1950 Australian Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Louise Brough defeated Doris Hart, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1950 Australian Championships. The event was played on outdoor grass courts in Melbourne, Australia.

Women's singles
1950 Australian Championships
Champion	Louise Brough
Runner-up	Doris Hart
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Seeds

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

Louise Brough (champion)
Doris Hart (finalist)
Nancye Bolton (semifinals)
Joyce Fitch (semifinals)
Thelma Long (quarterfinals)
Mary Hawton (quarterfinals)
Nell Hopman (quarterfinals)
Esme Ashford (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals

	1	Louise Brough	6	6

		Sadie Newcombe	2	2
								1	Louise Brough	6	6

								4	Joyce Fitch	4	4
	4	Joyce Fitch	7	0	6

	5	Thelma Long	5	6	4
															1	Louise Brough	6	3	6

															2	Doris Hart	4	6	4
	6	Mary Hawton	0	2

	3	Nancye Bolton	6	6
								3	Nancye Bolton	2	3

								2	Doris Hart	6	6
	7	Nell Hopman	0	1

	2	Doris Hart	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	1	L Brough	6	6
		L Nichols	0	0				1	L Brough	6	6
		D Jenkins	6	6					D Jenkins	1	2
		J Spehr-Jones	1	1											1	L Brough	6	6
	8	E Ashford	3	9	6											S Newcombe	2	2
		M Wallis	6	7	1			8	E Ashford	3	4
		S Newcombe	6	6					S Newcombe	6	6
		N Ellis	2	1																		1	L Brough	6	6
	4	J Fitch	6	6																		4	J Fitch	4	4
		F Chamberlin	3	1				4	J Fitch	6	6
		G Thiele	6	7					G Thiele	3	4
		R Strahan	3	5											4	J Fitch	7	0	6
	5	T Long	6	6											5	T Long	5	6	4
		R Lemke	0	1				5	T Long	6	6
		J Warnock							J Warnock	2	1
		P Finn	w/o

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

		M Toomey	6	7
		S Jackson	2	5					M Toomey	3	6
	6	M Hawton	6	6				6	M Hawton	6	8
		M Exelby	2	2											6	M Hawton	0	2
		C Borelli													3	N Bolton	6	6
		B Penrose	w/o						C Borelli	0	0
	3	Bolton	6	6				3	N Bolton	6	6
		PCunningham	0	0																		3	N Bolton	2	3
		B McIntyre																				2	D Hart	6	6
		G Bryant	w/o						B McIntyre	6	2
	7	N Hopman	6	6				7	N Hopman	8	6
		E Robertson	3	1											7	N Hopman	0	1
		C Proctor	6	6											2	D Hart	6	6
		P Southcombe	4	3					C Proctor	2	3
	2	D Hart	6	6				2	D Hart	6	6
		D Moran	2	2

External links

Source for the draw at ausopen.com

Australian Open women's singles drawsheets
Pre Open Era	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941–1945 (WWII) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
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Australian Open women's singles champions

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