1952 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Second-seeded Thelma Long defeated Helen Angwin 6–2, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1952 Australian Championships.

Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Thelma Long is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


 * 1) 🇦🇺 Nancye Bolton (semifinals)
 * 2) 🇦🇺 Thelma Long (champion)
 * 3) 🇦🇺 Mary Hawton (semifinals)
 * 4) 🇦🇺 Beryl Penrose (quarterfinals)
 * 5) 🇦🇺 Nell Hopman (second round)
 * 6) 🇦🇺 Pam Southcombe (second round)
 * 7) 🇦🇺 Gwen Thiele (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇦🇺 Helen Angwin (finalist)

Key

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