1927 Australian Championships – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1927 Australian Championships
ChampionsAustralia Louie Bickerton
Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
Runners-upAustralia Esna Boyd
Australia Sylvia Harper
Final score6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw13
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed
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Louie Bickerton and Meryl O'Hara Wood defeated the first seeds Esna Boyd and Sylvia Harper 6–3, 6–3 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1927 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Seeds[]

  1. Australia Esna Boyd / Australia Sylvia Harper (final)
  2. Australia Louie Bickerton / Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood [a] (champions)
  3. Australia / Australia (quarterfinals)
  4. Australia Kathleen Le Messurier / Australia Dorothy Weston (semifinals)

Draw[]

Key[]

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • Alt = Alternate
  • SE = Special exempt
  • PR = Protected ranking
  • ITF = ITF entry
  • JE = Junior exempt
  • w/o = Walkover
  • r = Retired
  • d = Defaulted

Draw[]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2 Australia Louie Bickerton
Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
6 6
Australia
Australia
9 6 Australia
Australia
2 1
Australia
Australia
7 1 2 Australia Louie Bickerton
Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
6 5 6
Australia Marjorie Cox
Australia
6 6 Australia Marjorie Cox
Australia
1 7 4
Australia
Australia K. Westmoreland
4 4 Australia Marjorie Cox
Australia
6 6
3 Australia
Australia
6 6 3 Australia
Australia
4 4
Australia
Australia Mrs. Rowe [b]
2 1 2 Australia Louie Bickerton
Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
6 6
1 Australia Esna Boyd
Australia Sylvia Harper
3 3
4 Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Dorothy Weston
6 6
Australia
Australia
3 3
4 Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Dorothy Weston
2 3
Australia
Australia Mrs. H. M. Gray
6 6 1 Australia Esna Boyd
Australia Sylvia Harper
6 6
Australia
Australia
3 4 Australia
Australia Mrs. H. M. Gray
3 6
1 Australia Esna Boyd
Australia Sylvia Harper
6 6 1 Australia Esna Boyd
Australia Sylvia Harper
6 8
Australia Mrs. Newton Wood
Australia
2 2

Notes[]

  • a Original pairing was Bickerton with Daphne Akhurst, but the latter had to withdraw owing to illness.
  • b Probably Mrs. W. T. Rowe (Flora Rowe).

References[]

  1. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 25 January 1927. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Tennis Championships". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 26 January 1927. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Tennis Championships". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 27 January 1927. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 28 January 1927. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 29 January 1927. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "The Singles". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 1 February 1927. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.

External links[]

Source for seedings

Preceded by
Grand Slam women's doubles Succeeded by
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