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1955 Australian Championships – Women's singles

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Second-seeded Beryl Penrose defeated Thelma Long 6–4, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1955 Australian Championships.

Seeds

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

  1. AUS Thelma Long (finalist)
  2. AUS Beryl Penrose (champion)
  3. AUS Jenny Staley (semifinals)
  4. AUS Mary Carter (semifinals)
  5. AUS Fay Muller (quarterfinals)
  6. AUS Daphne Seeney (second round)
  7. AUS Loris Nichols (second round)
  8. AUS Norma Ellis (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

| team-width=150 | RD3-team1=AUS Thelma Long | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=AUS Beryl Penrose | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-score1-1=4 | RD3-score2-1=6 | RD3-score1-2=3 | RD3-score2-2=6 | RD2-team1=AUS Thelma Long | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=AUS Mary Carter | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score2-1=2 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score2-2=1 | RD2-team3=AUS Jenny Staley | RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team4=AUS Beryl Penrose | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-score3-1=4 | RD2-score4-1=6 | RD2-score3-2=6 | RD2-score4-2=8 | RD1-team1=AUS Thelma Long | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=AUS Norma Ellis | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-1=0 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=3 | RD1-team3=AUS Mary Carter | RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team4=AUS Fay Muller | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-score3-1=4 | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score4-2=2 | RD1-score3-3=6 | RD1-score4-3=3 | RD1-team5=AUS Nell Hopman | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team6=AUS Jenny Staley | RD1-seed6=3 | RD1-score5-1=3 | RD1-score6-1=6 | RD1-score5-2=0 | RD1-score6-2=6 | RD1-team7=AUS Mary Hawton | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team8=AUS Beryl Penrose | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-score7-1=1 | RD1-score8-1=6 | RD1-score7-2=6 | RD1-score8-2=1 | RD1-score7-3=6 | RD1-score8-3=8

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=AUS Long | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=AUS Carter | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=1 | RD3-team01=AUS Long | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=AUS Ellis | RD3-seed02=8 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=0 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-team03=AUS Carter | RD3-seed03=4 | RD3-team04=AUS Muller | RD3-seed04=5 | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=2 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=3 | RD2-team01=AUS Long | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=AUS McCalman | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=1 | RD2-team03=AUS Ellis | RD2-seed03=8 | RD2-team04=AUS Sheidow | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=3 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=2 | RD2-team05=AUS Carter | RD2-seed05=4 | RD2-team06=AUS Parmenter | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=3 | RD2-team07=AUS Muller | RD2-seed07=5 | RD2-team08=AUS Orton | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=4 | RD2-score07-2=7 | RD2-score08-2=5 | RD1-team01=AUS Long | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team02=AUS Egar | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=0 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=3 | RD1-team03=AUS McCalman | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS Williman | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=3 | RD1-score03-2=3 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=4 | RD1-team05=AUS Ellis | RD1-seed05=8 | RD1-team06=AUS Huddlestone | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=5 | RD1-score06-1=7 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=1 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-score06-3=3 | RD1-team07=AUS Sheidow | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=AUS Stewart | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=4 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=2 | RD1-team09=AUS Carter | RD1-seed09=4 | RD1-team10=AUS Greenslade | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=1 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=1 | RD1-team11=AUS Parmenter | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=AUS Tracey | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=2 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=3 | RD1-team13=AUS Muller | RD1-seed13=5 | RD1-team14=AUS Strachan | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=0 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=1 | RD1-team15=AUS Orton | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=AUS Rosman | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=3 | RD1-score15-2=3 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score15-3=6 | RD1-score16-3=4

Section 2

| RD4-team01=AUS Staley | RD4-seed01=3 | RD4-team02=AUS Penrose | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=8 | RD3-team01=AUS Hopman | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=AUS Staley | RD3-seed02=3 | RD3-score01-1=3 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=0 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=AUS Hawton | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS Penrose | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=1 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=8 | RD2-team01=AUS Hopman | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=AUS Seeney | RD2-seed02=6 | RD2-score01-1=4 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=4 | RD2-team03=AUS Hellyer | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Staley | RD2-seed04=3 | RD2-score03-1=4 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Hawton | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS Nichols | RD2-seed06=7 | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score05-2=5 | RD2-score06-2=7 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=2 | RD2-team07=AUS Coghlan | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Penrose | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=AUS Hopman | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=AUS Langley | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=5 | RD1-score02-1=7 | RD1-score01-2=10 | RD1-score02-2=8 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-score02-3=1 | RD1-team03=AUS Seeney | RD1-seed03=6 | RD1-team04=AUS O'Donnell | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=4 | RD1-score03-2=9 | RD1-score04-2=7 | RD1-team05=AUS Hellyer | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=AUS McLeod | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=3 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=1 | RD1-team07=AUS Staley | RD1-seed07=3 | RD1-team08=AUS Kennedy | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=0 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=3 | RD1-team09=AUS Hawton | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=AUS Thiele | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=1 | RD1-score09-2=7 | RD1-score10-2=5 | RD1-team11=AUS Nichols | RD1-seed11=7 | RD1-team12=AUS Wells | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=1 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=1 | RD1-team13=AUS Coghlan | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS Jones | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=2 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-score14-3=4 | RD1-team15=AUS Penrose | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team16=AUS Thomas | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=1 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=1

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