1924 Australasian Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1924 Australasian Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Sylvia Lance
Runners-upAustralia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
Score7–5, 6–2
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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1924 tennis event results

First-seeded Daphne Akhurst and Sylvia Lance defeated the fourth seeds Kathleen Le Messurier and Meryl O'Hara Wood 7–5, 6–2 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1924 Australasian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Seeds

  1. Australia Daphne Akhurst / Australia Sylvia Lance (champions)
  2. Australia Esna Boyd / Australia Marjorie Todd (semifinals)
  3. Australia Mall Molesworth / Australia Dorothy Rendall (semifinals)
  4. Australia Kathleen Le Messurier / Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood (final)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2 Australia Esna Boyd
Australia Marjorie Todd
6 6
Australia Violet Mather
Australia Doris Mountain
1 2 2 Australia Esna Boyd
Australia Marjorie Todd
9 6
Australia Louie Boddington
Australia Nell Thyne
6 6 Australia Louie Boddington
Australia Nell Thyne
7 3
Australia Ruby Mercer
Australia Isabel Wade
3 1 2 Australia Esna Boyd
Australia Marjorie Todd
4 3
4 Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
6 6 4 Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
6 6
Australia Vere de Bavay
Australia Ursula Bere
2 1 4 Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
6 6
Australia Gwen Hack
Australia Mrs. W. T. Rowe
6 8 7 Australia Gwen Hack
Australia Mrs. W. T. Rowe
2 1
Australia Mrs G. B. Goodes
Australia Helen Outhwaite
8 6 5 4 Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
5 2
1 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Sylvia Lance
6 6 1 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Sylvia Lance
7 6
Australia Kathleen Roberts
Australia Jessie Salter
1 1 1 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Sylvia Lance
6 6
Australia Minnie Richardson
Australia Jessie Simpson
6 6 Australia Minnie Richardson
Australia Jessie Simpson
3 2
Australia Dorothy Hope
Australia Mavis McIver [a]
3 4 1 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Sylvia Lance
6 6
3 Australia Mall Molesworth
Australia Dorothy Rendall
6 6 3 Australia Mall Molesworth
Australia Dorothy Rendall
3 1
Australia M. Farnsworth
Australia I. Morton
4 1 3 Australia Mall Molesworth
Australia Dorothy Rendall
6 6
Australia Youtha Anthony
Australia Frances Hoddle-Wrigley
w/o Australia Youtha Anthony
Australia Frances Hoddle-Wrigley
3 2
Australia Nancy Grant
United Kingdom Hester Phillimore

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Tennis Championships". The Argus. Melbourne. 21 January 1924. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Championship Tennis". The Argus. Melbourne. 22 January 1924. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Tennis Championships". The Argus. Melbourne. 23 January 1924. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "National Tennis". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 24 January 1924. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "National Tennis". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 25 January 1924. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Tennis Championships". The Argus. Melbourne. 30 January 1924. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

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