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.


 * 1) 🇦🇺 Thelma Long (champion)
 * 2) 🇦🇺 Mary Hawton (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇦🇺 Jenny Staley (finalist)
 * 4) 🇦🇺 Beryl Penrose (second round)
 * 5) 🇦🇺 Helen Angwin (second round)
 * 6) 🇦🇺 Norma Ellis (first round)
 * 7) 🇦🇺 Fay Muller (second round)
 * 8) 🇦🇺 Dorn Fogarty (first round)
 * 9)  Hazel Redick-Smith (quarterfinals)
 * 10)  Julia Wipplinger (first round)

Key

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