1936 Australian Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
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
Events

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 edit

Joan Hartigan / Nell Hopman (semifinals)
Thelma Coyne / Nancye Wynne (champions)
May Blick / Kath Woodward (final)
Joan Walters / Dorothy Weston (quarterfinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

Draw edit

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 edit

^ Initial draw pairs Truda Cox with Yutha Thiemeyer.
^ Initial draw pairs Birdie Bond with Sadie Berryman.

References edit

^ "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 edit

[1] Source for seedings and the draw

[draw-5] Initial draw pairs Truda Cox with Yutha Thiemeyer.

[draw1-6] Initial draw pairs Birdie Bond with Sadie Berryman.

[1] "Lawn Tennis". The West Australian. Vol. 52, no. 15,468. Western Australia, Australia. 21 January 1936. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] "Queenslander Defeats Schwartz". The Argus. No. 27,902. Melbourne. 23 January 1936. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "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.

[4] "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.

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