1929 Australian Championships – Women's doubles
Appearance
Women's doubles | |
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1929 Australian Championships | |
Champions | ![]() ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() ![]() |
Score | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
Draw | 12 |
Seeds | 4 |
First-seeded Daphne Akhurst and Louie Bickerton defeated the second seeds Sylvia Harper and Meryl O'Hara Wood 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1929 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Miss Akhurst completed her third and last Triple Crown[broken anchor], having won Women's Singles title earlier that day and Mixed Doubles final the day before.[7]
Seeds
[edit]Daphne Akhurst /
Louie Bickerton (champions)
Sylvia Harper /
Meryl O'Hara Wood (final)
Kathleen Le Messurier /
Dorothy Weston (semifinals)
Emily Hood /
Mall Molesworth (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 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() ![]() | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ![]() ![]() | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 4 | 4 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | 3 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 4 | 0 | 2 | ![]() ![]() | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 2 | 4 | ![]() ![]() | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | 1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 2 | 0 |
Notes
[edit]- a Mother of Ernest Rowe, most likely Flora Rowe.
References
[edit]- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 21 January 1929. p. 23 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 22 January 1929. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Sparkling Tennis". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 23 January 1929. p. 25 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Matches In Tennis Singles Cause Great Thrills". The Register News-Pictorial. South Australia. 24 January 1929. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Class Tennis Now Being Shown In Australian Championships". The Register News-Pictorial. South Australia. 25 January 1929. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Championship Tennis". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 28 January 1929. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis Finals". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 29 January 1929. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.