1928 Australian Championships – Men's Doubles

The second-seeds Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon defeated the unseeded Gar Moon and Jim Willard 6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final, to win the Men's Doubles tennis title at the 1928 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5]

Men's Doubles
1928 Australian Championships
Champions Jean Borotra
Jacques Brugnon
Runners-up Gar Moon
Jim Willard
Final score6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Draw20
Seeds4

Seeds

  1. Jack Hawkes / Gerald Patterson (Semifinals)
  2. Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon (Champions)
  3. Jack Crawford / Harry Hopman (Quarterfinals)
  4. Christian Boussus / Fred Kalms (Second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Jack Hawkes
Gerald Patterson
6 6 6
Ray Dunlop
Guy Williams
2 0 3 1 Jack Hawkes
Gerald Patterson
5 5 4
Dick North
Norman Peach
3 3 8 7 Gar Moon
Jim Willard
7 7 6
Gar Moon
Jim Willard
6 6 6 9 Gar Moon
Jim Willard
2 6 4 4
2 Jean Borotra
Jacques Brugnon
8 6 7 2 Jean Borotra
Jacques Brugnon
6 4 6 6
Les Baker
Jack Cummings
6 3 5 2 Jean Borotra
Jacques Brugnon
6 3 5 6 6
Bob Schlesinger
Rupert Wertheim
6 6 4 6 7 Bob Schlesinger
Rupert Wertheim
4 6 7 1 1
3 Jack Crawford
Harry Hopman
8 1 6 1 5

Section 1

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Jack Hawkes
Gerald Patterson
6 6 6
Dick Medcalf
Frank Peach
1 2 2
1 Jack Hawkes
Gerald Patterson
6 6 6
Ray Dunlop
Guy Williams
2 0 3
Ray Dunlop
Guy Williams
4 6 6 6
James Bayley
A. N. Kerr
6 2 1 1
1 Jack Hawkes
Gerald Patterson
5 5 4
Gar Moon
Jim Willard
7 7 6
Dick North
Norman Peach
6 6 6
Norman McDougall
Len Thurlow
1 1 3
Dick North
Norman Peach
3 3 8 7
Gar Moon
Jim Willard
6 6 6 Gar Moon
Jim Willard
6 6 6 9
E. M. Dunn
Cecil Ward
4 2 2 Gar Moon
Jim Willard
6 7 8 3 9
4 Christian Boussus
Fred Kalms
6 6 6 4 Christian Boussus
Fred Kalms
4 5 10 6 7
Cliff S. Colvin
Clifford Sproule
1 3 4

Section 2

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Jean Borotra
Jacques Brugnon
8 6 6
Herb Coram
Vin Munns
6 0 3 2 Jean Borotra
Jacques Brugnon
6 6 6
Jim Fitzgerald
Possum Munro
6 6 7 Jim Fitzgerald
Possum Munro
4 2 3
Arthur Cattanach
Dudley Frankenberg
0 1 5 2 Jean Borotra
Jacques Brugnon
8 6 7
Les Baker
Jack Cummings
6 3 5
Les Baker
Jack Cummings
6 6 6
Ron Ford
Bill Halliday
2 3 2
2 Jean Borotra
Jacques Brugnon
6 3 5 6 6
Bob Schlesinger
Rupert Wertheim
4 6 7 1 1
Bob Schlesinger
Rupert Wertheim
6 6 6
Bruce Dive
Jack McCausland
4 1 3
Bob Schlesinger
Rupert Wertheim
6 6 4 6 7
3 Jack Crawford
Harry Hopman
8 1 6 1 5
3 Jack Crawford
Harry Hopman
6 6 6
Arthur Down
H. W. Smith
0 2 1

References

  1. "Lawn Tennis". The West Australian. Western Australia, Australia. 31 January 1928. p. 12 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 2 February 1928. p. 12 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Borotra Wins". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 3 February 1928. p. 14 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 4 February 1928. p. 17 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "The Play". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 6 February 1928. p. 12 via National Library of Australia.
Preceded by
1927 U.S. National Championships – Men's Doubles
Grand Slam men's doubles Succeeded by
1928 French Championships – Men's Doubles
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