First-seeded
Doris Hart defeated
Nancye Bolton 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the
1949 Australian Championships.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Doris Hart is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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Doris Hart ''(champion)''
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Nancye Bolton ''(finalist)''
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Thelma Long
Thelma Dorothy Coyne Long (née Coyne; 14 October 1918 – 13 April 2015) was an Australian tennis player and one of the female players who dominated Australian tennis from the mid-1930s to the 1950s. During her career she won 19 Grand Sla ...
''(semifinals)''
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Joyce Fitch ''(second round)''
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Mary Hawton
Mary Renetta Hawton (née Bevis; 4 September 1924 – 18 January 1981) was a tennis player from Australia. Her career ranged from the 1940s to the 1950s.
Hawton won the women's doubles title at the Australian Championships five times. In 1958 ...
''(quarterfinals)''
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Sadie Newcombe ''(quarterfinals)''
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Esme Ashford ''(second round)''
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Dulcie Whittaker ''(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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