1940 Australian Championships – Men's doubles
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John Bromwich and Adrian Quist, the two-time defending champions in this event, successfully defended their title by defeating Jack Crawford and Vivian McGrath 6–3, 7–5, 6–1, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1940 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Men's doubles | |
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1940 Australian Championships | |
Champions | John Bromwich Adrian Quist |
Runners-up | Jack Crawford Vivian McGrath |
Score | 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 |
Draw | 16 |
Seeds | 4 |
Partaking in the Doubles was the only opportunity for Len Schwartz and Lionel Brodie, the seventh and eighth players in national ranking,[8] to play in this year's Championships, as their late entries for the Singles were not accepted by the Council of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia.[9]
Seeds
edit- John Bromwich / Adrian Quist (champions)
- Jack Crawford / Vivian McGrath (final)
- Harry Hopman / Len Schwartz (semifinals)
- Colin Long / Don Turnbull (semifinals)
Draw
editKey
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
References
edit- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The West Australian. Vol. 56, no. 16, 709. Western Australia, Australia. 22 January 1940. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The West Australian. Vol. 56, no. 16, 710. Western Australia, Australia. 23 January 1940. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Crawford and McGrath". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 846. 24 January 1940. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Bromwich and Quist". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 847. 25 January 1940. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Tennis Title". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 848. 26 January 1940. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Tennis Final". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 849. 27 January 1940. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 850. 29 January 1940. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Tennis Stir". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 833. 9 January 1940. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Late Entries Not Accepted". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. No. 19, 740. New South Wales, Australia. 16 January 1940. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- [1] Source for seedings and the draw