1948 Australian Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Nancye Bolton defeated Marie Toomey 6–3, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1948 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 (second round)
 * 3) 🇦🇺 Mary Bevis (semifinals)
 * 4) 🇦🇺 Marie Toomey (finalist)
 * 5) 🇦🇺 Pat Jones (second round)
 * 6) 🇦🇺 Nell Hopman (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇦🇺 Sadie Newcombe (second round)
 * 8) 🇦🇺 Dulcie Whittaker (first round)

Key

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