# 1938 Australian Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Dorothy Bundy defeated Dorothy Stevenson 6–3, 6–2, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1938 Australian Championships.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Dorothy Bundy is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Dorothy Bundy (champion)
* Nancye Wynne (semifinals)
* Thelma Coyne (quarterfinals)
* Joan Hartigan (quarterfinals)
* Nell Hopman (semifinals)
* May Hardcastle (quarterfinals)
* Dorothy Stevenson (finalist)
* Do Workman (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 | Dorothy Bundy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | May Hardcastle | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | May Hardcastle | 3 | 4 | | 1 | Dorothy Bundy | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Nell Hopman | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | Thelma Coyne | 4 | 2 | | 5 | Nell Hopman | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Nell Hopman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nell Hopman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Dorothy Bundy | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Dorothy Stevenson | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Nancye Wynne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Dorothy Stevenson | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Dorothy Workman | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Dorothy Workman | 4 | 3 | | 2 | Nancye Wynne | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Dorothy Stevenson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Joan Hartigan | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | Dorothy Stevenson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Dorothy Stevenson | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | Bundy | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Walters | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Bundy | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Hardcastle | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Hardcastle | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Blick | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Bundy | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Coyne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Hopman | 2 | 3 |
| | Woods | 2 | 0 | | 3 | Coyne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | O'Halloran | | | | | O'Halloran | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Cox | w/o | | | | | | | 3 | Coyne | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | Hopman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | Hopman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Stern | 1 | 2 | | 5 | Hopman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mauger | 6 | 0 | 6 | | Mauger | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Coate | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Wynne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Weston | 2 | 1 | 2 | Wynne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vickery | 6 | 6 | | Vickery | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bond | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | Wynne | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Workman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | Workman | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Stevenson | 1 | 3 | 8 | Workman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wilson | 9 | 6 | | Wilson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Skinner | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Wynne | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Stevenson | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 4 | Hartigan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Chitty | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Hartigan | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Stevenson | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Stevenson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Westacott | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |