1928 Australian Championships – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1928 Australian Championships
ChampionsFrance Jean Borotra
France Jacques Brugnon
Runners-upAustralia Gar Moon
Australia Jim Willard
Final score6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw20
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed
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The second-seeds Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon defeated the unseeded Gar Moon and Jim Willard 6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1928 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5]

Seeds[]

  1. Australia Jack Hawkes / Australia Gerald Patterson (semifinals)
  2. France Jean Borotra / France Jacques Brugnon (champions)
  3. Australia Jack Crawford / Australia Harry Hopman (quarterfinals)
  4. France Christian Boussus / Australia Fred Kalms (second round)

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

Finals[]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Australia Jack Hawkes
Australia Gerald Patterson
6 6 6
Australia Ray Dunlop
Australia
2 0 3 1 Australia Jack Hawkes
Australia Gerald Patterson
5 5 4
Australia
Australia Norman Peach
3 3 8 7 Australia Gar Moon
Australia Jim Willard
7 7 6
Australia Gar Moon
Australia Jim Willard
6 6 6 9 Australia Gar Moon
Australia Jim Willard
2 6 4 4
2 France Jean Borotra
France Jacques Brugnon
8 6 7 2 France Jean Borotra
France Jacques Brugnon
6 4 6 6
Australia
Australia Jack Cummings
6 3 5 2 France Jean Borotra
France Jacques Brugnon
6 3 5 6 6
Australia Bob Schlesinger
Australia Rupert Wertheim
6 6 4 6 7 Australia Bob Schlesinger
Australia Rupert Wertheim
4 6 7 1 1
3 Australia Jack Crawford
Australia Harry Hopman
8 1 6 1 5

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Australia Jack Hawkes
Australia Gerald Patterson
6 6 6
Australia
Australia
1 2 2
1 Australia Jack Hawkes
Australia Gerald Patterson
6 6 6
Australia Ray Dunlop
Australia
2 0 3
Australia Ray Dunlop
Australia
4 6 6 6
Australia James Bayley
Australia
6 2 1 1
1 Australia Jack Hawkes
Australia Gerald Patterson
5 5 4
Australia Gar Moon
Australia Jim Willard
7 7 6
Australia
Australia Norman Peach
6 6 6
Australia
Australia
1 1 3
Australia
Australia Norman Peach
3 3 8 7
Australia Gar Moon
Australia Jim Willard
6 6 6 Australia Gar Moon
Australia Jim Willard
6 6 6 9
Australia
Australia
4 2 2 Australia Gar Moon
Australia Jim Willard
6 7 8 3 9
4 France Christian Boussus
Australia Fred Kalms
6 6 6 4 France Christian Boussus
Australia Fred Kalms
4 5 10 6 7
Australia
Australia Clifford Sproule
1 3 4

Section 2[]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 France Jean Borotra
France Jacques Brugnon
8 6 6
Australia
Australia
6 0 3 2 France Jean Borotra
France Jacques Brugnon
6 6 6
Australia
Australia
6 6 7 Australia
Australia
4 2 3
Australia
Australia
0 1 5 2 France Jean Borotra
France Jacques Brugnon
8 6 7
Australia
Australia Jack Cummings
6 3 5
Australia
Australia Jack Cummings
6 6 6
Australia
Australia
2 3 2
2 France Jean Borotra
France Jacques Brugnon
6 3 5 6 6
Australia Bob Schlesinger
Australia Rupert Wertheim
4 6 7 1 1
Australia Bob Schlesinger
Australia Rupert Wertheim
6 6 6
Australia
Australia
4 1 3
Australia Bob Schlesinger
Australia Rupert Wertheim
6 6 4 6 7
3 Australia Jack Crawford
Australia Harry Hopman
8 1 6 1 5
3 Australia Jack Crawford
Australia Harry Hopman
6 6 6
Australia
Australia
0 2 1

References[]

  1. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The West Australian. Western Australia, Australia. 31 January 1928. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 2 February 1928. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Borotra Wins". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 3 February 1928. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 4 February 1928. p. 17 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "The Play". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 6 February 1928. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.

External links[]

Preceded by
Grand Slam men's doubles Succeeded by
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