# 1939 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Sixth-seeded Emily Hood Westacott defeated Nell Hopman 6–1, 6–2, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1939 Australian Championships held in Melbourne.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Emily Westacott is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Nancye Wynne (second round)
* Thelma Coyne (semifinals)
* Nell Hopman (finalist)
* Joan Hartigan (semifinals)
* Dorothy Stevenson (second round)
* Emily Hood Westacott (champion)
* May Hardcastle (quarterfinals)
* Sadie Berryman (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 |
| | Constance Coate | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Emily Hood Westacott | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Emily Hood Westacott | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Emily Hood Westacott | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Joan Hartigan | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Joan Hartigan | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Joan Hartigan | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| 8 | Sadie Berryman | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Sadie Berryman | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | Emily Hood Westacott | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Nell Hopman | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Thelma Coyne | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Nell Hopman | 1 | 2 |
| | May Blick | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | May Blick | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Thelma Coyne | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Nell Hopman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Nell Hopman | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Nell Hopman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | May Hardcastle | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | Wynne | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Coate | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Coate | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Westacott | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Westacott | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wilson | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Westacott | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Hartigan | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | 4 | Hartigan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Niemeyer | 6 | 6 | | | Niemeyer | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tough | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | Hartigan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Berryman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | Berryman | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Lewin | 3 | 3 | | 8 | Berryman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bond | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Bond | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hunt | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 2 | Coyne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lack | 1 | 0 | 2 | Coyne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stern | 6 | 7 | | Stern | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chitty | 0 | 5 | | | | | | 2 | Coyne | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Stevenson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Blick | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Kerr | 0 | 0 | 5 | Stevenson | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Blick | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Coyne | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Hopman | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 3 | Hopman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Elliget | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Hopman | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Hardcastle | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Hardcastle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | O'Halloran | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |