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.

Women's singles
1951 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Nancye Bolton
Runner-upAustralia Thelma Long
Score6–1, 7–5
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1950 · Australian Championships · 1952 →

Seeds

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

  1.   Nancye Bolton (champion)
  2.   Joyce Fitch (semifinals)
  3.   Thelma Long (finalist)
  4.   Mary Hawton (quarterfinals)
  5.   Esme Ashford (semifinals)
  6.   Nell Hopman (quarterfinals)
  7.   Sadie Newcombe (second round)
  8.   Beryl Penrose (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1   Nancye Bolton 8 6
8   Beryl Penrose 6 2
1   Nancye Bolton 6 6
5   Esme Ashford 1 0
4   Mary Hawton 1 6 3
5   Esme Ashford 6 4 6
1   Nancye Bolton 6 7
3   Thelma Long 1 5
6   Nell Hopman 2 1
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 4 6 6

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals 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

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First round Second round Quarterfinals 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
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Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by