View source for 1954 Australian Championships – Women's singles

{{GrandSlamEvents|1954|Australian Championships|
 | champ  = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Thelma Long]]
 | runner = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jenny Staley]]
 | score  = 6–3, 6–4
 | draw = 32
 | seeds = 10
 | before_name = Australian Championships – Women's singles
 | after_name = Australian Championships – Women's singles
}}

First-seeded [[Thelma Long]] defeated [[Jenny Staley]] 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the [[1954 Australian Championships (tennis)|1954 Australian Championships]].

==Seeds==
The seeded players are listed below. [[Thelma Long]] is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
{{colbegin}}
# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Thelma Long]] ''('''champion''')''
# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mary Hawton]] ''(semifinals)''
# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jenny Staley]] ''(finalist)''
# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Beryl Penrose]] ''(second round)''
# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Helen Angwin]] ''(second round)''
# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Norma Ellis]] ''(first round)''
# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Fay Muller]] ''(second round)''
# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dorn Fogarty]] ''(first round)''
# {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Hazel Redick-Smith]] ''(quarterfinals)''
# {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Julia Wipplinger]] ''(first round)''
{{colend}}

==Draw==

===Key===
* Q = [[Qualifier (tennis)|Qualifier]]
* WC = [[wild card (tennis)|Wild card]]
* LL = [[Lucky loser]]
* r = [[Retired (tennis)|Retired]]

===Finals===
{{8TeamBracket-Tennis3
| team-width=150
| RD3-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Thelma Long]]'''
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jenny Staley]]
| RD3-seed2=3
| RD3-score1-1='''6'''
| RD3-score2-1=3
| RD3-score1-2='''6'''
| RD3-score2-2=4
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Thelma Long]]'''
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mary Carter Reitano|Mary Carter]]
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-score1-1='''6'''
| RD2-score2-1=2
| RD2-score1-2='''6'''
| RD2-score2-2=3
| RD2-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Jenny Staley]]'''
| RD2-seed3=3
| RD2-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mary Hawton]]
| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-score3-1='''6'''
| RD2-score4-1=1
| RD2-score3-2='''6'''
| RD2-score4-2=1
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Thelma Long]]'''
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nell Hopman]]
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-score1-1='''6'''
| RD1-score2-1=0
| RD1-score1-2='''6'''
| RD1-score2-2=0
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Loris Nichols]]
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Mary Carter Reitano|Mary Carter]]'''
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-score3-1=5
| RD1-score4-1='''7'''
| RD1-score3-2=4
| RD1-score4-2='''6'''
| RD1-team5={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Hazel Redick-Smith]]
| RD1-seed5=9
| RD1-team6={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Jenny Staley]]'''
| RD1-seed6=3
| RD1-score5-1=8
| RD1-score6-1='''10'''
| RD1-score5-2='''7'''
| RD1-score6-2=5
| RD1-score5-3=3
| RD1-score6-3='''6'''
| RD1-team7={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Barbara Warby]]
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team8={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Mary Hawton]]'''
| RD1-seed8=2
| RD1-score7-1=4
| RD1-score8-1='''6'''
| RD1-score7-2=3
| RD1-score8-2='''6'''
}}

===Earlier rounds===

====Section 1====
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Thelma Long|Long]]'''
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mary Carter Reitano|Carter]]
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-score01-1='''6'''
| RD4-score02-1=2
| RD4-score01-2='''6'''
| RD4-score02-2=3
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Thelma Long|Long]]'''
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nell Hopman|Hopman]]
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-score01-1='''6'''
| RD3-score02-1=0
| RD3-score01-2='''6'''
| RD3-score02-2=0
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Loris Nichols|Nichols]]
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Mary Carter Reitano|Carter]]'''
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-score03-1=5
| RD3-score04-1='''7'''
| RD3-score03-2=4
| RD3-score04-2='''6'''
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Thelma Long|Long]]'''
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gwen Bryant|Bryant]]
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-score01-1='''6'''
| RD2-score02-1=0
| RD2-score01-2='''6'''
| RD2-score02-2=4
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Nell Hopman|Hopman]]'''
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret H. O'Donnell|O'Donnell]]
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-score04-1=w/o
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Beryl Penrose|Penrose]]
| RD2-seed05=4
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Loris Nichols|Nichols]]'''
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-score05-1=4
| RD2-score06-1='''6'''
| RD2-score05-2='''6'''
| RD2-score06-2=2
| RD2-score05-3=4
| RD2-score06-3='''6'''
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Helen Angwin|Angwin]]
| RD2-seed07=5
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Mary Carter Reitano|Carter]]'''
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-score07-1=4
| RD2-score08-1='''6'''
| RD2-score07-2=4
| RD2-score08-2='''6'''
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Thelma Long|Long]]'''
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kay Newcombe|Newcombe]]
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1='''6'''
| RD1-score02-1=1
| RD1-score01-2='''6'''
| RD1-score02-2=1
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Gwen Bryant|Bryant]]'''
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} [[A. Fulton|Fulton]]
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-score03-1='''6'''
| RD1-score04-1=2
| RD1-score03-2='''6'''
| RD1-score04-2=0
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Nell Hopman|Hopman]]'''
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dorn Fogarty|Fogarty]]
| RD1-seed06=8
| RD1-score05-1='''6'''
| RD1-score06-1=2
| RD1-score05-2='''6'''
| RD1-score06-2=2
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Margaret H. O'Donnell|O'Donnell]]'''
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|NZL}} [[Judy Burke|Burke]]
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-score08-1=w/o
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Beryl Penrose|Penrose]]'''
| RD1-seed09=4
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUS}} [[B. Franklin (tennis)|Franklin]]
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1='''6'''
| RD1-score10-1=2
| RD1-score09-2='''6'''
| RD1-score10-2=1
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Loris Nichols|Nichols]]'''
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dawn McCamley|McCamley]]
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1='''8'''
| RD1-score12-1=6
| RD1-score11-2='''6'''
| RD1-score12-2=3
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Helen Angwin|Angwin]]'''
| RD1-seed13=5
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alison Hattersley|Hattersley]]
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1='''6'''
| RD1-score14-1=2
| RD1-score13-2='''6'''
| RD1-score14-2=2
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Mary Carter Reitano|Carter]]'''
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Julia Wipplinger|Wipplinger]]
| RD1-seed16=10
| RD1-score15-1='''6'''
| RD1-score16-1=1
| RD1-score15-2='''8'''
| RD1-score16-2=6
}}

====Section 2====
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Jenny Staley|Staley]]'''
| RD4-seed01=3
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mary Hawton|Hawton]]
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-score01-1='''6'''
| RD4-score02-1=1
| RD4-score01-2='''6'''
| RD4-score02-2=1
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Hazel Redick-Smith|Redick-Smith]]
| RD3-seed01=9
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Jenny Staley|Staley]]'''
| RD3-seed02=3
| RD3-score01-1=8
| RD3-score02-1='''10'''
| RD3-score01-2='''7'''
| RD3-score02-2=5
| RD3-score01-3=3
| RD3-score02-3='''6'''
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Barbara Warby|Warby]]
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Mary Hawton|Hawton]]'''
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-score03-1=4
| RD3-score04-1='''6'''
| RD3-score03-2=3
| RD3-score04-2='''6'''
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} '''[[Hazel Redick-Smith|Redick-Smith]]'''
| RD2-seed01=9
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Fay Muller|Muller]]
| RD2-seed02=7
| RD2-score01-1=4
| RD2-score02-1='''6'''
| RD2-score01-2='''7'''
| RD2-score02-2=5
| RD2-score01-3='''6'''
| RD2-score02-3=4
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alison Baker (tennis)|Baker]]
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Jenny Staley|Staley]]'''
| RD2-seed04=3
| RD2-score03-1=2
| RD2-score04-1='''6'''
| RD2-score03-2=3
| RD2-score04-2='''6'''
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Clare Proctor|Proctor]]
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Barbara Warby|Warby]]'''
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-score05-1='''7'''
| RD2-score06-1=5
| RD2-score05-2=1
| RD2-score06-2='''6'''
| RD2-score05-3=0
| RD2-score06-3='''6'''
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Daphne Seeney|Seeney]]
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Mary Hawton|Hawton]]'''
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-score07-1=3
| RD2-score08-1='''6'''
| RD2-score07-2=3
| RD2-score08-2='''6'''
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} '''[[Hazel Redick-Smith|Redick-Smith]]'''
| RD1-seed01=9
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret Hellyer|Hellyer]]
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1='''6'''
| RD1-score02-1=3
| RD1-score01-2='''6'''
| RD1-score02-2=4
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Fay Muller|Muller]]'''
| RD1-seed03=7
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Marie Martin|Martin]]
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-score03-1='''6'''
| RD1-score04-1=3
| RD1-score03-2='''6'''
| RD1-score04-2=0
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Alison Baker (tennis)|Baker]]'''
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Yvonne Wells|Wells]]
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-score05-1=3
| RD1-score06-1='''6'''
| RD1-score05-2='''6'''
| RD1-score06-2=1
| RD1-score05-3='''6'''
| RD1-score06-3=4
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Jenny Staley|Staley]]'''
| RD1-seed07=3
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jennifer Edmondson (tennis)|Edmondson]]
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-score07-1='''6'''
| RD1-score08-1=1
| RD1-score07-2='''6'''
| RD1-score08-2=2
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Clare Proctor|Proctor]]'''
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gwen Thiele|Thiele]]
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1='''7'''
| RD1-score10-1=5
| RD1-score09-2=2
| RD1-score10-2='''6'''
| RD1-score09-3='''6'''
| RD1-score10-3=3
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Barbara Warby|Warby]]'''
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Norma Ellis|Ellis]]
| RD1-seed12=6
| RD1-score11-1='''6'''
| RD1-score12-1=4
| RD1-score11-2='''7'''
| RD1-score12-2=5
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Daphne Seeney|Seeney]]'''
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Helen Taylor (tennis)|Taylor]]
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1='''6'''
| RD1-score14-1=0
| RD1-score13-2='''6'''
| RD1-score14-2=3
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Mary Hawton|Hawton]]'''
| RD1-seed15=2
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Pat Parmenter|Parmenter]]
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-score15-1='''6'''
| RD1-score16-1=2
| RD1-score15-2='''6'''
| RD1-score16-2=0
}}

==External links==
* {{Australianopendraws|year=1954|type=LS}}

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