1926 Australasian Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
1926 Australasian Championships
Champions	Jack Hawkes ; Gerald Patterson
Runners-up	James Anderson ; Pat O'Hara Wood
Final score	6–1, 6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw	22
Seeds	4
Events

The first-seeds Jack Hawkes and Gerald Patterson claimed their second title by defeating James Anderson and Pat O'Hara Wood 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 in the final, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1926 Australasian Championships.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Seeds[]

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Final

2	James Anderson Pat O'Hara Wood	6	6	6
6	Gar Moon	1	4	0			2	James Anderson Pat O'Hara Wood	6	6	6
7	Rice Gemmell	6	3	6	3	8	7	Rice Gemmell	2	3	0
3	Norman Peach Jim Willard	1	6	3	6	6							2	James Anderson Pat O'Hara Wood	1	4	2
4	Bob Schlesinger Rupert Wertheim	6	6	6									1	Jack Hawkes Gerald Patterson	6	6	6
8	Colin Newton	2	4	2			4	Bob Schlesinger Rupert Wertheim	2	1	8	2
5	Gar Hone Ernest Rowe						1	Jack Hawkes Gerald Patterson	6	6	6	6
1	Jack Hawkes Gerald Patterson	w/o

First round					Second round						Quarterfinals							Semifinals

2	James Anderson Pat O'Hara Wood	6	6	6
	Clifford Sproule	0	2	2	2	James Anderson Pat O'Hara Wood	6	6	6
		8	7	6			2	4	3
	Don Turnbull	6	5	4							2	James Anderson Pat O'Hara Wood	6	6	6
6	Gar Moon	6	6	6							6	Gar Moon	1	4	0
		1	2	2	6	Gar Moon	6	6	6
							4	2	3
																		2	James Anderson Pat O'Hara Wood	6	6	6
																		7	Rice Gemmell	2	3	0
					7	Rice Gemmell	4	8	6	6
						Jack Crawford Harry Hopman	6	6	4	0
											7	Rice Gemmell	6	3	6	3	8
											3	Norman Peach Jim Willard	1	6	3	6	6
					3	Norman Peach Jim Willard	6	6	6
						Alan Coldham	1	3	3

First round						Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

						4	Bob Schlesinger Rupert Wertheim	6	6	6
		8	8	6				4	0	3
		6	6	2							4	Bob Schlesinger Rupert Wertheim	6	6	6
	Geoff Thomas	7	7	9	6						8	Colin Newton	2	4	2
	Gordon Lum	5	9	7	2		Geoff Thomas	3	4	2
8	Colin Newton	6	6	6		8	Colin Newton	6	6	6
		2	2	4												4	Bob Schlesinger Rupert Wertheim	2	1	8	2
																1	Jack Hawkes Gerald Patterson	6	6	6	6
						5	Gar Hone Ernest Rowe	6	6	6
								1	2	3
											5	Gar Hone Ernest Rowe
											1	Jack Hawkes Gerald Patterson	w/o
						1	Jack Hawkes Gerald Patterson	6	6	6
								0	1	1

2R Gemmell/Gurner vs. Crawford/Hopman: some sources switch results of 2nd and 3rd set.
2R O'Dea/Thomas vs. James/Newton: some sources give 4–6, 2–6, 4–6.

^ "Australia's Champions On The Court". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 25 January 1926. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "A Day Without Surprises". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 26 January 1926. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Australasian Championships". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 27 January 1926. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Gemmell Shines Again". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 28 January 1926. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Rowe's Amazing". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 29 January 1926. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Players Left In The Finals". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 30 January 1926. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Disappointing Final Day". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 2 February 1926. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.

Preceded by	Grand Slam men's doubles	Succeeded by

v t Australian Open men's doubles drawsheets
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