1927 Australian Championships – Women's doubles

Louie Bickerton and Meryl O'Hara Wood defeated the first seeds Esna Boyd and Sylvia Harper 6–3, 6–3 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1927 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Women's doubles
1927 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Louie Bickerton
Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
Runners-upAustralia Esna Boyd
Australia Sylvia Harper
Score6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw13
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Seeds

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  1.   Esna Boyd /   Sylvia Harper (final)
  2.   Louie Bickerton /   Meryl O'Hara Wood [a] (champions)
  3.   Mavis McKay /   Gladys Toyne (quarterfinals)
  4.   Kathleen Le Messurier /   Dorothy Weston (semifinals)

Draw

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2   Louie Bickerton
  Meryl O'Hara Wood
6 6
  Keyden Irving
  Beryl Turner
9 6   Keyden Irving
  Beryl Turner
2 1
  Vere de Bavay
  Ursula Bere
7 1 2   Louie Bickerton
  Meryl O'Hara Wood
6 5 6
  Marjorie Cox
  Floris St. George
6 6   Marjorie Cox
  Floris St. George
1 7 4
  Ruby Mercer
  K. Westmoreland
4 4   Marjorie Cox
  Floris St. George
6 6
3   Mavis McKay
  Gladys Toyne
6 6 3   Mavis McKay
  Gladys Toyne
4 4
  G. Hopkins
  Mrs. Rowe [b]
2 1 2   Louie Bickerton
  Meryl O'Hara Wood
6 6
1   Esna Boyd
  Sylvia Harper
3 3
4   Kathleen Le Messurier
  Dorothy Weston
6 6
  Dorothy Bellamy
  Ruth Stephens
3 3
4   Kathleen Le Messurier
  Dorothy Weston
2 3
  Youtha Anthony
  Mrs. H. M. Gray
6 6 1   Esna Boyd
  Sylvia Harper
6 6
  Frances Hoddle-Wrigley
  Minnie Richardson
3 4   Youtha Anthony
  Mrs. H. M. Gray
3 6
1   Esna Boyd
  Sylvia Harper
6 6 1   Esna Boyd
  Sylvia Harper
6 8
  Mrs. Newton Wood
  B. Parsons
2 2

Notes

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  • a Original pairing was Bickerton with Daphne Akhurst, but the latter had to withdraw owing to illness.
  • b Probably Mrs. W. T. Rowe (Flora Rowe).

References

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  1. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Argus. Melbourne. 25 January 1927. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Tennis Championships". The Argus. Melbourne. 26 January 1927. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Tennis Championships". The Argus. Melbourne. 27 January 1927. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Argus. Melbourne. 28 January 1927. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Argus. Melbourne. 29 January 1927. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "The Singles". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 February 1927. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
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Source for seedings