title: 1950 Australian Championships – Women's singles
text: # 1950 Australian Championships – Women's singles
  
  First-seeded Louise Brough defeated Doris Hart, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1950 Australian Championships. The event was played on outdoor grass courts in Melbourne, Australia.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The seeded players are listed below. Louise Brough is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  
  * Louise Brough (champion)
  * Doris Hart (finalist)
  * Nancye Bolton (semifinals)
  * Joyce Fitch (semifinals)
  * Thelma Long (quarterfinals)
  * Mary Hawton (quarterfinals)
  * Nell Hopman (quarterfinals)
  * Esme Ashford (second round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Louise Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Sadie Newcombe | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Sadie Newcombe | 2 | 2 | | 1 | Louise Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | Joyce Fitch | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Joyce Fitch | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | Joyce Fitch | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 5 | Thelma Long | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Thelma Long | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 1 | Louise Brough | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Doris Hart | 4 | 6 | 4 |
  | 6 | Mary Hawton | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Doris Hart | 4 | 6 | 4 |
  | 3 | Nancye Bolton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Nancye Bolton | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Nancye Bolton | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 7 | Nell Hopman | 0 | 1 | | 2 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 2 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | L Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Nichols | 0 | 0 | | 1 | L Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Jenkins | 6 | 6 | | | D Jenkins | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Spehr-Jones | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | L Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 8 | E Ashford | 3 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | S Newcombe | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | M Wallis | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | E Ashford | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | S Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Ellis | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Brough | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | J Fitch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Fitch | 4 | 4 |
  | | F Chamberlin | 3 | 1 | | 4 | J Fitch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Thiele | 6 | 7 | | | G Thiele | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Strahan | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 4 | J Fitch | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
  | 5 | T Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | T Long | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | | R Lemke | 0 | 1 | | 5 | T Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Warnock | | | | | J Warnock | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Finn | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | M Toomey | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Jackson | 2 | 5 | | M Toomey | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | M Hawton | 6 | 6 | 6 | M Hawton | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Exelby | 2 | 2 | | | | | 6 | M Hawton | 0 | 2 | | | | |
  | | C Borelli | | | | | | | 3 | N Bolton | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | B Penrose | w/o | | | C Borelli | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Bolton | 6 | 6 | 3 | N Bolton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | PCunningham | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Bolton | 2 | 3 |
  | | B McIntyre | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Hart | 6 | 6 |
  | | G Bryant | w/o | | | B McIntyre | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | N Hopman | 6 | 6 | 7 | N Hopman | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Robertson | 3 | 1 | | | | | 7 | N Hopman | 0 | 1 | | | | |
  | | C Proctor | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | D Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | P Southcombe | 4 | 3 | | C Proctor | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | D Hart | 6 | 6 | 2 | D Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Moran | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  