1924 Australasian Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1924 Australasian Championships
Champions James Anderson
Norman Brookes
Runners-up Pat O'Hara Wood
Gerald Patterson
Score6–2, 6–4, 6–3
Draw20
Seeds4

The second seeds James Anderson and Norman Brookes defeated the first-seeded Pat O'Hara Wood and Gerald Patterson 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 in the final, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1924 Australasian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Seeds

  1. Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson (final)
  2. James Anderson / Norman Brookes (champions)
  3. Tim Fitchett / Rupert Wertheim (semifinals)
  4. Les Rainey / Bob Schlesinger (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2 James Anderson
Norman Brookes
8 3 6 6
Charles Buckley
Norman Roberts
6 6 3 2 2 James Anderson
Norman Brookes
6 6 6
3 Tim Fitchett
Rupert Wertheim
6 7 6 3 Tim Fitchett
Rupert Wertheim
4 3 4
Colin Gurner
Ronald Thomas
3 5 1 2 James Anderson
Norman Brookes
6 6 6
1 Pat O'Hara Wood
Gerald Patterson
6 7 6 1 Pat O'Hara Wood
Gerald Patterson
2 4 3
Robert Phillips
Clarence Treloar
1 5 1 1 Pat O'Hara Wood
Gerald Patterson
6 8 5 6
4 Les Rainey
Bob Schlesinger
6 8 3 2 Fred Kalms
Jim Willard
2 6 7 2
Fred Kalms
Jim Willard
4 10 6 6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 James Anderson
Norman Brookes
6 6 6
Norman Strange
Bill Wise
1 3 2
2 James Anderson
Norman Brookes
8 3 6 6
Charles Buckley
Norman Roberts
6 6 3 2
Charles Buckley
Norman Roberts
w/o
Bill Cleland
E. M. Ladyman
2 James Anderson
Norman Brookes
6 6 6
3 Tim Fitchett
Rupert Wertheim
4 3 4
3 Tim Fitchett
Rupert Wertheim
6 4 6 2 6
Gordon Dickinson
Ted Noske
2 6 0 6 3
3 Tim Fitchett
Rupert Wertheim
6 7 6
Colin Gurner
Ronald Thomas
6 6 5 6 Colin Gurner
Ronald Thomas
3 5 1
Basil Henty
Noel Heath
1 1 7 2 Colin Gurner
Ronald Thomas
6 6 6
Ben Dunlop
Alec Sandral
w/o Ben Dunlop
Alec Sandral
2 1 3
J. N. Fraser
Charles Lyon

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Pat O'Hara Wood
Gerald Patterson
4 7 7 6
Gar Hone
Ian McInnes
6 5 5 4 1 Pat O'Hara Wood
Gerald Patterson
6 7 6 6
Jack Clemenger
M. Henry Marsh
w/o Jack Clemenger
M. Henry Marsh
3 9 3 3
Rodney Heath
F. Pleasance
1 Pat O'Hara Wood
Gerald Patterson
6 7 6
Robert Phillips
Clarence Treloar
1 5 1
Robert Phillips
Clarence Treloar
6 6 3 3 8
Horace Crebbin
Hector Wallace
4 2 6 6 6
1 Pat O'Hara Wood
Gerald Patterson
6 8 5 6
Fred Kalms
Jim Willard
2 6 7 2
4 Les Rainey
Bob Schlesinger
6 6 6
Colin Newton
Harold Richmond
1 2 2
4 Les Rainey
Bob Schlesinger
6 8 3 2
Fred Kalms
Jim Willard
4 10 6 6
Fred Kalms
Jim Willard
6 11 8 6 [a]
Frank Drews
W. H. Smith
4 13 6 3

Notes

  • a Some sources give 12–14 as a result of the second set.

References

  1. ^ "Tennis Championships". The Argus. Melbourne. 21 January 1924. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Championship Tennis". The Argus. Melbourne. 22 January 1924. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Tennis Championships". The Argus. Melbourne. 23 January 1924. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "National Tennis". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 24 January 1924. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "National Tennis". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 25 January 1924. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Tennis Championships". The Argus. Melbourne. 26 January 1924. p. 17 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Tennis Championships". The Argus. Melbourne. 30 January 1924. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.