# 1927 Australian Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Esna Boyd defeated Sylvia Harper 5–7, 6–1, 6–2, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1927 Australian Championships (Tennis).

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Esna Boyd is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Esna Boyd (champion)
* Daphne Akhurst (second round)
* Sylvia Harper (finalist)
* Louie Bickerton (semifinals)
* Gladys Toyne (second round)
* Marjorie Cox (quarterfinals)
* Kathleen Le Messurier (quarterfinals)
* Minnie Richardson (second round)

## 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 | Finals |
| | Dorothy Weston | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beryl Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beryl Turner | 6 | 6 | | | Beryl Turner | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Sylvia Harper | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Sylvia Harper | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Sylvia Harper | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Marjorie Cox | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Marjorie Cox | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | 3 | Sylvia Harper | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Esna Boyd | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 1 | Esna Boyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Esna Boyd | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | Dorothy Bellamy | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dorothy Bellamy | 2 | 3 | | 1 | Esna Boyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Louie Bickerton | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Louie Bickerton | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Louie Bickerton | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| 7 | Kathleen Le Messurier | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| 2 | Akhurst | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Parsons | 2 | 1 | | 2 | Akhurst | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Weston | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Weston | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | De Bavay | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | Weston | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Richardson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Turner | 2 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Harper | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | Harper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | McKay | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Harper | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Cox | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Cox | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Anthony | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Boyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Stephens | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | Boyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Bellamy | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Bellamy | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Irving | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Boyd | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Bickerton | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | 4 | Bickerton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Toyne | 6 | 6 | 5 | Toyne | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hopkins | 1 | 1 | | | | | 4 | Bickerton | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Le Messurier | 6 | 6 | | | | | 7 | Le Messurier | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Bere | 1 | 1 | 7 | Le Messurier | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hoddle-Wrigley | 8 | 6 | | Hoddle-Wrigley | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | St. George | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |