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Women's singles
1947 Australian Championships
Final
Champion	Nancye Bolton
Runner-up	Nell Hopman
Score	6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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First-seeded Nancye Bolton defeated Nell Hopman 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1947 Australian Championships.

Seeds

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

1. Nancye Bolton (champion)
2. Thelma Long (semifinals)
3. Joyce Fitch (quarterfinals)
4. Sadie Newcombe (second round)
5. Pat Jones (semifinals)
6. Nell Hopman (finalist)
7. Mary Beavis (quarterfinals)
8. Constance Wilson (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Nancye Bolton	6	6
	7	Mary Beavis	3	1
								1	Nancye Bolton	6	6
								5	Pat Jones	2	1
		Marie Toomey	5	6	5
	5	Pat Jones	7	2	7
															1	Nancye Bolton	6	6
															6	Nell Hopman	3	2
	2	Thelma Long	6	6
	8	Constance Wilson	2	4
								2	Thelma Long	4	1
								6	Nell Hopman	6	6
	3	Joyce Fitch	2	6	0
	6	Nell Hopman	6	2	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Bolton	6	6
		Jenkins	1	2				1	Bolton	6	6
		Fogarty	6	6					Fogarty	2	3
		Laurie	1	0											1	Bolton	6	6
	7	Beavis	6	6											7	Beavis	3	1
		Bryant	1	1				7	Beavis	6	6
		Thiele	6	6					Thiele	2	2
		Mills	0	3																		1	Bolton	6	6
	4	Newcombe	6	6																		5	Jones	2	1
		Wiemers	0	0				4	Newcombe	6	3	4
		Toomey	7	6					Toomey	3	6	6
		Chamberlain	5	2												Toomey	5	6	5
	5	Jones	7	3	6										5	Jones	7	2	7
		Ashford	5	6	2			5	Jones	6	6
		Martin	6	9					Martin	2	2
		Sheidow	3	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	2	Long	7	6
		Hobbs	5	2				2	Long	6	6
		Hartigan	6	6					Hartigan	0	1
		Chamberlin	2	2											2	Long	6	6
	8	Wilson	6	6											8	Wilson	2	4
		Kent	1	1				8	Wilson	8	9
		Proctor	6	6					Proctor	6	7
		Traeger	4	2																		2	Long	4	1
	3	Fitch	6	6																		6	Hopman	6	6
		Finn	2	3				3	Fitch	9	6
		Whittaker	6	6					Whittaker	7	4
		Charlier	1	2											3	Fitch	2	6	0
	6	Hopman	6	6											6	Hopman	6	2	6
		Ashford	0	1				6	Hopman	6	6
		Hattersley	6	6					Hattersley	2	3
		Taylor	2	4

External links

• Source for the draw at ausopen.com

• 1947 in women's tennis
• Australian Championships (tennis) by year – Women's singles
• 1947 in Australian tennis
• 1947 in Australian women's sport