1940 Australian Championships – Men's doubles

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
1940 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia John Bromwich
Australia Adrian Quist
Runners-upAustralia Jack Crawford
Australia Vivian McGrath
Score6–3, 7–5, 6–1
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1939 · Australian Championships · 1946 →

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

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   John Bromwich
  Adrian Quist
6 6 6
  Jack Cummings
  Evan Henry
4 0 3 1   John Bromwich
  Adrian Quist
6 6 7
  Frank Bennett
  Arthur Huxley
6 8 6   Frank Bennett
  Arthur Huxley
1 2 5
  George Holland
  Roy Harrison
1 6 4 1   John Bromwich
  Adrian Quist
6 6 6
4   Colin Long
  Don Turnbull
6 7 6 4   Colin Long
  Don Turnbull
4 3 3
  Bert Felan
  Harold Whillans
4 5 4 4   Colin Long
  Don Turnbull
4 6 3 6 6
  Jack Harper
  Dinny Pails
6 6 6   Jack Harper
  Dinny Pails
6 2 6 3 2
  George Kendall
  Henry Lindo
1 4 4 1   John Bromwich
  Adrian Quist
6 7 6
3   Harry Hopman
  Len Schwartz
3 6 6 6 2   Jack Crawford
  Vivian McGrath
3 5 1
  Les Hancock
  Arthur Liddle
6 4 2 1 3   Harry Hopman
  Len Schwartz
4 6 6 6
  Jim Gilchrist
  Bill Sidwell
6 6 6   Jim Gilchrist
  Bill Sidwell
6 3 4 4
  Max Bonner
  Max McDermott
4 2 1 3   Harry Hopman
  Len Schwartz
4 4 6
2   Jack Crawford
  Vivian McGrath
6 6 8 2   Jack Crawford
  Vivian McGrath
6 6 8
  Aub Brogan
  Roger Woodland
1 0 6 2   Jack Crawford
  Vivian McGrath
7 6 6
  Dave Thompson
  Neil Turvey
6 6 6   Dave Thompson
  Neil Turvey
5 3 2
  Lionel Brodie
  Max Newcombe
2 3 4

References

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  1. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The West Australian. Vol. 56, no. 16, 709. Western Australia, Australia. 22 January 1940. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The West Australian. Vol. 56, no. 16, 710. Western Australia, Australia. 23 January 1940. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Crawford and McGrath". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 846. 24 January 1940. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Bromwich and Quist". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 847. 25 January 1940. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Tennis Title". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 848. 26 January 1940. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Tennis Final". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 849. 27 January 1940. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 850. 29 January 1940. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Tennis Stir". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 833. 9 January 1940. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "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.
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  • [1] Source for seedings and the draw