1936 Australian Championships – Women's doubles
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| 1936 Australian Championships | |||||||||||||
| Final | |||||||||||||
| Champions |  Thelma Coyne Nancye Wynne | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up | May Blick Kath Woodward | ||||||||||||
| Score | 6–2, 6–4 | ||||||||||||
| Details | |||||||||||||
| Draw | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Seeds | 4 | ||||||||||||
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1936 tennis event results
Thelma Coyne and Nancye Wynne defeated May Blick and Kath Woodward 6–2, 6–4 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1936 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4]
This was their first of the all-time record ten Australian Women's Doubles titles as a pair. This win also marked the start of their pre-Open Era record five consecutive Australian Women's Doubles titles streak.
Seeds
Joan Hartigan / Nell Hopman (semifinals)- Thelma Coyne / Nancye Wynne (champions)
- May Blick / Kath Woodward (final)
- Joan Walters / Dorothy Weston (quarterfinals)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Draw
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Joan Hartigan Nell Hopman | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Molly Carter Muff Wilson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Joan Hartigan Nell Hopman | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | May Blick Kath Woodward | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | May Blick Kath Woodward | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| May Hardcastle Pearl Stern | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | May Blick Kath Woodward | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sadie Berryman[a] Truda Cox | 6 | 4 | 6 | Sadie Berryman Truda Cox | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gwen Griffiths Kathleen Le Messurier | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | May Blick Kath Woodward | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Thelma Coyne Nancye Wynne | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Joan Walters Dorothy Weston | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dot Stevenson Gwen Stevenson | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dot Stevenson Gwen Stevenson | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birdie Bond Gwen O'Halloran[b] | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | Thelma Coyne Nancye Wynne | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cherie Bubb Jean Colless | 2 | 6 | 3 | Birdie Bond Gwen O'Halloran | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Thelma Coyne Nancye Wynne | 6 | 6 | 2 | Thelma Coyne Nancye Wynne | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Betty Ward Jean Wilson | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
References
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The West Australian. Vol. 52, no. 15,468. Western Australia, Australia. 21 January 1936. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Queenslander Defeats Schwartz". The Argus. No. 27,902. Melbourne. 23 January 1936. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Crawford And Quist". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Vol. 5, no. 295. New South Wales, Australia. 27 January 1936. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Quist Wins Singles After Thrilling Match". The Advertiser. Vol. LXXVIII, no. 24,116. Adelaide, Australia. 28 January 1936. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- [1] Source for seedings and the draw
