title: 1932 Australian Championships – Women's singles
text: # 1932 Australian Championships – Women's singles
  
  Coral Buttsworth defeated Kathleen Le Messurier 9–7, 6–4, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1932 Australian Championships.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * n/a
  * Marjorie Crawford (quarterfinals)
  * Coral Buttsworth (champion)
  * Frances Hoddle-Wrigley (quarterfinals)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * r = Retired
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Jean Wilson | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Dorothy Weston | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Dorothy Weston | 6 | 6 | | Dorothy Weston | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | 3 | Coral Buttsworth | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 3 | Coral Buttsworth | 6 | 6 | 3 | Coral Buttsworth | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Meryl O'Hara Wood | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Meryl O'Hara Wood | 1 | 3 | | | | | 3 | Coral Buttsworth | 9 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Kathleen Le Messurier | 7 | 4 |
  | 2 | Marjorie Crawford | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Kathleen Le Messurier | 7 | 4 |
  | | Kathleen Le Messurier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kathleen Le Messurier | 6 | 6 | | Kathleen Le Messurier | 10 | 7 | | | | |
  | | | | | | Emily Hood Westacott | 8 | 5 | | | | |
  | 4 | Frances Hoddle-Wrigley | 4 | 5 | | Emily Hood Westacott | 8 | 5 | | | | |
  | | Emily Hood Westacott | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Earlier rounds
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | Jean Wilson | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 1 | Esna Boyd Robertson | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Jean Wilson | 1 | 0 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Dorothy Weston | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | Dorothy Weston | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Mollie McGrath | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dorothy Weston | 1 | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Coral Buttsworth | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | 3 | Coral Buttsworth | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Gwen Griffiths | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | 3 | Coral Buttsworth | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Meryl O'Hara Wood | 1 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | Meryl O'Hara Wood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Edna Lawrence | 6 | 6 | | Edna Lawrence | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Roma Wadey | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Marjorie Crawford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Gwen Stevenson | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Marjorie Crawford | 2 | 4 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Kathleen Le Messurier | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | Kathleen Le Messurier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Dorothy Anderson | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Kathleen Le Messurier | 10 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Emily Hood Westacott | 8 | 5 |
  | 4 | Frances Hoddle-Wrigley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Edna Collison | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | Frances Hoddle-Wrigley | 4 | 5 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Emily Hood Westacott | 6 | 7 | | | |
  | | Emily Hood Westacott | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | Betty Ward | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
  