1939 Australian Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1939 Australian Championships
Champions Thelma Coyne
Nancye Wynne
Runners-up May Hardcastle
Emily Hood Westacott
Score7–5, 6–4
Draw13
Seeds4

Thelma Coyne and Nancye Wynne successfully defended their title for a fourth consecutive year, defeating May Hardcastle and Emily Hood Westacott 7–5, 6–4 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1939 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5]

Seeds

  1. Thelma Coyne / Nancye Wynne (champions)
  2. Nell Hopman / Dot Stevenson (semifinals)
  3. May Blick / Margaret Wilson (semifinals)
  4. May Hardcastle / Emily Hood Westacott (final)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2 Nell Hopman
Dot Stevenson
6 6
Nancy Chitty
Connie Coate
w/o Nancy Chitty
Connie Coate
1 4
Dorn McGill
Eileen McGill
2 Nell Hopman
Dot Stevenson
2 4
4 May Hardcastle
Emily Hood Westacott
6 4 6 4 May Hardcastle
Emily Hood Westacott
6 6
Thora Geddes
Joan Pett
2 6 2 4 May Hardcastle
Emily Hood Westacott
Sadie Berryman
Gwen O'Halloran
15 9 Sadie Berryman
Gwen OHalloran
Birdie Bond
Hazel Elliget
13 7 4 May Hardcastle
Emily Hood Westacott
5 4
1 Thelma Coyne
Nancye Wynne
6 6 1 Thelma Coyne
Nancye Wynne
7 6
Eunice Hunt
Elaine Lovett
0 1 1 Thelma Coyne
Nancye Wynne
6 1 6
Joan Hartigan
Edie Niemeyer
6 6 Joan Hartigan
Edie Niemeyer
4 6 1
Audrey Lewin
Edith Tough
3 2 1 Thelma Coyne
Nancye Wynne
6 6
3 May Blick
Margaret Wilson
0 3
3 May Blick
Margaret Wilson
6 3 6
Doris Mauger
Gwen Stevenson
4 6 3

References

  1. ^ "Wasley Beaten in Five Sets". The West Australian. Vol. 55, no. 16, 399. Western Australia, Australia. 21 January 1939. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Gilchrist's Good Recovery". The West Australian. Vol. 55, no. 16, 400. Western Australia, Australia. 23 January 1939. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Crawford Reaches Semi-fnal". The West Australian. Vol. 55, no. 16, 403. Western Australia, Australia. 26 January 1939. p. 18 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Semi-finals of Men's Singles". The West Australian. Vol. 55, no. 16, 405. Western Australia, Australia. 28 January 1939. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Hollow Victory for Bromwich". The West Australian. Vol. 55, no. 16, 407. Western Australia, Australia. 31 January 1939. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
  • [1] Source for seedings
  • [2] Source for the draw