# 1929 Australian Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Daphne Akhurst defeated Louie Bickerton 6–1, 5–7, 6–2, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1929 Australian Championships.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Daphne Akhurst is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Daphne Akhurst (champion)
* Louie Bickerton (finalist)
* Marjorie Cox (semifinals)
* Sylvia Harper (semifinals)
* Meryl O'Hara Wood (quarterfinals)
* Mall Molesworth (quarterfinals)
* Kathleen Le Messurier (quarterfinals)
* Birdie Bond (first round)

## Draw
### Key

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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Daphne Akhurst | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Meryl O'Hara Wood | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Meryl O'Hara Wood | 4 | 3 | 1 | Daphne Akhurst | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Sylvia Harper | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Sylvia Harper | 6 | 6 | 4 | Sylvia Harper | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| 6 | Mall Molesworth | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mall Molesworth | 1 | 4 | | | | | 1 | Daphne Akhurst | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Louie Bickerton | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | Louie Bickerton | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Louie Bickerton | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | Kathleen Le Messurier | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Kathleen Le Messurier | 0 | 6 | 2 | Louie Bickerton | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Marjorie Cox | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Marjorie Cox | 6 | 6 | 3 | Marjorie Cox | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Emily Hood | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | 1 | Akhurst | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Bollen | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | Akhurst | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 5 | O'Hara Wood | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | O'Hara Wood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Lillecrapp | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Akhurst | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Harper | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | 4 | Harper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Lawrence | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | Harper | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 6 | Molesworth | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Molesworth | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Griffiths | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Griffiths | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Mrs. V. Mathias | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 2 | Bickerton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Menz | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Bickerton | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Le Messurier | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Le Messurier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Hocking | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Bickerton | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Cox | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Cox | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Weston | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Cox | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Hood | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | Hood | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bond | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | |