1938 Australian Championships – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
1938 Australian Championships
Champions Margaret Wilson
John Bromwich
Runners-up Nancye Wynne
Colin Long
Score6–3, 6–2
Draw23
Seeds4

Nell Hopman and Harry Hopman were the defending champions and second seeds, but they lost in the quarterfinals.

In an all-unseeded final Margaret Wilson and John Bromwich defeated Nancye Wynne and Colin Long 6–3, 6–2, to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1938 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Seeds

  1. Dorothy Bundy / Don Budge (quarterfinals)
  2. Nell Hopman / Harry Hopman (quarterfinals)
  3. Thelma Coyne / Jack Crawford (semifinals)
  4. Dorothy Workman / Gene Mako (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Margaret Wilson
John Bromwich
5 6 6
3 Thelma Coyne
Jack Crawford
7 4 4
Margaret Wilson
John Bromwich
6 6
Nancye Wynne
Colin Long
3 2
Nancye Wynne
Colin Long
6 6
4 Dorothy Workman
Gene Mako
2 3

Earlier rounds

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Dorothy Bundy
Don Budge
6 6
Truda Cox
Tom Warhurst
2 2
1 Dorothy Bundy
Don Budge
0 2
Margaret Wilson
John Bromwich
6 6
Margaret Wilson
John Bromwich
6 8
Nina Vickery
Max Bonner
1 6
Margaret Wilson
John Bromwich
5 6 6
3 Thelma Coyne
Jack Crawford
6 7 3 Thelma Coyne
Jack Crawford
7 4 4
Gwen Stevenson
Lionel Brodie
0 5 3 Thelma Coyne
Jack Crawford
6 6
May Hardcastle
Alfred Chave
3 6 6 May Hardcastle
Alfred Chave
0 3
Nancy Chitty
Frank Walsh
6 3 2 3 Thelma Coyne
Jack Crawford
3 6 6
Dot Stevenson
Don Turnbull
6 4 6 Dot Stevenson
Don Turnbull
6 4 2
Dorothy Weston
Fred Bennett
0 6 1 Dot Stevenson
Don Turnbull
6 7
Jean Davies
Les Hancock
6 1 7 Jean Davies
Les Hancock
3 5
Joan Walters
Cliff Harvey
4 6 5

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Nell Hopman
Harry Hopman
6 6
Eileen McGill
Jimmy McGill
1 0 2 Nell Hopman
Harry Hopman
6 6
Connie Coate
George Holland
7 6 Connie Coate
George Holland
3 2
Birdie Bond
Harold Whillans
5 1 2 Nell Hopman
Harry Hopman
3 2
Emily Hood Westacott
Gar Moon
6 6 Nancye Wynne
Colin Long
6 6
Val Woods
Anthony Maggs
4 4 Emily Hood Westacott
Gar Moon
13 3
Nancye Wynne
Colin Long
15 6
Nancye Wynne
Colin Long
6 6
4 Dorothy Workman
Gene Mako
2 3
4 Dorothy Workman
Gene Mako
6 6
Kath Woodward
Jack Clemenger
2 1
4 Dorothy Workman
Gene Mako
6 6
Joan Hartigan
Arthur Huxley
4 2
Joan Hartigan
Arthur Huxley
3 9 6
Gwen O'Halloran
Len Schwartz
6 7 2

References

  1. ^ "Lawn Tennis – Australian Championships". The West Australian. Vol. 54, no. 16,091. Western Australia, Australia. 24 January 1938. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Lawn Tennis – Australian Championships". The West Australian. Vol. 54, no. 16,092. Western Australia, Australia. 25 January 1938. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Stirring Tennis Duels". The Age. No. 25,828. Victoria, Australia. 27 January 1938. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Bromwich Surprises". The Age. No. 25, 829. Victoria, Australia. 28 January 1938. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Lawn Tennis – Australian Title to Budge". The West Australian. Vol. 54, no. 16,097. Western Australia, Australia. 31 January 1938. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Easy Win". The Age. No. 25, 832. Victoria, Australia. 1 February 1938. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.