# 1930 Australian Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Daphne Akhurst defeated Sylvia Harper 10–8, 2–6, 7–5, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1930 Australian Championships.

## Seeds

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

## 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 |
| 1 | Daphne Akhurst | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kathleen Le Messurier | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kathleen Le Messurier | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Daphne Akhurst | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Emily Hood | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Marjorie Cox | 5 | 4 | | 8 | Emily Hood | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| 8 | Emily Hood | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Emily Hood | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Daphne Akhurst | 10 | 2 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Sylvia Harper | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| 2 | Louie Bickerton | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Sylvia Harper | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Gladys Toyne | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Gladys Toyne | 4 | 5 | | 2 | Louie Bickerton | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Sylvia Harper | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
| 4 | Sylvia Harper | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | Sylvia Harper | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
| 6 | Mall Molesworth | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | Akhurst | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | McGrath | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Akhurst | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Le Messurier | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Anthony | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Le Messurier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Akhurst | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Hood | 0 | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | Cox | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Smith | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Cox | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Bond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | Hood | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Commins | 3 | 2 | | | Bond | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hall | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | Hood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hood | 12 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| 2 | Bickerton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Muirhead | 2 | 0 | | 2 | Bickerton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hattersley | 4 | 12 | 6 | | Hattersley | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Murdoch | 6 | 10 | 3 | | | | | 2 | Bickerton | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Toyne | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Price | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Toyne | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Bickerton | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Harper | 6 | 8 |
| | | | | | 4 | Harper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Weston | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Harper | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Molesworth | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hoddle-Wrigley | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Molesworth | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |