1946 Australian Championships - Women's Singles

1946 Australian Championships - Women's Singles

Nancye Bolton defeated Joyce Fitch 6–4 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1946 Australian Championships.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below...

Seeds

1.   John Bromwich
   John Bromwich
   John Edward Bromwich was a male tennis player from Australia who, along with his countryman Vivian McGrath, was one of the first great players to use a two-handed forehand....
   
    (Champion)
2.   Adrian Quist
   Adrian Quist
   Adrian Karl Quist was an Australian male tennis player.-Biography:Adrian Quist was born in Medindie, South Australia. The tennis legend grew up in Adelaide and once played Harry Hopman, however he lost, only because he gave Hopman a head start...
   
    (Semifinalist)
3.   Dinny Pails
   Dinny Pails
   Dennis "Dinny" Pails was a former Australian tennis champion.Pails won the men's singles championship at the Australian Championships tennis tournament in 1947. Pails, an Australian who was born in Great Britain, defeated John Bromwich in the final in five sets: 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 8–6...
   
    (Finalist)
4.   Harry Hopman
   Harry Hopman
   Henry Christian Hopman, CBE was a world-acclaimed Australian-American tennis player and coach, born in Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, and soon moving to Parramatta, a city adjoining Sydney and now effectively a suburb of the metropolis.Hopman was a student at Rosehill Public Primary school...
   
    (Quarterfinalist)
5.   Jack Crawford (Third round)
6.   Geoffrey Brown (Semifinalist)
7.   Lionel Brodie (Quarterfinalist)
8.   Jack Harper (Quarterfinalist)

Key

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

Finals

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

External links

• 1946 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw