# 1955 Australian Championships – Women's singles

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.
* Thelma Long (finalist)
* Beryl Penrose (champion)
* Jenny Staley (semifinals)
* Mary Carter (semifinals)
* Fay Muller (quarterfinals)
* Daphne Seeney (second round)
* Loris Nichols (second round)
* Norma Ellis (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Key

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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Thelma Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Norma Ellis | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Norma Ellis | 0 | 3 | | 1 | Thelma Long | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Mary Carter | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Mary Carter | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Mary Carter | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| 5 | Fay Muller | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Fay Muller | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | 1 | Thelma Long | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Beryl Penrose | 6 | 6 |
| | Nell Hopman | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Beryl Penrose | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Jenny Staley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Jenny Staley | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Jenny Staley | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Beryl Penrose | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| | Mary Hawton | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Beryl Penrose | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| 2 | Beryl Penrose | 6 | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Egar | 0 | 3 | | 1 | Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | McCalman | 6 | 3 | 6 | | McCalman | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Williman | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 1 | Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Ellis | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 8 | Ellis | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Huddlestone | 7 | 1 | 3 | 8 | Ellis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sheidow | 6 | 6 | | | Sheidow | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stewart | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Long | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Carter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Carter | 2 | 1 |
| | Greenslade | 1 | 1 | | 4 | Carter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Parmenter | 6 | 6 | | | Parmenter | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tracey | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | Carter | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Muller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | Muller | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Strachan | 0 | 1 | | 5 | Muller | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Orton | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Orton | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rosman | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | 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 |
| | Hopman | 5 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Langley | 7 | 8 | 1 | | Hopman | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Seeney | 6 | 9 | | 6 | Seeney | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O'Donnell | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | Hopman | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Hellyer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | Staley | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | McLeod | 3 | 1 | | | Hellyer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Staley | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Staley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kennedy | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Staley | 4 | 6 |
| | Hawton | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Penrose | 6 | 8 |
| | Thiele | 1 | 5 | | | Hawton | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Nichols | 6 | 6 | | 7 | Nichols | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wells | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | Hawton | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Coghlan | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Penrose | 6 | 1 | 8 | | | | |
| | Jones | 2 | 6 | 4 | | Coghlan | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Penrose | 6 | 6 | | 2 | Penrose | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thomas | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |