title: 1928 Australian Championships – Women's singles
text: # 1928 Australian Championships – Women's singles
  
  Daphne Akhurst defeated Esna Boyd 7–5, 6–2, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1928 Australian Championships.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The seeded players are listed below. Daphne Akhurst is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  
  * Esna Boyd (finalist)
  * Daphne Akhurst (champion)
  * Louie Bickerton (semifinals)
  * Sylvia Harper (second 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Daphne Akhurst | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Dorothy Weston | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Dorothy Weston | 1 | 2 | | 2 | Daphne Akhurst | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Meryl O'Hara Wood | 2 | 5 | | | | |
  | | Meryl O'Hara Wood | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Meryl O'Hara Wood | 2 | 5 | | | | |
  | | Kathleen Le Messurier | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kathleen Le Messurier | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | 2 | Daphne Akhurst | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Esna Boyd | 5 | 2 |
  | 1 | Esna Boyd | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Esna Boyd | 5 | 2 |
  | | Mall Molesworth | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mall Molesworth | 5 | 2 | | 1 | Esna Boyd | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | Louis Bickerton | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Pattie Meaney | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Louis Bickerton | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | 3 | Louie Bickerton | 4 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 2 | Daphne Akhurst | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Nell Lloyd | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Akhurst | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Weston | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Dorothy Weston | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Gwen Waterhouse | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Akhurst | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | O'Hara Wood | 2 | 5 |
  | | | | | | Meryl O'Hara Wood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Coral Buttsworth | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | O'Hara Wood | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Kathleen Le Messurier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Le Messurier | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Edith Freudenstein | 0 | 0 | | Le Messurier | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Sylvia Harper | 6 | 6 | 4 | Harper | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Floris Conway | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 1 | Esna Boyd | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Marjorie Cox | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | 1 | Boyd | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Molesworth | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Mall Molesworth | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Iris Luckie | 10 | 9 | 6 | | Luckie | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Grace Paterson | 8 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Boyd | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Bickerton | 2 | 3 |
  | | | | | | Pattie Meaney | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Dorothy Dingle | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Meaney | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | 3 | Bickerton | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | 3 | Louie Bickerton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Birdie Bond | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  