1940 Australian Championships – Women's singles
{{GrandSlamEvents|1940|Australian Championships||
| champ = {{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne
| runner = {{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Coyne
| score = 5–7, 6–4, 6–0
| draw = 19{{efn|name=oridraw| Original draw gives 22 players.}}
| seeds = 8
| after_year=1946
| type = grand slam
}}
First-seeded Nancye Wynne defeated Thelma Coyne 5–7, 6–4, 6–0 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1940 Australian Championships.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Nancye Wynne is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne (champion)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Coyne (finalist)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Nell Hopman (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} May Hardcastle (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Joan Hartigan (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Alison Hattersley (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Gwen O'Halloran (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Constance Coate (quarterfinals)
Draw
=Key=
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
=Finals=
{{8TeamBracket-Tennis3
| team-width=150
| score-width=15
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne
| RD3-seed2=1
| RD3-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Coyne
| RD3-seed1=2
| RD3-score2-1=5
| RD3-score1-1=7
| RD3-score2-2=6
| RD3-score1-2=4
| RD3-score2-3=6
| RD3-score1-3=0
| RD2-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} Joan Hartigan
| RD2-seed3=5
| RD2-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne
| RD2-seed4=1
| RD2-score3-1=0
| RD2-score4-1=6
| RD2-score3-2=6
| RD2-score4-2=3
| RD2-score3-3=1
| RD2-score4-3=6
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Nell Hopman
| RD2-seed2=3
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Coyne
| RD2-seed1=2
| RD2-score2-1=4
| RD2-score1-1=6
| RD2-score2-2=6
| RD2-score1-2=2
| RD2-score2-3=3
| RD2-score1-3=6
| RD1-team5={{flagicon|AUS}} Joan Hartigan
| RD1-seed5=5
| RD1-team6={{flagicon|AUS}} May Hardcastle
| RD1-seed6=4
| RD1-score5-1=6
| RD1-score6-1=2
| RD1-score5-2=6
| RD1-score6-2=3
| RD1-team7={{flagicon|AUS}} Gwen O'Halloran
| RD1-seed7=7
| RD1-team8={{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne
| RD1-seed8=1
| RD1-score7-1=0
| RD1-score8-1=6
| RD1-score7-2=3
| RD1-score8-2=6
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Alison Hattersley
| RD1-seed4=6
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} Nell Hopman
| RD1-seed3=3
| RD1-score4-1=3
| RD1-score3-1=6
| RD1-score4-2=4
| RD1-score3-2=6
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Constance Coate
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Coyne
| RD1-seed1=2
| RD1-score2-1=1
| RD1-score1-1=6
| RD1-score2-2=3
| RD1-score1-2=6
}}
=Earlier rounds=
==Section 1==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals
| score-width=15
| RD4-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Hopman
| RD4-seed2=3
| RD4-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Coyne
| RD4-seed1=2
| RD4-score2-1=4
| RD4-score1-1=6
| RD4-score2-2=6
| RD4-score1-2=2
| RD4-score2-3=3
| RD4-score1-3=6
| RD3-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Hattersley
| RD3-seed4=6
| RD3-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} Hopman
| RD3-seed3=3
| RD3-score4-1=3
| RD3-score3-1=6
| RD3-score4-2=4
| RD3-score3-2=6
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Coate
| RD3-seed2=8
| RD3-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Coyne
| RD3-seed1=2
| RD3-score2-1=1
| RD3-score1-1=6
| RD3-score2-2=3
| RD3-score1-2=6
| RD2-team8={{flagicon|AUS}} Niemeyer
| RD2-seed8=
| RD2-team7={{flagicon|AUS}} Hattersley
| RD2-seed7=6
| RD2-score8-1=1
| RD2-score7-1=6
| RD2-score8-2=6
| RD2-score7-2=4
| RD2-score8-3=6
| RD2-score7-3=8
| RD2-team6={{flagicon|AUS}} Clark{{efn|name=draw2|Not in an initial draw. Apparently added to the draw after withdrawal of both Miss Rice and Miss Turner.}}
| RD2-seed6=
| RD2-team5={{flagicon|AUS}} Hopman
| RD2-seed5=3
| RD2-score6-1=0
| RD2-score5-1=6
| RD2-score6-2=1
| RD2-score5-2=6
| RD2-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} Coate
| RD2-seed3=8
| RD2-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Lack
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-score3-1=6
| RD2-score4-1=2
| RD2-score3-2=6
| RD2-score4-2=8
| RD2-score3-3=6
| RD2-score4-3=3
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Burke
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Coyne
| RD2-seed1=2
| RD2-score2-1=0
| RD2-score1-1=6
| RD2-score2-2=1
| RD2-score1-2=6
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|AUS}} Niemeyer
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|AUS}} Gosbell
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-score15-1=6
| RD1-score16-1=2
| RD1-score15-2=6
| RD1-score16-2=4
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} Hattersley
| RD1-seed13=6
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUS}} Chapman
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=6
| RD1-score14-1=1
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score14-2=2
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} Rice
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} Turner
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1=n/a{{efn|name=draw|According to the initial draw.{{cite news |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17663010 |title=Australian Tennis Titles |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |issue=((31,834))|date=10 January 1940 |page=17 |via=National Library of Australia}} Apparently those matches were never played.{{cite news |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17651345 |title=Tennis Titles |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |issue=((31,842))|date=19 January 1940 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}}}}
}}
==Section 2==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals
| score-width=15
| RD4-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Hartigan
| RD4-seed1=5
| RD4-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Wynne
| RD4-seed2=1
| RD4-score1-1=0
| RD4-score2-1=6
| RD4-score1-2=6
| RD4-score2-2=3
| RD4-score1-3=1
| RD4-score2-3=6
| RD3-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Hartigan
| RD3-seed1=5
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Hardcastle
| RD3-seed2=4
| RD3-score1-1=6
| RD3-score2-1=2
| RD3-score1-2=6
| RD3-score2-2=3
| RD3-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} O'Halloran
| RD3-seed3=7
| RD3-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Wynne
| RD3-seed4=1
| RD3-score3-1=0
| RD3-score4-1=6
| RD3-score3-2=3
| RD3-score4-2=6
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Brooker
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Hartigan
| RD2-seed1=5
| RD2-score2-1=2
| RD2-score1-1=6
| RD2-score2-2=2
| RD2-score1-2=6
| RD2-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Lewin
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} Hardcastle
| RD2-seed3=4
| RD2-score4-1=2
| RD2-score3-1=6
| RD2-score4-2=16
| RD2-score3-2=18
| RD2-team5={{flagicon|AUS}} Stebbing
| RD2-seed5=
| RD2-team6={{flagicon|AUS}} O'Halloran
| RD2-seed6=7
| RD2-score5-1=1
| RD2-score6-1=6
| RD2-score5-2=7
| RD2-score6-2=9
| RD2-team7={{flagicon|AUS}} Griffiths{{efn|name=draw2R|Because of apparent withdrawal of both Miss Berg and Miss Jenkins from the event, this encounter actually became the second round match, even if sources clearly name it the first round match (as it was originally drawn as such).{{cite news |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17664345 |title=Results of Matches |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |issue=((31,844))|date=22 January 1940 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}}}}
| RD2-seed7=
| RD2-team8={{flagicon|AUS}} Wynne{{efn|name=draw2R}}
| RD2-seed8=1
| RD2-score8-1=6
| RD2-score7-1=0
| RD2-score8-2=6
| RD2-score7-2=0
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} O'Halloran
| RD1-seed11=7
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} Manzie
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score12-1=0
| RD1-score11-2=6
| RD1-score12-2=0
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} Berg
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUS}} Jenkins
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=n/a{{efn|name=draw}}
}}
Notes and references
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Australianopendraws|year=1940|type=LS}}
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