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 | |
| Champions |  Thelma Coyne Nancye Wynne |
| Runners-up | May Blick Kath Woodward |
| Score | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Draw | 12 |
| Seeds | 4 |
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
edit- Joan Hartigan / Nell Hopman (semifinals)
- Thelma Coyne / Nancye Wynne (champions)
- May Blick / Kath Woodward (final)
- Joan Walters / Dorothy Weston (quarterfinals)
Draw
editKey
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Draw
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Lawn Tennis". The West Australian. Vol. 52, no. 15,468. Western Australia, Australia. 21 January 1936. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Queenslander Defeats Schwartz". The Argus. No. 27,902. Melbourne. 23 January 1936. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.