# 1949 Australian Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Doris Hart defeated Nancye Bolton 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1949 Australian Championships.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Doris Hart is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Doris Hart (champion)
* Nancye Bolton (finalist)
* Thelma Long (semifinals)
* Joyce Fitch (second round)
* Mary Hawton (quarterfinals)
* Sadie Newcombe (quarterfinals)
* Esme Ashford (second round)
* Dulcie Whittaker (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 | Doris Hart | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Dulcie Whittaker | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Dulcie Whittaker | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alison Baker | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Alison Baker | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Alison Baker | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Marie Toomey | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marie Toomey | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 1 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nancye Bolton | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Sadie Newcombe | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nancye Bolton | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Thelma Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Thelma Long | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Thelma Long | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Nancye Bolton | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Mary Hawton | 1 | 1 | | 2 | Nancye Bolton | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Nancye Bolton | 6 | 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 |
| | | | | 1 | Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Moran | 6 | 6 | | Moran | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mason | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | Hart | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Whittaker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | Whittaker | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Sheidow | 1 | 2 | 8 | Whittaker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Proctor | 8 | 6 | | Proctor | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thiele | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hart | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Fitch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Baker | 3 | 1 |
| | Chamberlin | 3 | 1 | 4 | Fitch | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Baker | | | | Baker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Williams | w/o | | | | | | | | Baker | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Ashford | | | | | | | | | Toomey | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Strickland | w/o | | 7 | Ashford | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Toomey | 6 | 6 | | Toomey | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nottage | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | Hopman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thomas | 1 | 0 | | Hopman | 7 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 6 | Newcombe | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Taylor | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | Newcombe | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | Warnock | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Long | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Traeger | 4 | 4 | | Warnock | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Long | 6 | 6 | 3 | Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Redwood | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Long | 4 | 2 |
| | Mance | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Bolton | 6 | 6 |
| | Richardson | 3 | 3 | | Mance | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Hawton | | | 5 | Hawton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Parkinson | w/o | | | | | | | 5 | Hawton | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Jenkins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Bolton | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Bennett | 1 | 0 | | Jenkins | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Bolton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |