title: 1937 Australian Championships – Women's singles
text: # 1937 Australian Championships – Women's singles
  
  Second-seeded Nancye Wynne defeated Emily Hood Westacott 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1937 Australian Championships.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The seeded players are listed below. Nancye Wynne is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  
  * Joan Hartigan (quarterfinals)
  * Nancye Wynne (champion)
  * Thelma Coyne (semifinals)
  * Nell Hopman (second round)
  * May Hardcastle (second round)
  * Dorothy Stevenson (semifinals)
  * Emily Hood Westacott (finalist)
  * Gwen O'Halloran (second round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * r = Retired
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Joan Hartigan | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Dorothy Stevenson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Dorothy Stevenson | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Dorothy Stevenson | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | Emily Hood Westacott | 3 | 8 | 9 | | | | | |
  | | Margaret Wilson | 5 | 6 | | 7 | Emily Hood Westacott | 3 | 8 | 9 | | | | | |
  | 7 | Emily Hood Westacott | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Emily Hood Westacott | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | 7 | Emily Hood Westacott | 3 | 7 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nancye Wynne | 6 | 5 | 6 |
  | | Vera Selwin | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nancye Wynne | 6 | 5 | 6 |
  | 3 | Thelma Coyne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Thelma Coyne | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Thelma Coyne | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Nancye Wynne | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Sadie Berryman | 0 | 1 | | 2 | Nancye Wynne | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 2 | Nancye Wynne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Earlier rounds
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | 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 | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Graham | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 1 | Hartigan | 7 | 6 | | 1 | Hartigan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Singleton | w/o | | | | Blick | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Blick | | | | | | | | 1 | Hartigan | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Coate | 0 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | Stevenson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Stevenson | 6 | 9 | | 6 | Stevenson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | McColl | 9 | 1 | 2 | | Webb | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Webb | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Stevenson | 6 | 6 | 7 |
  | | Vickery | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Westacott | 3 | 8 | 9 |
  | 4 | Hopman | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Hopman | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Rice | 5 | 6 | 3 | | Wilson | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Wilson | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | Wilson | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Dingle | 5 | 0 | | | | | | 7 | Westacott | 7 | 8 | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Westacott | 7 | 6 | | 7 | Westacott | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hattersley | 7 | 4 | | | Stebbing | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Stebbing | 9 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Peach | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Selwin | 6 | 6 | | | Selwin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Carter | 2 | 0 | | 5 | Hardcastle | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Hardcastle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Selwin | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Wilson | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | Coyne | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Stevenson | 7 | 4 | 6 | | Stevenson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Farrell | 1 | 1 | | 3 | Coyne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Coyne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Coyne | 5 | 6 | 4 |
  | | Stern | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Wynne | 7 | 4 | 6 |
  | | Berryman | | | | | Berryman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Moran | 2 | 2 | | 8 | O'Halloran | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | O'Halloran | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Berryman | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Hunt | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | Wynne | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Menzies | 8 | 6 | | | Menzies | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Wynne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  