1940 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1940 Australian Championships
Champion Adrian Quist
Runner-up Jack Crawford
Score6–3, 6–1, 6–2
Draw32
Seeds8

Adrian Quist defeated Jack Crawford 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1940 Australian Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Adrian Quist is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. John Bromwich (semifinals)
  2. Adrian Quist (champion)
  3. Harry Hopman (quarterfinals)
  4. Jack Crawford (finalist)
  5. Vivian McGrath (semifinals)
  6. Max Newcombe (quarterfinals)
  7. Bill Sidwell (quarterfinals)
  8. Jack Harper (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 John Bromwich 7 6 6
Dinny Pails 5 0 0
1 John Bromwich 4 1 7
4 Jack Crawford 6 6 9
4 Jack Crawford 6 6 7
6 Max Newcombe 3 0 5
4 Jack Crawford 3 1 2
2 Adrian Quist 6 6 6
2 Adrian Quist 6 11 6 6
7 Bill Sidwell 3 13 3 2
2 Adrian Quist 6 10 6
5 Vivian McGrath 4 8 3
3 Harry Hopman 8 1 5 2
5 Vivian McGrath 6 6 7 6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Bromwich 6 6 6
Compain 0 2 1 1 Bromwich 6 6 6
Hancock w/o Hancock 3 0 1
Thompson 1 Bromwich 7 6 6
8 Harper 6 7 6 8 Pails 5 0 0
Huxley 0 9 3 6 8 Harper 2 3 5
Pails 6 6 6 Pails 6 6 7
Diggle 1 1 2 1 Bromwich 4 1 7
4 Crawford 6 6 6 4 Crawford 6 6 9
Strohfeldt 0 2 4 4 Crawford 6 6 6
Long 6 6 6 Long 3 4 3
Murray 1 1 0 4 Crawford 6 6 7
6 Newcombe 6 6 6 6 Newcombe 3 0 5
Yon 1 3 2 6 Newcombe 6 6 6
Lindo 6 9 7 Lindo 4 3 2
McDermott 1 7 5

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Quist 6 6 6
Barnes 2 3 2 2 Quist 6 6 6
Gilchrist 2 6 6 9 Gilchrist 3 3 3
Cummings 6 3 4 7 2 Quist 6 11 6 6
7 Sidwell 6 6 6 7 Sidwell 3 13 3 2
Harrison 2 3 1 7 Sidwell 10 6 6
Bonner 6 6 6 Bonner 8 2 4
Whillans 4 3 2 2 Quist 6 10 6
3 Hopman 6 7 6 5 McGrath 4 8 3
Felan 4 5 4 3 Hopman 6 6 6
Bennett 6 6 4 6 Bennett 1 0 2
Liddle 1 2 6 1 3 Hopman 8 1 5 2
5 McGrath 6 6 6 5 McGrath 6 6 7 6
Lean 1 1 4 5 McGrath 6 6 6
Turnbull 6 3 6 6 Turnbull 2 1 1
Callaghan 1 6 2 2
  • [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com
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