1926 Australasian Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1926 Australasian Championships
Final
Champion	Daphne Akhurst
Runner-up	Esna Boyd
Score	6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw	19
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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First-seeded Daphne Akhurst defeated Esna Boyd 6–1, 6–3, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1926 Australasian Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Daphne Akhurst is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Daphne Akhurst (champion)
2. Esna Boyd (finalist)
3. Sylvia Harper (semifinals)
4. Marjorie Cox (semifinals)
5. Meryl O'Hara Wood (quarterfinals)
6. Kathleen Le Messurier (quarterfinals)
7. Minnie Richardson (quarterfinals)
8. Beryl Turner (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Daphne Akhurst	7	6
	6	Kathleen Le Messurier	5	2
								1	Daphne Akhurst	6	6
								4	Marjorie Cox	1	3
	4	Marjorie Cox	6	6
	7	Minnie Richardson	2	2
															1	Daphne Akhurst	6	6
															2	Esna Boyd	1	3
	2	Esna Boyd	6	7
	5	Meryl O'Hara Wood	1	5
								2	Esna Boyd	6	3	6
								3	Sylvia Harper	4	6	3
	3	Sylvia Harper	6	6
	8	Beryl Turner	1	4

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	Akhurst	6	6
									Weston	4	3
															1	Akhurst	7	6
															6	Le Messurier	5	2
								6	Le Messurier	6	6
									Taylor	1	4
																						1	Akhurst	6	6
																						4	Cox	1	3
								4	Cox	6	6
									Hooper	1	1
															4	Cox	6	6
	7	Richardson	6	6											7	Richardson	2	2
		Lillecrapp	2	3				7	Richardson	6	6
		Mathias	6	6					Mathias	3	2
		Officer	3	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								2	Boyd	6	6
									Hamilton	0	2
															2	Boyd	6	7
															5	O'Hara Wood	1	5
								5	O'Hara Wood	6	7
									Lawrence	0	5
																						2	Boyd	6	3	6
																						3	Harper	4	6	3
								3	Harper	6	6
									Bollen	1	2
															3	Harper	6	6
															8	Turner	1	4
								8	Turner	6	6
		Menz							Menz	3	4
		Mrs. W. T. Rowe	w/o

External links

• 1926 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw

This page was last edited on 6 June 2023, at 19:11