1929 Australian Championships – Women's Doubles

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Women's Doubles
1929 Australian Championships
ChampionsAustralia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Louie Bickerton
Runners-upAustralia Sylvia Harper
Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
Final score6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Details
Draw12
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed
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First-seeded Daphne Akhurst and Louie Bickerton defeated the second seeds Sylvia Harper and Meryl O'Hara Wood 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1929 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Miss Akhurst completed her third and last Triple Crown, having won Women's Singles title earlier that day and Mixed Doubles final the day before.[7]

Seeds[]

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 Sylvia Harper
Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
6 6
Australia
Australia Mrs. W. T. Rowe [a]
0 1
2 Australia Sylvia Harper
Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
7 6
Australia
Australia
4 6 6 3 Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Dorothy Weston
5 2
Australia
Australia
6 4 4 Australia
Australia
4 8 4
3 Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Dorothy Weston
6 6 3 Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Dorothy Weston
6 6 6
Australia
Australia
4 0 2 Australia Sylvia Harper
Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
2 6 2
1 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Louie Bickerton
6 3 6
4 Australia Emily Hood
Australia Mall Molesworth
6 6
Australia
Australia
0 1
4 Australia Emily Hood
Australia Mall Molesworth
2 2
Australia
Australia
3 6 6 1 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Louie Bickerton
6 6
Australia
Australia
6 2 4 Australia
Australia
3 2
1 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Louie Bickerton
6 6 1 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Louie Bickerton
6 6
Australia
Australia
2 0

Notes[]

  • a Mother of Ernest Rowe, most likely Flora Rowe.

References[]

  1. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 21 January 1929. p. 23 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 22 January 1929. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Sparkling Tennis". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 23 January 1929. p. 25 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Matches In Tennis Singles Cause Great Thrills". The Register News-Pictorial. South Australia. 24 January 1929. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Class Tennis Now Being Shown In Australian Championships". The Register News-Pictorial. South Australia. 25 January 1929. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Championship Tennis". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 28 January 1929. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Lawn Tennis Finals". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 29 January 1929. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.

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Preceded by
Grand Slam women's doubles Succeeded by
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