Nell Hopman and Harry Hopman successfully defended their title by defeating Dot Stevenson and Don Turnbull 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1937 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Mixed doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1937 Australian Championships | |
| Champions |  Nell Hopman Harry Hopman |
| Runners-up | Dot Stevenson Don Turnbull |
| Score | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Draw | 14 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Seeds
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Nell Hopman / Harry Hopman (champions)- Dot Stevenson / Don Turnbull (final)
- Nancye Wynne / Gar Moon (semifinals)
- Joan Hartigan / Arthur Huxley (quarterfinals)
Draw
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edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Draw
edit| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nell Hopman Harry Hopman
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gwen O'Halloran Len Schwartz
| 6 | 1 | 7 | Gwen O'Halloran Len Schwartz
| 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Vera Selwin Fred Bennett
| 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Nell Hopman Harry Hopman
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| May Blick Neil Turvey
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Nancye Wynne Gar Moon
| 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connie Coate Norm Brimson
| 1 | 4 | May Blick Neil Turvey
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nancye Wynne Gar Moon
| 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Nancye Wynne Gar Moon
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Peg Menzies Max Bonner
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Nell Hopman Harry Hopman
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Joan Hartigan Arthur Huxley
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Dot Stevenson Don Turnbull
| 6 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| May Hardcastle Vince Kelly
| 6 | 4 | 4 | Joan Hartigan Arthur Huxley
| 6 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thelma Rice Howard Lewis
| 6 | 8 | Thelma Rice Howard Lewis
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alison Hattersley Les Hancock
| 4 | 6 | Thelma Rice Howard Lewis
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emily Hood Westacott Jim Gilchrist
| 6 | 6 | 2 | Dot Stevenson Don Turnbull
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kath Woodward William F. Stephen
| 3 | 2 | Emily Hood Westacott Jim Gilchrist
| 6 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Dot Stevenson Don Turnbull
| 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Tennis". The Courier-Mail. No. 1062. Brisbane. 25 January 1937. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 30,909. 26 January 1937. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Miss Hartigan". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 30,910. 27 January 1937. p. 17 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Many Surprises". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 30,913. 30 January 1937. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Doubles Title". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 30,915. 2 February 1937. p. 17 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- [1] Source for seedings and the draw