another competitor withdraws during the tournament because of illness, injury ...
* r =
Retired
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Many people choose to retire when they are elderly or incapable of doing their j ...
Finals
Earlier rounds
Section 1
Section 2
External links
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