# 1936 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Joan Hartigan defeated Nancye Wynne 6–4, 6–4, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1936 Australian Championships.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Joan Hartigan is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Thelma Coyne (semifinals)
* Joan Hartigan (champion)
* Nell Hopman (quarterfinals)
* Dorothy Stevenson (second round)
* May Blick (semifinals)
* Nancye Wynne (finalist)
* Gwen Griffiths (quarterfinals)
* May Hardcastle (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Key

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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 2 | Joan Hartigan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Gwen Griffiths | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Gwen Griffiths | 1 | 4 | | 2 | Joan Hartigan | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | May Blick | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | May Blick | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | May Blick | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Joan Walters | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joan Walters | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | Joan Hartigan | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Nancye Wynne | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Nancye Wynne | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Nancye Wynne | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Nell Hopman | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Nell Hopman | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | Nancye Wynne | 1 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Thelma Coyne | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| 1 | Thelma Coyne | 6 | 8 | | 1 | Thelma Coyne | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| 8 | May Hardcastle | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 2 | Joan Hartigan | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean Wilson | 2 | 7 | 2 | Joan Hartigan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kath Woodward | 6 | 6 | | Kath Woodward | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Betty Ward | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | Joan Hartigan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Gwen Griffiths | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | Gwen Griffiths | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Edna Collison | 1 | 2 | 7 | Gwen Griffiths | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Truda Cox | 6 | 6 | | Truda Cox | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yutha Thiemeyer | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Joan Hartigan | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | May Blick | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | 5 | May Blick | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Birdie Bond | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | May Blick | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Joan Walters | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | Joan Walters | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Dot Stevenson | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | Nancye Wynne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pearl Stern | 0 | 1 | 6 | Nancye Wynne | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dorothy Weston | 6 | 6 | | Dorothy Weston | 0 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ruby Skinner | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | Nancye Wynne | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Nell Hopman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Nell Hopman | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Edie Niemeyer | 4 | 0 | 3 | Nell Hopman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kathleen Le Messurier | 6 | 6 | | Kathleen Le Messurier | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Molly Carter | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Nancye Wynne | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Thelma Coyne | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| | | | | 1 | Thelma Coyne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Gwen Stevenson | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Thelma Coyne | 6 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | May Hardcastle | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | May Hardcastle | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Sadie Berryman | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |