1936 Australian Championships – Women's singles

April 2026 1936 Australian Championships AUS Joan Hartigan AUS Nancye Wynne 6–4, 6–4 24 8 Australian Championships – Women's singles Australian Championships – Women's singles grand slam Joan Hartigan defeated Nancye Wynne 6–4, 6–4, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1936 Australian Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Joan Hartigan is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. AUS Thelma Coyne (semifinals) AUS Joan Hartigan (champion) AUS Nell Hopman (quarterfinals) AUS Dorothy Stevenson (second round) AUS May Blick (semifinals) AUS Nancye Wynne (finalist) AUS Gwen Griffiths (quarterfinals) AUS May Hardcastle (quarterfinals) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 185 15 AUS Joan Hartigan 2 AUS Nancye Wynne 6 6 4 6 4 AUS Joan Hartigan 2 AUS May Blick 5 7 5 6 3 AUS Nancye Wynne 6 AUS Thelma Coyne 1 1 6 7 5 7 5 AUS Joan Hartigan 2 AUS Gwen Griffiths 7 6 1 6 4 AUS May Blick 5 AUS Joan Walters 5 7 6 1 6 1 AUS Nancye Wynne 6 AUS Nell Hopman 3 3 6 6 3 6 4 AUS Thelma Coyne 1 AUS May Hardcastle 8 6 2 8 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals yes 4 185 15 2 AUS Joan Hartigan 6 9 AUS Jean Wilson 2 7 AUS Kath Woodward 6 6 AUS Betty Ward 2 3 7 AUS Gwen Griffiths 6 6 AUS Edna Collison 1 2 AUS Truda Cox 6 6 AUS Yutha Thiemeyer 3 3 2 AUS Joan Hartigan 6 6 AUS Kath Woodward 1 4 7 AUS Gwen Griffiths 6 4 6 AUS Truda Cox 3 6 3 5 AUS May Blick 10 7 AUS Birdie Bond 8 5 AUS Joan Walters 6 7 4 AUS Dot Stevenson 4 5 2 AUS Joan Hartigan 6 6 7 AUS Gwen Griffiths 1 4 5 AUS May Blick 5 6 6 AUS Joan Walters 7 1 1 2 AUS Joan Hartigan 7 6 5 AUS May Blick 5 3 Section 2 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals yes 4 185 15 6 AUS Nancye Wynne 6 6 AUS Pearl Stern 0 1 AUS Dorothy Weston 6 6 AUS Ruby Skinner 2 2 3 AUS Nell Hopman 6 6 AUS Edie Niemeyer 4 0 AUS Kathleen Le Messurier 6 6 AUS Molly Carter 0 1 6 AUS Nancye Wynne 6 4 7 AUS Dorothy Weston 0 6 5 3 AUS Nell Hopman 6 6 AUS Kathleen Le Messurier 2 3 1 AUS Thelma Coyne 6 6 AUS Gwen Stevenson 1 2 8 AUS May Hardcastle 7 6 AUS Sadie Berryman 5 4 6 AUS Nancye Wynne 3 6 6 3 AUS Nell Hopman 6 3 4 1 AUS Thelma Coyne 6 8 8 AUS May Hardcastle 2 6 6 AUS Nancye Wynne 1 7 7 1 AUS Thelma Coyne 6 5 5 See also 1936 Australian Championships – Men's singles References 1936 LS External links Source for seedings and the draw Source for the first-round results Source for the second-round results 1935 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1936 French Championships – Women's singles Category:1936 in women's tennis 1936 Category:1936 in Australian women's sport Women's Singles