1938 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles
# 1938 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles

The 1938 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 12th edition of the women's singles championship. Gertrude Pritzi defeated Vlasta Depetrisová in the final by three sets to nil, to win the title.

## Results

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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| Gertrude Pritzi | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Clara Waldsworth | 9 | 14 | 13 | | | Pritzi | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Margaret Osborne | 21 | 17 | 21 | 21 | | Osborne | 16 | 8 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wendy Woodhead | 13 | 21 | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | Pritzi | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Anna Sipos | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | Votrubcová | 13 | 15 | 17 | | | | |
| Dolly Coucke | 14 | 12 | 19 | | | Sipos | 18 | 17 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Věra Votrubcová | 21 | 25 | 20 | 21 | | Votrubcová | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Doris Jordan | 7 | 23 | 22 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | Pritzi | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Betty Henry | 23 | 6 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | Depetrisová | 13 | 13 | 17 |
| Phyllis Hodgkinson | 21 | 21 | 13 | 11 | | Henry | 21 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Doris Emdin | 21 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 28 | Emdin | 9 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| Jindriska Holubkova | 12 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 26 | | | | | | | Henry | 11 | 3 | 12 | | | | |
| Vlasta Depetrisová | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | Depetrisová | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Jean Nicoll | 13 | 18 | 14 | | | Depetrisová | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dora Beregi | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | Beregi | 17 | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tessie Whelan | 11 | 17 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
