Defending champions Daphne Akhurst and Sylvia Harper defeated Esna Boyd and Kathleen Le Messurier 6–4, 6–3 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1925 Australasian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1925 Australasian Championships | |
| Champions |  Daphne Akhurst Sylvia Harper |
| Runners-up | Esna Boyd Kathleen Le Messurier |
| Score | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Draw | 18 |
| Seeds | 4 |
With this win Akhurst completed her first Triple Crown achievement, having already won the singles and the mixed doubles titles earlier that day.
Seeds edit
Daphne Akhurst / Sylvia Harper (champions)- Esna Boyd / Kathleen Le Messurier (final)
- Marjorie Cox / Floris St. George (semifinals)
- Pattie Meaney / Millie Mitchell (semifinals)
Draw edit
Key edit
- 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
Finals edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Esna Boyd Kathleen Le Messurier
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Miss Holt Mrs. F. Harper
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Esna Boyd Kathleen Le Messurier
| 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Pattie Meaney Millie Mitchell
| 6 | 6 | 4 | Pattie Meaney Millie Mitchell
| 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Mrs. Docker Jessie Watson
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Esna Boyd Kathleen Le Messurier
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Daphne Akhurst Sylvia Harper
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Daphne Akhurst Sylvia Harper
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Edie Butcherine Dorothy Weston
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Daphne Akhurst Sylvia Harper
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Marjorie Cox Floris St. George
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Marjorie Cox Floris St. George
| 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Louie Bickerton Grace Paterson
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Earlier rounds edit
Section 1 edit
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Esna Boyd Kathleen Le Messurier
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnie Goodman Nion Kenyon
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Esna Boyd Kathleen Le Messurier
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miss Holt Mrs. F. Harper
| 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miss Holt Mrs. F. Harper
| w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coral Buttsworth Miss O'Connor
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Esna Boyd Kathleen Le Messurier
| 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Pattie Meaney Millie Mitchell
| 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Pattie Meaney Millie Mitchell
| 7 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Flora Cameron Nancy Fitzhardinge
| 5 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Pattie Meaney Millie Mitchell
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Muff Wilson Iris Woodd
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Mrs. Docker Jessie Watson
| 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Doris Mackie Ula Valkenburg
| 2 | 8 | 4 | Muff Wilson Iris Woodd
| 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mrs. Docker Jessie Watson
| 6 | 6 | Mrs. Docker Jessie Watson
| 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Cooling Mrs. G. B. Stevens
| 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Section 2 edit
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Daphne Akhurst Sylvia Harper
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anna Doyle Phyllis Lester
| 6 | 6 | Anna Doyle Phyllis Lester
| 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mrs. Evans Margaret Knoblanche
| 2 | 4 | 1 | Daphne Akhurst Sylvia Harper
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Edie Butcherine [a] Dorothy Weston [a]
| 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Daphne Akhurst Sylvia Harper
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Marjorie Cox Floris St. George
| 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Marjorie Cox Floris St. George
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnie Richardson Adeline Wilkins
| 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Marjorie Cox Floris St. George
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louie Bickerton Grace Paterson
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louie Bickerton Grace Paterson
| 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gwen Waterhouse Rhona White
| 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes edit
- a Even the day before, this encounter was being announced as Akhurst and Harper vs. Weston and partner – so, logically, it had to be the first match of the tournament for Butcherine/Weston pair.
References edit
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 January 1925. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Register. Adelaide, Australia. 27 January 1925. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 January 1925. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 January 1925. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 January 1925. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 January 1925. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 February 1925. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.