Louie Bickerton and Meryl O'Hara Wood defeated the first seeds Esna Boyd and Sylvia Harper 6–3, 6–3 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1927 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1927 Australian Championships | |
| Champions |  Louie Bickerton Meryl O'Hara Wood |
| Runners-up | Esna Boyd Sylvia Harper |
| Score | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Draw | 13 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Seeds edit
Esna Boyd / Sylvia Harper (final)- Louie Bickerton / Meryl O'Hara Wood [a] (champions)
- Mavis McKay / Gladys Toyne (quarterfinals)
- Kathleen Le Messurier / Dorothy Weston (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
Draw edit
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louie Bickerton Meryl O'Hara Wood
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keyden Irving Beryl Turner
| 9 | 6 | Keyden Irving Beryl Turner
| 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vere de Bavay Ursula Bere
| 7 | 1 | 2 | Louie Bickerton Meryl O'Hara Wood
| 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Marjorie Cox Floris St. George
| 6 | 6 | Marjorie Cox Floris St. George
| 1 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ruby Mercer K. Westmoreland
| 4 | 4 | Marjorie Cox Floris St. George
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mavis McKay Gladys Toyne
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Mavis McKay Gladys Toyne
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G. Hopkins Mrs. Rowe [b]
| 2 | 1 | 2 | Louie Bickerton Meryl O'Hara Wood
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Esna Boyd Sylvia Harper
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kathleen Le Messurier Dorothy Weston
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dorothy Bellamy Ruth Stephens
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kathleen Le Messurier Dorothy Weston
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youtha Anthony Mrs. H. M. Gray
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Esna Boyd Sylvia Harper
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Frances Hoddle-Wrigley Minnie Richardson
| 3 | 4 | Youtha Anthony Mrs. H. M. Gray
| 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Esna Boyd Sylvia Harper
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Esna Boyd Sylvia Harper
| 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mrs. Newton Wood B. Parsons
| 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes edit
- a Original pairing was Bickerton with Daphne Akhurst, but the latter had to withdraw owing to illness.
- b Probably Mrs. W. T. Rowe (Flora Rowe).
References edit
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Argus. Melbourne. 25 January 1927. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Tennis Championships". The Argus. Melbourne. 26 January 1927. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Tennis Championships". The Argus. Melbourne. 27 January 1927. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Argus. Melbourne. 28 January 1927. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Argus. Melbourne. 29 January 1927. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Singles". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 February 1927. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.