# 1954 Australian Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Thelma Long defeated Jenny Staley 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1954 Australian Championships.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Thelma Long is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Thelma Long (champion)
* Mary Hawton (semifinals)
* Jenny Staley (finalist)
* Beryl Penrose (second round)
* Helen Angwin (second round)
* Norma Ellis (first round)
* Fay Muller (second round)
* Dorn Fogarty (first round)
* Hazel Redick-Smith (quarterfinals)
* Julia Wipplinger (first round)

## 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 | Thelma Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nell Hopman | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nell Hopman | 0 | 0 | | 1 | Thelma Long | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mary Carter | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Loris Nichols | 5 | 4 | | | Mary Carter | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Mary Carter | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Carter | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Thelma Long | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Jenny Staley | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Hazel Redick-Smith | 8 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Jenny Staley | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Jenny Staley | 10 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Jenny Staley | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | Jenny Staley | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Mary Hawton | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Barbara Warby | 4 | 3 | | 2 | Mary Hawton | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| 2 | Mary Hawton | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Newcombe | 1 | 1 | 1 | Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bryant | 6 | 6 | | Bryant | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fulton | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | Long | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Hopman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Hopman | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 8 | Fogarty | 2 | 2 | | Hopman | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O'Donnell | | | | O'Donnell | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Burke | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Long | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Penrose | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Carter | 2 | 3 |
| | Franklin | 2 | 1 | 4 | Penrose | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Nichols | 8 | 6 | | Nichols | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | McCamley | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | Nichols | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| 5 | Angwin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Carter | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Hattersley | 2 | 2 | 5 | Angwin | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Carter | 6 | 8 | | Carter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Wipplinger | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | 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 |
| 9 | Redick-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hellyer | 3 | 4 | | 9 | Redick-Smith | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Muller | 6 | 6 | | 7 | Muller | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 9 | Redick-Smith | 8 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | Baker | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Staley | 10 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | Wells | 6 | 1 | 4 | | Baker | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Staley | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Staley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Edmondson | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Staley | 6 | 6 |
| | Proctor | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hawton | 1 | 1 |
| | Thiele | 5 | 6 | 3 | | Proctor | 7 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Warby | 6 | 7 | | | Warby | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ellis | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | Warby | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Seeney | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Hawton | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Taylor | 0 | 3 | | | Seeney | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Hawton | 6 | 6 | | 2 | Hawton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Parmenter | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |