1932 Australian Championships – Women's doubles

Second-seeded Coral Buttsworth and Marjorie Crawford defeated the fourth seeds Kathleen Le Messurier and Dorothy Weston 6–2, 6–2 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1932 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Women's doubles
1932 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Coral Buttsworth
Australia Marjorie Crawford
Runners-upAustralia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Dorothy Weston
Score6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw11
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1931 · Australian Championships · 1933 →

Earlier that day both Mrs. Buttsworth and Mrs. Crawford had already won one title each – Women's singles and Mixed Doubles, respectively.

Seeds

edit

Draw

edit

Draw

edit
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Nancy Lewis
  Meryl O'Hara Wood
6 6
  Betty Ward
  Jean Wilson
2 4
  Nancy Lewis
  Meryl O'Hara Wood
2 10 3
  Edna Lawrence
  Mollie McGrath
7 2 6 4   Kathleen Le Messurier
  Dorothy Weston
6 8 6
  Dorothy Anderson
  Gwen Stevenson
5 6 2   Edna Lawrence
  Mollie McGrath
4 3
4   Kathleen Le Messurier
  Dorothy Weston
6 6 4   Kathleen Le Messurier
  Dorothy Weston
6 6
  Florence Francisco
  Joyce Williams
4 0 4   Kathleen Le Messurier
  Dorothy Weston
2 2
3   Frances Hoddle-Wrigley
  Emily Hood Westacott
6 6 2   Coral Buttsworth
  Marjorie Crawford
6 6
  Joyce Lillecrapp
  Roma Wadey
3 2 3   Frances Hoddle-Wrigley
  Emily Hood Westacott
6 6
  Christabel Finlayson
  Gwen Griffiths
2 2
3   Frances Hoddle-Wrigley
  Emily Hood Westacott
4 3
2   Coral Buttsworth
  Marjorie Crawford
6 6
2   Coral Buttsworth
  Marjorie Crawford
4 6 6
  Edna Collison
  Truda Cox
6 3 2

Notes

edit
  1. ^ Originally first-seeded pair were Meryl O'Hara Wood and Esna Boyd Robertson but the latter withdrew from the tournament[8] because of serious illness and – ultimately – death of her mother on the eve of the event.

References

edit
  1. ^ "Men's Singles". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 8 February 1932. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Nunoi's Form Brilliant". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 9 February 1932. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Yesterday's Results". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 10 February 1932. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Yesterday's Results". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 11 February 1932. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Yesterday's Results". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 12 February 1932. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Yesterday's Results". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 13 February 1932. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Tennis Championships". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 15 February 1932. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Linton Cup". The Telegraph (Brisbane). Queensland, Australia. 4 February 1932. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
edit
  • [1] Source for seedings
  • [2] Source for the draw.