1926 Australasian Championships – Mixed doubles

Second-seeded Esna Boyd and Jack Hawkes defeated the first seeds Daphne Akhurst and Jim Willard 6–2, 6–4 in the final, to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1926 Australasian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Mixed doubles
1926 Australasian Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Esna Boyd
Australia Jack Hawkes
Runners-upAustralia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Jim Willard
Score6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw20
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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With this win Hawkes completed a Triple Crown achievement, having already won his singles and doubles titles.

Seeds

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  1.   Daphne Akhurst /   Jim Willard (final)
  2.   Esna Boyd /   Jack Hawkes (champions)
  3.   Meryl O'Hara Wood /   Pat O'Hara Wood (semifinals)
  4.   Sylvia Harper /   Gar Hone (semifinals)
  5.   Marjorie Cox /   Rupert Wertheim (quarterfinals)
  6.   Kathleen Le Messurier /   Bob Schlesinger (quarterfinals)
  7. n/a [a]
  8.   Dorothy Weston /   Ernest Rowe (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2   Esna Boyd
  Jack Hawkes
7 6
6   Kathleen Le Messurier
  Bob Schlesinger
5 2 2   Esna Boyd
  Jack Hawkes
6 5 6
  Lorna Bollen
  Jack Crawford
4 4 4   Sylvia Harper
  Gar Hone
2 7 4
4   Sylvia Harper
  Gar Hone
6 6 2   Esna Boyd
  Jack Hawkes
6 6
1   Daphne Akhurst
  Jim Willard
7 6 6 1   Daphne Akhurst
  Jim Willard
2 4
5   Marjorie Cox
  Rupert Wertheim
9 3 3 1   Daphne Akhurst
  Jim Willard
7 6
  Alison Hooper
  Gar Moon
0 0 3   Meryl O'Hara Wood
  Pat O'Hara Wood
5 4
3   Meryl O'Hara Wood
  Pat O'Hara Wood
6 6

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2   Esna Boyd
  Jack Hawkes
6 6
  Edna Lawrence
  Alan Treloar
3 0
2   Esna Boyd
  Jack Hawkes
7 6
6   Kathleen Le Messurier
  Bob Schlesinger
5 2
6   Kathleen Le Messurier
  Bob Schlesinger
6 6
  Beryl Turner
  Dudley Cameron
2 2
2   Esna Boyd
  Jack Hawkes
6 5 6
  Margaret Officer
  Rice Gemmell
6 8 4   Sylvia Harper
  Gar Hone
2 7 4
8   Dorothy Weston
  Ernest Rowe
2 6   Margaret Officer
  Rice Gemmell
4 6 2
  Lorna Bollen
  Jack Crawford
6 3 6   Lorna Bollen
  Jack Crawford
6 3 6
  Anna Menz
  Don Mellish
4 6 3   Lorna Bollen
  Jack Crawford
4 4
4   Sylvia Harper
  Gar Hone
6 6
4   Sylvia Harper
  Gar Hone
6 6
  Jocelyn Bowman
  Jack Sherwood
1 3

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   Daphne Akhurst
  Jim Willard
7 7
  Nell Hamilton
  Ron Hone
5 5 1   Daphne Akhurst
  Jim Willard
6 6
  Minnie Richardson
  Colin Newton
7 6 6   Minnie Richardson
  Colin Newton
3 1
  Molly Finlayson [b]
  Clifford Sproule
5 8 3 1   Daphne Akhurst
  Jim Willard
7 6 6
5   Marjorie Cox
  Rupert Wertheim
9 3 3
5   Marjorie Cox
  Rupert Wertheim
6 6
  Constance Halloran
  Bob Fotheringham
2 2
1   Daphne Akhurst
  Jim Willard
7 6
3   Meryl O'Hara Wood
  Pat O'Hara Wood
5 4
  Alison Hooper
  Gar Moon
w/o [d]
(7)   Vera Mathias
  Ken Berriman [c]
[d]
  Alison Hooper
  Gar Moon
0 0
3   Meryl O'Hara Wood
  Pat O'Hara Wood
6 6
3   Meryl O'Hara Wood
  Pat O'Hara Wood
6 6
  Joyce Lillecrapp
  Harry Hopman
2 2

Notes

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  • a Originally the 7th seeds were Vera Mathias and Norman Peach, but the latter apparently withdrew from the event.
  • b Most likely. Often spelled Miss C. Finlayson, even in sources that mentioned her as Miss M. Finlayson in other articles.[8]
  • c List of entrants pairs Mrs. Mathias with Ken Berriman.[9]
  • d Probably (see: [a] and [c]). No source gives an information about such a draw, let alone the result.

References

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  1. ^ "Australia's Champions On The Court". The Register. Adelaide, Australia. 25 January 1926. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "A Day Without Surprises". The Register. Adelaide, Australia. 26 January 1926. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Australasian Championships". The Register. Adelaide, Australia. 27 January 1926. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Gemmell Shines Again". The Register. Adelaide, Australia. 28 January 1926. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Rowe's Amazing". The Register. Adelaide, Australia. 29 January 1926. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Players Left In The Finals". The Register. Adelaide, Australia. 30 January 1926. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Hawks Again". The Register. Adelaide, Australia. 3 February 1926. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Australasian Tennis Championships". The Register. Adelaide, Australia. 18 January 1926. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Australasian Tennis Championships. List of Entrants". The Observer. Adelaide, Australia. 23 January 1926. p. 49 – via National Library of Australia.
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