# 1932 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Coral Buttsworth defeated Kathleen Le Messurier 9–7, 6–4, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1932 Australian Championships.

## Seeds

* n/a
* Marjorie Crawford (quarterfinals)
* Coral Buttsworth (champion)
* Frances Hoddle-Wrigley (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| | Jean Wilson | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dorothy Weston | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dorothy Weston | 6 | 6 | | Dorothy Weston | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Coral Buttsworth | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Coral Buttsworth | 6 | 6 | 3 | Coral Buttsworth | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Meryl O'Hara Wood | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Meryl O'Hara Wood | 1 | 3 | | | | | 3 | Coral Buttsworth | 9 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Kathleen Le Messurier | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | Marjorie Crawford | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Kathleen Le Messurier | 7 | 4 |
| | Kathleen Le Messurier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kathleen Le Messurier | 6 | 6 | | Kathleen Le Messurier | 10 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | Emily Hood Westacott | 8 | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | Frances Hoddle-Wrigley | 4 | 5 | | Emily Hood Westacott | 8 | 5 | | | | |
| | Emily Hood Westacott | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | Jean Wilson | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Esna Boyd Robertson | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Jean Wilson | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Dorothy Weston | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Dorothy Weston | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Mollie McGrath | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dorothy Weston | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Coral Buttsworth | 6 | 6 |
| | | | 3 | Coral Buttsworth | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Gwen Griffiths | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Coral Buttsworth | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Meryl O'Hara Wood | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | Meryl O'Hara Wood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Edna Lawrence | 6 | 6 | | Edna Lawrence | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Roma Wadey | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 2 | Marjorie Crawford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Gwen Stevenson | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Marjorie Crawford | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Kathleen Le Messurier | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Kathleen Le Messurier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dorothy Anderson | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Kathleen Le Messurier | 10 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | Emily Hood Westacott | 8 | 5 |
| 4 | Frances Hoddle-Wrigley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Edna Collison | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Frances Hoddle-Wrigley | 4 | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Emily Hood Westacott | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | Emily Hood Westacott | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Betty Ward | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |