1926 Australasian Championships – Mixed Doubles

Second-seeded Esna Boyd and Jack Hawkes defeated the first seeds Daphne Akhurst and Jim Willard 6–2, 6–4 in the final, to win the Mixed Doubles tennis title at the 1926 Australasian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Mixed Doubles
1926 Australasian Championships
Champions Esna Boyd
Jack Hawkes
Runners-up Daphne Akhurst
Jim Willard
Final score6–2, 6–4
Draw20
Seeds8

With this win Hawkes completed a Triple Crown achievement, having already won his singles and doubles titles.

Seeds

  1. Daphne Akhurst / Jim Willard (Final)
  2. Esna Boyd / Jack Hawkes (Champions)
  3. Meryl O'Hara Wood / Pat O'Hara Wood (Semifinals)
  4. Sylvia Harper / Gar Hone (Semifinals)
  5. Marjorie Cox / Rupert Wertheim (Quarterfinals)
  6. Kathleen Le Messurier / Bob Schlesinger (Quarterfinals)
  7. n/a [a]
  8. Dorothy Weston / Ernest Rowe (First round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2 Esna Boyd
Jack Hawkes
7 6
6 Kathleen Le Messurier
Bob Schlesinger
5 2 2 Esna Boyd
Jack Hawkes
6 5 6
Lorna Bollen
Jack Crawford
4 4 4 Sylvia Harper
Gar Hone
2 7 4
4 Sylvia Harper
Gar Hone
6 6 2 Esna Boyd
Jack Hawkes
6 6
1 Daphne Akhurst
Jim Willard
7 6 6 1 Daphne Akhurst
Jim Willard
2 4
5 Marjorie Cox
Rupert Wertheim
9 3 3 1 Daphne Akhurst
Jim Willard
7 6
Alison Hooper
Gar Moon
0 0 3 Meryl O'Hara Wood
Pat O'Hara Wood
5 4
3 Meryl O'Hara Wood
Pat O'Hara Wood
6 6

Section 1

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Esna Boyd
Jack Hawkes
6 6
Edna Lawrence
Alan Treloar
3 0
2 Esna Boyd
Jack Hawkes
7 6
6 Kathleen Le Messurier
Bob Schlesinger
5 2
6 Kathleen Le Messurier
Bob Schlesinger
6 6
Beryl Turner
Dudley Cameron
2 2
2 Esna Boyd
Jack Hawkes
6 5 6
Margaret Officer
Rice Gemmell
6 8 4 Sylvia Harper
Gar Hone
2 7 4
8 Dorothy Weston
Ernest Rowe
2 6 Margaret Officer
Rice Gemmell
4 6 2
Lorna Bollen
Jack Crawford
6 3 6 Lorna Bollen
Jack Crawford
6 3 6
Anna Menz
Don Mellish
4 6 3 Lorna Bollen
Jack Crawford
4 4
4 Sylvia Harper
Gar Hone
6 6
4 Sylvia Harper
Gar Hone
6 6
Jocelyn Bowman
Jack Sherwood
1 3

Section 2

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Daphne Akhurst
Jim Willard
7 7
Nell Hamilton
Ron Hone
5 5 1 Daphne Akhurst
Jim Willard
6 6
Minnie Richardson
Colin Newton
7 6 6 Minnie Richardson
Colin Newton
3 1
Molly Finlayson [b]
Clifford Sproule
5 8 3 1 Daphne Akhurst
Jim Willard
7 6 6
5 Marjorie Cox
Rupert Wertheim
9 3 3
5 Marjorie Cox
Rupert Wertheim
6 6
Constance Halloran
Bob Fotheringham
2 2
1 Daphne Akhurst
Jim Willard
7 6
3 Meryl O'Hara Wood
Pat O'Hara Wood
5 4
Alison Hooper
Gar Moon
w/o [d]
(7) Vera Mathias
Ken Berriman [c]
[d]
Alison Hooper
Gar Moon
0 0
3 Meryl O'Hara Wood
Pat O'Hara Wood
6 6
3 Meryl O'Hara Wood
Pat O'Hara Wood
6 6
Joyce Lillecrapp
Harry Hopman
2 2

Notes

  • a Originally the 7th seeds were Vera Mathias and Norman Peach, but the latter apparently withdrew from the event.
  • b Most likely. Often spelled Miss C. Finlayson, even in sources that mentioned her as Miss M. Finlayson in other articles.[8]
  • c List of entrants pairs Mrs. Mathias with Ken Berriman.[9]
  • d Probably (see: [a] and [c]). No source gives an information about such a draw, let alone the result.

References

  1. "Australia's Champions On The Court". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 25 January 1926. p. 8 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "A Day Without Surprises". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 26 January 1926. p. 10 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Australasian Championships". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 27 January 1926. p. 10 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Gemmell Shines Again". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 28 January 1926. p. 10 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Rowe's Amazing". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 29 January 1926. p. 10 via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Players Left In The Finals". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 30 January 1926. p. 13 via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Hawks Again". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 3 February 1926. p. 10 via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Australasian Tennis Championships". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 18 January 1926. p. 9 via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Australasian Tennis Championships. List of Entrants". The Observer (Adelaide). South Australia, Australia. 23 January 1926. p. 49 via National Library of Australia.

Source for seedings

Preceded by
1925 U.S. National Championships – Mixed Doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles Succeeded by
1926 French Championships – Mixed Doubles
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