1924 Australasian Championships – Mixed Doubles
The fourth-seeds Daphne Akhurst and Jim Willard defeated the third seeded Esna Boyd and Gar Hone 6–3, 6–4 in the final, to win the Mixed Doubles tennis title at the 1924 Australasian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Mixed Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1924 Australasian Championships | |
| Champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Daphne Akhurst Jim Willard |
| Runners-up | Esna Boyd Gar Hone |
| Final score | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Seeds
- Meryl O'Hara Wood / Pat O'Hara Wood (First round)
- Sylvia Lance / Ian McInnes (Semifinals)
- Esna Boyd / Gar Hone (Final)
- Daphne Akhurst / Jim Willard (Champions)
Draw
Key
- 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
Draw
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dorothy Hope Bob Schlesinger
| 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Meryl O'Hara Wood Pat O'Hara Wood
| 6 | 2 | 4 | Dorothy Hope Bob Schlesinger
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Minnie Richardson Colin Newton
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Minnie Richardson Colin Newton
| 6 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gwen Hack Clive Fitts
| 2 | 6 | 4 | Dorothy Hope Bob Schlesinger
| 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Daphne Akhurst Jim Willard
| 6 | 6 | 4 | Daphne Akhurst Jim Willard
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mrs. W. T. Rowe Frank Drews
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Daphne Akhurst Jim Willard
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mall Molesworth Norman Roberts
| 6 | 6 | Mall Molesworth Norman Roberts
| 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hester Phillimore Noel Heath
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Daphne Akhurst Jim Willard
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sylvia Lance Ian McInnes
| 7 | 6 | 3 | Esna Boyd Gar Hone
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vere de Bavay Rupert Wertheim
| 5 | 1 | 2 | Sylvia Lance Ian McInnes
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kathleen Le Messurier W. H. Smith
| 6 | 3 | 9 | Kathleen Le Messurier W. H. Smith
| 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Quentin Winter-Irving Basil Henty
| 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | Sylvia Lance Ian McInnes
| 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Esna Boyd Gar Hone
| 6 | 7 | 3 | Esna Boyd Gar Hone
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mavis McIver Tim Fitchett
| 2 | 5 | 3 | Esna Boyd Gar Hone
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Marjorie Todd Jack Clemenger
| 6 | 4 | 6 | Marjorie Todd Jack Clemenger
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ursula Bere Alec Sandral
| 2 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "Tennis Championships". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 21 January 1924. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Championship Tennis". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 22 January 1924. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Tennis Championships". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 23 January 1924. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
- "National Tennis". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 25 January 1924. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
- "National Tennis". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 31 January 1924. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
| Preceded by 1923 U.S. National Championships – Mixed Doubles |
Grand Slam mixed doubles | Succeeded by 1924 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles |
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