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Women's singles
1924 Australasian Championships
Final
Champion	Sylvia Lance
Runner-up	Esna Boyd
Score	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Details
Draw	22
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Sylvia Lance defeated Esna Boyd 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1924 Australian Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Sylvia Lance is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Mall Molesworth (quarterfinals)
2. Esna Boyd (finalist)
3. Sylvia Lance (champion)
4. Daphne Akhurst (semifinals)
5. Lily Addison (first round)
6. Kathleen Le Messurier (semifinals)
7. n/a
8. Marjorie Todd (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Mall Molesworth	9	3	6
	6	Kathleen Le Messurier	7	6	8
								6	Kathleen Le Messurier	2	2
								3	Sylvia Lance	6	6
	8	Marjorie Todd	6	4	1
	3	Sylvia Lance	1	6	6
															3	Sylvia Lance	6	3	6
															2	Esna Boyd	3	6	4
	2	Esna Boyd	6	6
		-. Simpson	1	1
								2	Esna Boyd	6	6
								4	Daphne Akhurst	1	4
		V. Mather	1	4
	4	Daphne Akhurst	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	Molesworth
									Howett	w/o
															1	Molesworth	9	3	6
															6	Le Messurier	7	6	8
								6	Le Messurier	6	6
									Richardson	3	1
																						6	Le Messurier	2	2
																						3	Lance	6	6
									De Bavay	1	1
	8	Todd	6	6				8	Todd	6	6
		Hoddle-Wrigley	3	3											8	Todd	6	4	1
	3	Lance	6	6											3	Lance	1	6	6
		McIver	2	1				3	Lance	6	6
		Mrs. W. T. Rowe	6	6					Mrs. W. T. Rowe	3	2
		Muirhead	1	0

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Johnson
	5	Addison	w/o						Johnson	1	1
	2	Boyd	6	6				2	Boyd	6	6
		Thynne	2	1											2	Boyd	6	6
		Hack	6	7												Simpson	1	1
		Salter	3	5					Hack	3	8	4
									Simpson	6	6	6
																						2	Boyd	6	6
																						4	Akhurst	1	4
									Ferguson	2	8
									Mather	6	10
																Mather	1	4
															4	Akhurst	6	6
									Bere	6	5	0
								4	Akhurst	4	7	6

Notes

• Meryl O'Hara Wood was the seventh seed in an original draw.

External links

• 1924 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2016-03-18 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw
• Source for seedings

• 1924 in women's tennis
• 1924 Australasian Championships
• 1924 in Australian women's sport