1936 Australian Championships – Women's doubles

Thelma Coyne and Nancye Wynne defeated May Blick and Kath Woodward 6–2, 6–4 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1936 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4]

Women's doubles
1936 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Thelma Coyne
Australia Nancye Wynne
Runners-upAustralia May Blick
Australia Kath Woodward
Score6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw12
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1935 · Australian Championships · 1937 →

This was their first of the all-time record ten Australian Women's Doubles titles as a pair. This win also marked the start of their pre-Open Era record five consecutive Australian Women's Doubles titles streak.

Seeds

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Draw

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Joan Hartigan
  Nell Hopman
w/o
  Molly Carter
  Muff Wilson
1   Joan Hartigan
  Nell Hopman
2 4
3   May Blick
  Kath Woodward
6 4 7 3   May Blick
  Kath Woodward
6 6
  May Hardcastle
  Pearl Stern
2 6 5 3   May Blick
  Kath Woodward
6 6
  Sadie Berryman[a]
  Truda Cox
6 4 6   Sadie Berryman
  Truda Cox
3 2
  Gwen Griffiths
  Kathleen Le Messurier
4 6 1 3   May Blick
  Kath Woodward
2 4
2   Thelma Coyne
  Nancye Wynne
6 6
4   Joan Walters
  Dorothy Weston
3 0
  Dot Stevenson
  Gwen Stevenson
6 6
  Dot Stevenson
  Gwen Stevenson
4 6
  Birdie Bond
  Gwen O'Halloran[b]
6 4 6 2   Thelma Coyne
  Nancye Wynne
6 8
  Cherie Bubb
  Jean Colless
2 6 3   Birdie Bond
  Gwen O'Halloran
3 3
2   Thelma Coyne
  Nancye Wynne
6 6 2   Thelma Coyne
  Nancye Wynne
6 6
  Betty Ward
  Jean Wilson
3 4

Notes

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  1. ^ Initial draw pairs Truda Cox with Yutha Thiemeyer.
  2. ^ Initial draw pairs Birdie Bond with Sadie Berryman.

References

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  1. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The West Australian. Vol. 52, no. 15,468. Western Australia, Australia. 21 January 1936. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Queenslander Defeats Schwartz". The Argus. No. 27,902. Melbourne. 23 January 1936. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Crawford And Quist". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Vol. 5, no. 295. New South Wales, Australia. 27 January 1936. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Quist Wins Singles After Thrilling Match". The Advertiser. Vol. LXXVIII, no. 24,116. Adelaide, Australia. 28 January 1936. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
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  • [1] Source for seedings and the draw