1940 Australian Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
1940 Australian Championships
Champions	John Bromwich ; Adrian Quist
Runners-up	Jack Crawford ; Vivian McGrath
Final score	6–3, 7–5, 6–1
Details
Draw	16
Seeds	4
Events

John Bromwich and Adrian Quist, the two-time defending champions in this event, successfully defended their title by defeating Jack Crawford and Vivian McGrath 6–3, 7–5, 6–1, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1940 Australian Championships.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Partaking in the Doubles was the only opportunity for Len Schwartz and Lionel Brodie, the seventh and eighth players in national ranking,^[8] to play in this year's Championships, as their late entries for the Singles were not accepted by the Council of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia.^[9]

Seeds[]

John Bromwich / Adrian Quist (champions)
Jack Crawford / Vivian McGrath (final)
Harry Hopman / Len Schwartz (semifinals)
Colin Long / Don Turnbull (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

First round						Quarterfinals							Semifinals					Final

1	John Bromwich Adrian Quist	6	6	6
	Jack Cummings	4	0	3		1	John Bromwich Adrian Quist	6	6	7
		6	8	6				1	2	5
	George Holland	1	6	4									1	John Bromwich Adrian Quist	6	6	6
4	Colin Long Don Turnbull	6	7	6									4	Colin Long Don Turnbull	4	3	3
		4	5	4		4	Colin Long Don Turnbull	4	6	3	6	6
	Jack Harper Dinny Pails	6	6	6			Jack Harper Dinny Pails	6	2	6	3	2
		1	4	4														1	John Bromwich Adrian Quist	6	7	6
3	Harry Hopman Len Schwartz	3	6	6	6													2	Jack Crawford Vivian McGrath	3	5	1
		6	4	2	1	3	Harry Hopman Len Schwartz	4	6	6	6
	Jim Gilchrist Bill Sidwell	6	6	6			Jim Gilchrist Bill Sidwell	6	3	4	4
	Max Bonner	4	2	1									3	Harry Hopman Len Schwartz	4	4	6
2	Jack Crawford Vivian McGrath	6	6	8									2	Jack Crawford Vivian McGrath	6	6	8
		1	0	6		2	Jack Crawford Vivian McGrath	7	6	6
		6	6	6				5	3	2
	Lionel Brodie Max Newcombe	2	3	4

References[]

^ "Lawn Tennis". The West Australian. Vol. 56, no. 16,709. Western Australia, Australia. 22 January 1940. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Lawn Tennis". The West Australian. Vol. 56, no. 16,710. Western Australia, Australia. 23 January 1940. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Crawford and McGrath". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31,846. New South Wales, Australia. 24 January 1940. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Bromwich and Quist". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31,847. New South Wales, Australia. 25 January 1940. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Tennis Title". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31,848. New South Wales, Australia. 26 January 1940. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Tennis Final". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31,849. New South Wales, Australia. 27 January 1940. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31,850. New South Wales, Australia. 29 January 1940. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Tennis Stir". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31,833. New South Wales, Australia. 9 January 1940. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Late Entries Not Accepted". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. No. 19,740. New South Wales, Australia. 16 January 1940. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.

External links[]

[1] Source for seedings and the draw

Preceded by	Grand Slam men's doubles	Succeeded by

[1] "Lawn Tennis". The West Australian. Vol. 56, no. 16,709. Western Australia, Australia. 22 January 1940. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] "Lawn Tennis". The West Australian. Vol. 56, no. 16,710. Western Australia, Australia. 23 January 1940. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "Crawford and McGrath". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31,846. New South Wales, Australia. 24 January 1940. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "Bromwich and Quist". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31,847. New South Wales, Australia. 25 January 1940. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "Tennis Title". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31,848. New South Wales, Australia. 26 January 1940. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.

[6] "Tennis Final". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31,849. New South Wales, Australia. 27 January 1940. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.

[7] "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31,850. New South Wales, Australia. 29 January 1940. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.

[8] "Tennis Stir". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31,833. New South Wales, Australia. 9 January 1940. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.

[9] "Late Entries Not Accepted". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. No. 19,740. New South Wales, Australia. 16 January 1940. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.

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