1929 Australian Championships – Women's doubles
| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1929 Australian Championships | |
| Champions |  Meryl O'Hara Wood |
| 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, having won Women's Singles title earlier that day and Mixed Doubles final the day before.[7]
Seeds
[edit]- Louie Bickerton (champions)
- Meryl O'Hara Wood (final)
- Dorothy Weston (semifinals)
- 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 | Meryl O'Hara Wood
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mrs. W. T. Rowe [a]
| 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Meryl O'Hara Wood
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sydney Hocking
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Dorothy Weston
| 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vera Mathias
| 6 | 4 | Sydney Hocking
| 4 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dorothy Weston
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Dorothy Weston
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Roma Wadey
| 4 | 0 | 2 | Meryl O'Hara Wood
| 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louie Bickerton
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mall Molesworth
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joyce Hone
| 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mall Molesworth
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anna Menz
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | Louie Bickerton
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Margaret Taylor
| 6 | 2 | 4 | Anna Menz
| 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louie Bickerton
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Louie Bickerton
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Katherine Wemyss
| 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.