title: 1951 Australian Championships – Women's singles
text: # 1951 Australian Championships – Women's singles
  
  First-seeded Nancye Bolton defeated Thelma Long 6–1, 7–5 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1951 Australian Championships.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The seeded players are listed below. Nancye Bolton is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  
  * Nancye Bolton (champion)
  * Joyce Fitch (semifinals)
  * Thelma Long (finalist)
  * Mary Hawton (quarterfinals)
  * Esme Ashford (semifinals)
  * Nell Hopman (quarterfinals)
  * Sadie Newcombe (second round)
  * Beryl Penrose (quarterfinals)
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nancye Bolton | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Beryl Penrose | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Beryl Penrose | 6 | 2 | | 1 | Nancye Bolton | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | Esme Ashford | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Mary Hawton | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Esme Ashford | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
  | 5 | Esme Ashford | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Esme Ashford | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Nancye Bolton | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Thelma Long | 1 | 5 |
  | 6 | Nell Hopman | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Thelma Long | 1 | 5 |
  | 3 | Thelma Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Thelma Long | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Thelma Long | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Joyce Fitch | 8 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Clare Proctor | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Joyce Fitch | 8 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | 2 | Joyce Fitch | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Earlier rounds
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bolton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Edmondson | 1 | 0 | | 1 | Bolton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hattersley | 6 | 6 | | | Hattersley | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Colyer | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Bolton | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 8 | Penrose | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | Penrose | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Martin | 5 | 3 | | 8 | Penrose | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Angwin | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Angwin | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mills | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Bolton | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | Hawton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ashford | 1 | 0 |
  | | Taylor | 3 | 3 | | 4 | Hawton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Thiele | 6 | 8 | | | Thiele | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Clarke | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Hawton | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | 5 | Ashford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Ashford | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Cunningham | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Ashford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Parker | 7 | 5 | 6 | | Parker | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Southcombe | 5 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Astley | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Fogarty | 4 | 6 | 1 | | Astley | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Hopman | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Hopman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Spehr-Jones | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | Hopman | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | | Ashford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | McIntyre | 2 | 0 | | | Ashford | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Long | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Morris | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Long | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | | Proctor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Fitch | 8 | 4 | 2 |
  | | Schultz | 4 | 2 | | | Proctor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Newcombe | 0 | 3 | | 7 | Wallis | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Wallis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Proctor | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Hardingham | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Fitch | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Bryant | 3 | 4 | | | Hardingham | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Fitch | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  