title: 1954 Australian Championships – Women's singles
text: # 1954 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.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The seeded players are listed below. Thelma Long is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  
  * Thelma Long (champion)
  * Mary Hawton (semifinals)
  * Jenny Staley (finalist)
  * Beryl Penrose (second round)
  * Helen Angwin (second round)
  * Norma Ellis (first round)
  * Fay Muller (second round)
  * Dorn Fogarty (first round)
  * Hazel Redick-Smith (quarterfinals)
  * Julia Wipplinger (first round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * r = Retired
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Thelma Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nell Hopman | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nell Hopman | 0 | 0 | | 1 | Thelma Long | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Mary Carter | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Loris Nichols | 5 | 4 | | | Mary Carter | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Mary Carter | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mary Carter | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Thelma Long | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Jenny Staley | 3 | 4 |
  | 9 | Hazel Redick-Smith | 8 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Jenny Staley | 3 | 4 |
  | 3 | Jenny Staley | 10 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Jenny Staley | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | Jenny Staley | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Mary Hawton | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  | | Barbara Warby | 4 | 3 | | 2 | Mary Hawton | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  | 2 | Mary Hawton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Earlier rounds
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Newcombe | 1 | 1 | 1 | Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Bryant | 6 | 6 | | Bryant | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Fulton | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | Long | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Hopman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Hopman | 0 | 0 | | | | |
  | 8 | Fogarty | 2 | 2 | | Hopman | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O'Donnell | | | | O'Donnell | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Burke | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Long | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | Penrose | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Carter | 2 | 3 |
  | | Franklin | 2 | 1 | 4 | Penrose | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nichols | 8 | 6 | | Nichols | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | McCamley | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | Nichols | 5 | 4 | | | | |
  | 5 | Angwin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Carter | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Hattersley | 2 | 2 | 5 | Angwin | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Carter | 6 | 8 | | Carter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Wipplinger | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | Redick-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hellyer | 3 | 4 | | 9 | Redick-Smith | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Muller | 6 | 6 | | 7 | Muller | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Martin | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 9 | Redick-Smith | 8 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Baker | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Staley | 10 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Wells | 6 | 1 | 4 | | Baker | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Staley | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Staley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Edmondson | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Staley | 6 | 6 |
  | | Proctor | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hawton | 1 | 1 |
  | | Thiele | 5 | 6 | 3 | | Proctor | 7 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Warby | 6 | 7 | | | Warby | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Ellis | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | Warby | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Seeney | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Hawton | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Taylor | 0 | 3 | | | Seeney | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Hawton | 6 | 6 | | 2 | Hawton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Parmenter | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  