1931 Australian Championships – Mixed doubles

Nell Hall and Harry Hopman were the defending champions and the second seeds, but they lost in the semifinals.

Mixed doubles
1931 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Marjorie Crawford
Australia Jack Crawford
Runners-upAustralia Emily Hood Westacott
Australia Aubrey Willard
Score7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw24
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1930 · Australian Championships · 1932 →

The first-seeded Marjorie Crawford and Jack Crawford defeated unseeded Emily Hood Westacott and Aubrey Willard 7–5, 6–4 in the final, to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1931 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5]

Seeds

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  1.   Marjorie Crawford /   Jack Crawford (champions)
  2.   Nell Hall /   Harry Hopman (semifinals)
  3.   Louie Bickerton /   James Willard (quarterfinals)
  4.   Sylvia Harper /   Gar Moon (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2   Nell Hall
  Harry Hopman
7 4 6
  Mall Molesworth
  Jack Cummings
5 6 4 2   Nell Hall
  Harry Hopman
10 2 5
  Emily Hood Westacott
  Aubrey Willard
6 7   Emily Hood Westacott
  Aubrey Willard
8 6 7
4   Sylvia Harper
  Gar Moon
4 9 ra   Emily Hood Westacott
  Aubrey Willard
5 4
1   Marjorie Crawford
  Jack Crawford
1 6 6 1   Marjorie Crawford
  Jack Crawford
7 6
  Kathleen Le Messurier
  Don Turnbull
6 3 1 1   Marjorie Crawford
  Jack Crawford
3 6 6
  Ula Valkenburg
  Charles Donohoe
3 6 8   Ula Valkenburg
  Charles Donohoe
6 1 3
3   Louie Bickerton
  James Willard
6 1 6

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2   Nell Hall
  Harry Hopman
5 10 6
  Joan Hartigan
  Clifford Sproule
7 8 4
2   Nell Hall
  Harry Hopman
7 4 6
  Mall Molesworth
  Jack Cummings
5 6 4
  Mall Molesworth
  Jack Cummings
6 7
  Florence Francisco
  V. Edwards
2 5
2   Nell Hall
  Harry Hopman
10 2 5
  Emily Hood Westacott
  Aubrey Willard
6 7   Emily Hood Westacott
  Aubrey Willard
8 6 7
  Ruth Tann
  Harry Hassett
3 5   Emily Hood Westacott
  Aubrey Willard
6 7
  Birdie Bond
  Allan Knight
2 6 6   Birdie Bond
  Allan Knight
1 5
  Youtha Anthony
  Willis Teague
6 3 2   Emily Hood Westacott
  Aubrey Willard
6 7
  Dorothy Weston
  Rupert Shepherd
6 7 4   Sylvia Harper
  Gar Moon
4 9 ra
  Mary Derham
  Reg Ewin
3 5   Dorothy Weston
  Rupert Shepherd
4 2
4   Sylvia Harper
  Gar Moon
6 6 4   Sylvia Harper
  Gar Moon
6 6
  Gwen Utz
  Norman Peach
1 4

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   Marjorie Crawford
  Jack Crawford
6 6
  Jean Wilson
  Thomas [b]
3 0 1   Marjorie Crawford
  Jack Crawford
w/o
  Barbara Bolger
  Jim Fitzgerald
w/o   Barbara Bolger
  Jim Fitzgerald
  partner
  Len Schwartz
1   Marjorie Crawford
  Jack Crawford
1 6 6
  Pattie Meaney
  Paul Haege
9 6   Kathleen Le Messurier
  Don Turnbull
6 3 1
  Muff Wilson
  Jack McCausland
7 0   Pattie Meaney
  Paul Haege
6 4 4
  Kathleen Le Messurier
  Don Turnbull
6 4 6   Kathleen Le Messurier
  Don Turnbull
3 6 6
  Frances Hoddle-Wrigley
  Walker [c]
2 6 4 1   Marjorie Crawford
  Jack Crawford
3 6 6
  Ula Valkenburg
  Charles Donohoe
6 1 3
  Ula Valkenburg
  Charles Donohoe
w/o
  Mrs. L. Baker
  Toss O'Connor
  Ula Valkenburg
  Charles Donohoe
3 6 8
3   Louie Bickerton
  James Willard
6 1 6
3   Louie Bickerton
  James Willard
6 7
  Betty Ward
  Ted Budrodeen
2 5

Notes

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  • a^ ^ Because of rain this match had to be ceased with the score at one set all. It was scheduled to resume the next day, but Mrs. Harper severely strained a muscle of a leg in the preceding semifinal of the women's singles and had to withdraw.
  • b Probably either Robert K. Thomas or George Thomas – both played in the men's singles and doubles events.
  • c Most likely William Bruce Walker who played in the men's singles and doubles events.

References

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  1. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 March 1931. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Quist Takes Set From Moon". Advertiser and Register. South Australia, Australia. 5 March 1931. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Lawn Tennis. Australian Championships". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 March 1931. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "S.A. Tennis Players Have Bad Day". Advertiser and Register. South Australia, Australia. 7 March 1931. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 10 March 1931. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
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  • [1] Source for seedings