Second-seeded Nancye Wynne defeated Emily Hood Westacott 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1937 Australian Championships.
The seeded players are listed below. Nancye Wynne is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Joan Hartigan (quarterfinals) Nancye Wynne (champion) Thelma Coyne (semifinals) Nell Hopman (second round) May Hardcastle (second round) Dorothy Stevenson (semifinals) Emily Hood Westacott (finalist) Gwen O'Halloran (second round)