1924 Australasian Championships – Men's doubles

The second seeds James Anderson and Norman Brookes defeated the first-seeded Pat O'Hara Wood and Gerald Patterson 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 in the final, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1924 Australasian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Men's doubles
1924 Australasian Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia James Anderson
Australia Norman Brookes
Runners-upAustralia Pat O'Hara Wood
Australia Gerald Patterson
Score6–2, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw20
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Seeds

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2   James Anderson
  Norman Brookes
8 3 6 6
  Charles Buckley
  Norman Roberts
6 6 3 2 2   James Anderson
  Norman Brookes
6 6 6
3   Tim Fitchett
  Rupert Wertheim
6 7 6 3   Tim Fitchett
  Rupert Wertheim
4 3 4
  Colin Gurner
  Ronald Thomas
3 5 1 2   James Anderson
  Norman Brookes
6 6 6
1   Pat O'Hara Wood
  Gerald Patterson
6 7 6 1   Pat O'Hara Wood
  Gerald Patterson
2 4 3
  Robert Phillips
  Clarence Treloar
1 5 1 1   Pat O'Hara Wood
  Gerald Patterson
6 8 5 6
4   Les Rainey
  Bob Schlesinger
6 8 3 2   Fred Kalms
  Jim Willard
2 6 7 2
  Fred Kalms
  Jim Willard
4 10 6 6

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2   James Anderson
  Norman Brookes
6 6 6
  Norman Strange
  Bill Wise
1 3 2
2   James Anderson
  Norman Brookes
8 3 6 6
  Charles Buckley
  Norman Roberts
6 6 3 2
  Charles Buckley
  Norman Roberts
w/o
  Bill Cleland
  E. M. Ladyman
2   James Anderson
  Norman Brookes
6 6 6
3   Tim Fitchett
  Rupert Wertheim
4 3 4
3   Tim Fitchett
  Rupert Wertheim
6 4 6 2 6
  Gordon Dickinson
  Ted Noske
2 6 0 6 3
3   Tim Fitchett
  Rupert Wertheim
6 7 6
  Colin Gurner
  Ronald Thomas
6 6 5 6   Colin Gurner
  Ronald Thomas
3 5 1
  Basil Henty
  Noel Heath
1 1 7 2   Colin Gurner
  Ronald Thomas
6 6 6
  Ben Dunlop
  Alec Sandral
w/o   Ben Dunlop
  Alec Sandral
2 1 3
  J. N. Fraser
  Charles Lyon

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   Pat O'Hara Wood
  Gerald Patterson
4 7 7 6
  Gar Hone
  Ian McInnes
6 5 5 4 1   Pat O'Hara Wood
  Gerald Patterson
6 7 6 6
  Jack Clemenger
  M. Henry Marsh
w/o   Jack Clemenger
  M. Henry Marsh
3 9 3 3
  Rodney Heath
  F. Pleasance
1   Pat O'Hara Wood
  Gerald Patterson
6 7 6
  Robert Phillips
  Clarence Treloar
1 5 1
  Robert Phillips
  Clarence Treloar
6 6 3 3 8
  Horace Crebbin
  Hector Wallace
4 2 6 6 6
1   Pat O'Hara Wood
  Gerald Patterson
6 8 5 6
  Fred Kalms
  Jim Willard
2 6 7 2
4   Les Rainey
  Bob Schlesinger
6 6 6
  Colin Newton
  Harold Richmond
1 2 2
4   Les Rainey
  Bob Schlesinger
6 8 3 2
  Fred Kalms
  Jim Willard
4 10 6 6
  Fred Kalms
  Jim Willard
6 11 8 6 [a]
  Frank Drews
  W. H. Smith
4 13 6 3

Notes

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  • a Some sources give 12–14 as a result of the second set.

References

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  1. ^ "Tennis Championships". The Argus. Melbourne. 21 January 1924. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Championship Tennis". The Argus. Melbourne. 22 January 1924. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Tennis Championships". The Argus. Melbourne. 23 January 1924. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "National Tennis". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 24 January 1924. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "National Tennis". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 25 January 1924. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Tennis Championships". The Argus. Melbourne. 26 January 1924. p. 17 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Tennis Championships". The Argus. Melbourne. 30 January 1924. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
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