1926 Australasian Championships – Women's Doubles

The first seeds Esna Boyd and Meryl O'Hara Wood defeated second-seeded Daphne Akhurst and Marjorie Cox 6–3, 6–8, 8–6 in the final, to win the Women's Doubles tennis title at the 1926 Australasian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Women's Doubles
1926 Australasian Championships
Champions Esna Boyd
Meryl O'Hara Wood
Runners-up Daphne Akhurst
Marjorie Cox
Final score6–3, 6–8, 8–6
Draw13
Seeds4

Seeds
  1. Esna Boyd / Meryl O'Hara Wood (Champions)
  2. Daphne Akhurst / Marjorie Cox (Final)
  3. Sylvia Harper / Minnie Richardson (Semifinals)
  4. Kathleen Le Messurier / Dorothy Weston (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

Draw
First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Esna Boyd
Meryl O'Hara Wood 		0 6 6
Nell Hamilton
Edna Lawrence 		6 6 Nell Hamilton
Edna Lawrence 		6 2 0
Jean Laughton
Lois Laughton 		3 2 1 Esna Boyd
Meryl O'Hara Wood 		4 8 6
Alison Hooper
Beryl Turner 		4 6 6 3 Sylvia Harper
Minnie Richardson 		6 6 2
Vera Mathias
Mrs. W. T. Rowe [a] 		6 2 0 Alison Hooper
Beryl Turner 		4 3
3 Sylvia Harper
Minnie Richardson 		6 6 3 Sylvia Harper
Minnie Richardson 		6 6
Mrs. Menzies
Agnes Ridgway 		1 1 1 Esna Boyd
Meryl O'Hara Wood 		6 6 8
2 Daphne Akhurst
Marjorie Cox 		3 8 6
4 Kathleen Le Messurier
Dorothy Weston 		6 6
Molly Finlayson [b]
Mary Laidlaw 		1 4
4 Kathleen Le Messurier
Dorothy Weston 		5 1
Margaret Officer
Margaret Taylor 		8 9 2 Daphne Akhurst
Marjorie Cox 		7 6
Jocelyn Bowman
Joyce Lillecrapp 		6 7 Margaret Officer
Margaret Taylor 		4 3
2 Daphne Akhurst
Marjorie Cox 		6 6 2 Daphne Akhurst
Marjorie Cox 		6 6
Lorna Bollen
Anna Menz 		1 2

Notes
  • a Most likely Flora Rowe, mother of Ernest Rowe.
  • b Most likely. Often spelled Miss C. Finlayson, even in sources that mentioned her as Miss M. Finlayson in other articles.[7][8]

References
  1. "A Day Without Surprises". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 26 January 1926. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Australasian Championships". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 27 January 1926. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Gemmell Shines Again". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 28 January 1926. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Rowe's Amazing". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 29 January 1926. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Australasian Champion Defeated". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 31 January 1926. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Disappointing Final Day". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 2 February 1926. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Australasian Tennis Championships". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 18 January 1926. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "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 – Women's Doubles		 Grand Slam women's doubles Succeeded by
1925 French Championships – Women's Doubles
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