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1946 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Field	Value
type	grand slam
champ	AUS Nancye Bolton
runner	AUS Joyce Fitch
score	6–4, 6–4
draw	23
seeds	8
before_year	1940

First-seeded Nancye Bolton defeated Joyce Fitch 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1946 Australian Championships.

Seeds

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

AUS Nancye Bolton (champion)
AUS Nell Hopman (quarterfinals)
AUS Thelma Long (quarterfinals)
AUS Joan Hartigan (quarterfinals)
AUS Constance Wilson (semifinals)
AUS Alison Hattersley (second round)
AUS Dulcie Whittaker (quarterfinals)
AUS Joyce Fitch (finalist)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

| team-width=150 | RD3-team1=AUS Nancye Bolton | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=AUS Joyce Fitch | RD3-seed2=8 | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score2-1=4 | RD3-score1-2=6 | RD3-score2-2=4 | RD2-team1=AUS Constance Wilson | RD2-seed1=5 | RD2-team2=AUS Nancye Bolton | RD2-seed2=1 | RD2-score1-1=2 | RD2-score2-1=6 | RD2-score1-2=1 | RD2-score2-2=6 | RD2-team3=AUS Joyce Fitch | RD2-seed3=8 | RD2-team4=AUS Marie Toomey | RD2-seed4= | RD2-score3-1=7 | RD2-score4-1=5 | RD2-score3-2=6 | RD2-score4-2=4 | RD1-team1=AUS Constance Wilson | RD1-seed1=5 | RD1-team2=AUS Joan Hartigan | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-1=2 | RD1-score1-2=8 | RD1-score2-2=6 | RD1-team3=AUS Dulcie Whittaker | RD1-seed3=7 | RD1-team4=AUS Nancye Bolton | RD1-seed4=1 | RD1-score3-1=2 | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=2 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-team5=AUS Joyce Fitch | RD1-seed5=8 | RD1-team6=AUS Thelma Long | RD1-seed6=3 | RD1-score5-1=6 | RD1-score6-1=2 | RD1-score5-2=6 | RD1-score6-2=4 | RD1-team7=AUS Marie Toomey | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team8=AUS Nell Hopman | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-score7-1=6 | RD1-score8-1=2 | RD1-score7-2=4 | RD1-score8-2=6 | RD1-score7-3=6 | RD1-score8-3=3

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=AUS Wilson | RD4-seed01=5 | RD4-team02=AUS Bolton | RD4-seed02=1 | RD4-score01-1=2 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=1 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=AUS Wilson | RD3-seed01=5 | RD3-team02=AUS Hartigan | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=8 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=AUS Whittaker | RD3-seed03=7 | RD3-team04=AUS Bolton | RD3-seed04=1 | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=AUS Thiele | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=AUS Wilson | RD2-seed02=5 | RD2-score01-1=4 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=4 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-team03=AUS McGill | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Hartigan | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=4 | RD2-score03-2=4 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=2 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Jones | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS Whittaker | RD2-seed06=7 | RD2-score05-1=2 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=4 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-team07=AUS Proctor | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Bolton | RD2-seed08=1 | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team11=AUS Cane | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=AUS Whittaker | RD1-seed12=7 | RD1-score11-1=0 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=1 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-team13=AUS Pellew | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS Proctor | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=2 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=3 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-team15=AUS Cock | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=AUS Bolton | RD1-seed16=1 | RD1-score15-1=1 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=1 | RD1-score16-2=6

Section 2

| RD4-team01=AUS Fitch | RD4-seed01=8 | RD4-team02=AUS Toomey | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=7 | RD4-score02-1=5 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD3-team01=AUS Fitch | RD3-seed01=8 | RD3-team02=AUS Long | RD3-seed02=3 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-team03=AUS Toomey | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS Hopman | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=2 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=3 | RD2-team01=AUS Traeger | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=AUS Fitch | RD2-seed02=8 | RD2-score01-1=0 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=1 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-team03=AUS Niemeyer | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Long | RD2-seed04=3 | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Toomey | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS Hattersley | RD2-seed06=6 | RD2-score05-1=5 | RD2-score06-1=7 | RD2-score05-2=7 | RD2-score06-2=5 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=3 | RD2-team07=AUS Beavis | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Hopman | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=AUS Moran | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=AUS Traeger | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=2 | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=3 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-team03=AUS Stevens | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS Fitch | RD1-seed04=8 | RD1-score03-1=2 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=2 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-team05=AUS Spehr-Jones | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=AUS Niemeyer | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=1 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=3 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-team07=AUS Sheidow | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=AUS Long | RD1-seed08=3 | RD1-score07-1=2 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=1 | RD1-score08-2=6

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