1929 Australian Championships – Mixed Doubles

The fourth-seeded Daphne Akhurst and Gar Moon defeated the first seeds Marjorie Cox and Jack Crawford 6–0, 7–5 in the final, to win the Mixed Doubles tennis title at the 1929 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Mixed Doubles
1929 Australian Championships
Champions Daphne Akhurst
Gar Moon
Runners-up Marjorie Cox
Jack Crawford
Final score6–0, 7–5
Draw16
Seeds4

Seeds
  1. Marjorie Cox / Jack Crawford (Final)
  2. Meryl O'Hara Wood / Pat O'Hara Wood (Semifinals)
  3. Mall Molesworth / Colin Gregory (Quarterfinals)
  4. Daphne Akhurst / Gar Moon (Champions)

Draw

Key

Draw
First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Marjorie Cox
Jack Crawford 		6 6
Emily Hood
Colin Cropper 		1 4 1 Marjorie Cox
Jack Crawford 		6 6
Nancy Day
Peter Hooper 		w/o Nancy Day
Peter Hooper 		4 0
Birdie Bond
V. E. Page [a] 		1 Marjorie Cox
Jack Crawford 		6 6
Louie Bickerton
Rupert Wertheim 		6 8 Louie Bickerton
Rupert Wertheim 		2 2
Edna Lawrence
Ray Hone 		2 6 Louie Bickerton
Rupert Wertheim 		6 6
3 Mall Molesworth
Colin Gregory 		w/o 3 Mall Molesworth
Colin Gregory 		2 3
Kathleen Le Messurier
Don Turnbull [b] 		1 Marjorie Cox
Jack Crawford 		0 5
4 Daphne Akhurst
Gar Moon 		6 6 4 Daphne Akhurst
Gar Moon 		6 7
Dorothy Weston
Ron Hone 		3 1 4 Daphne Akhurst
Gar Moon 		6 6
Lorna Bollen
D'Arcy Mullamphy 		8 3 8 Lorna Bollen
D'Arcy Mullamphy 		3 4
Gwen Griffiths
Jim Black 		6 6 6 4 Daphne Akhurst
Gar Moon 		7 6
Sylvia Harper
Ian Collins 		6 6 2 Meryl O'Hara Wood
Pat O'Hara Wood 		5 2
Mrs. V. Mathias [c]
Cliff Harvey 		0 4 Sylvia Harper
Ian Collins 		3 6 2
2 Meryl O'Hara Wood
Pat O'Hara Wood 		6 6 2 Meryl O'Hara Wood
Pat O'Hara Wood 		6 2 6
Sydney Hocking
Lyall Reynolds 		0 3

Notes
  • a Page didn't show up at all because of health issues.[8]
  • b Turnbull severely injured his thumb the preceding day in the Linton Cup final.[9]
  • c Possibly Vera Lucy Mathias.

References
  1. "Lawn Tennis". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia, Australia. 21 January 1929. p. 23 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Tennis Championships Become Interesting". The Register News-Pictorial. South Australia, Australia. 22 January 1929. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Sparkling Tennis". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia, Australia. 23 January 1929. p. 25 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Matches In Tennis Singles Cause Great Thrills". The Register News-Pictorial. South Australia, Australia. 24 January 1929. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Class Tennis Now Being Shown In Australian Championships". The Register News-Pictorial. South Australia, Australia. 25 January 1929. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Gregory Is Now In Final Of Tennis Singles". The Register News-Pictorial. South Australia, Australia. 26 January 1929. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Championship Tennis". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia, Australia. 28 January 1929. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Lawn Tennis". The Examiner (Tasmania). Tasmania, Australia. 18 January 1929. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Champions Meet In Delightful Tennis Weather". The Register News-Pictorial. South Australia, Australia. 21 January 1929. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.

Source for seedings

Preceded by
1928 U.S. National Championships – Mixed Doubles		 Grand Slam mixed doubles Succeeded by
1929 French Championships – Mixed Doubles
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