1939 Australian Championships – Women's doubles
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| 1939 Australian Championships | |||||||||||||
| Final | |||||||||||||
| Champions |  Thelma Coyne Nancye Wynne | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up | May Hardcastle Emily Hood Westacott | ||||||||||||
| Score | 7–5, 6–4 | ||||||||||||
| Details | |||||||||||||
| Draw | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Seeds | 4 | ||||||||||||
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1939 tennis event results
Thelma Coyne and Nancye Wynne successfully defended their title for a fourth consecutive year, defeating May Hardcastle and Emily Hood Westacott 7–5, 6–4 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1939 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5]
Seeds
Thelma Coyne / Nancye Wynne (champions)- Nell Hopman / Dot Stevenson (semifinals)
- May Blick / Margaret Wilson (semifinals)
- May Hardcastle / Emily Hood Westacott (final)
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Nell Hopman Dot Stevenson | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nancy Chitty Connie Coate | w/o | Nancy Chitty Connie Coate | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dorn McGill Eileen McGill | 2 | Nell Hopman Dot Stevenson | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | May Hardcastle Emily Hood Westacott | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | May Hardcastle Emily Hood Westacott | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Thora Geddes Joan Pett | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | May Hardcastle Emily Hood Westacott | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sadie Berryman Gwen O'Halloran | 15 | 9 | Sadie Berryman Gwen OHalloran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birdie Bond Hazel Elliget | 13 | 7 | 4 | May Hardcastle Emily Hood Westacott | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Thelma Coyne Nancye Wynne | 6 | 6 | 1 | Thelma Coyne Nancye Wynne | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Eunice Hunt Elaine Lovett | 0 | 1 | 1 | Thelma Coyne Nancye Wynne | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Joan Hartigan Edie Niemeyer | 6 | 6 | Joan Hartigan Edie Niemeyer | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Audrey Lewin Edith Tough | 3 | 2 | 1 | Thelma Coyne Nancye Wynne | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | May Blick Margaret Wilson | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | May Blick Margaret Wilson | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doris Mauger Gwen Stevenson | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Wasley Beaten in Five Sets". The West Australian. Vol. 55, no. 16, 399. Western Australia, Australia. 21 January 1939. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Gilchrist's Good Recovery". The West Australian. Vol. 55, no. 16, 400. Western Australia, Australia. 23 January 1939. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Crawford Reaches Semi-fnal". The West Australian. Vol. 55, no. 16, 403. Western Australia, Australia. 26 January 1939. p. 18 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Semi-finals of Men's Singles". The West Australian. Vol. 55, no. 16, 405. Western Australia, Australia. 28 January 1939. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Hollow Victory for Bromwich". The West Australian. Vol. 55, no. 16, 407. Western Australia, Australia. 31 January 1939. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- [1] Source for seedings
- [2] Source for the draw
