1929 Australian Championships – Women's Doubles
First-seeded Daphne Akhurst and Louie Bickerton defeated the second seeds Sylvia Harper and Meryl O'Hara Wood 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 in the final, to win the Women's Doubles tennis title at the 1929 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| Women's Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1929 Australian Championships | |
| Champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Daphne Akhurst Louie Bickerton |
| Runners-up | Sylvia Harper Meryl O'Hara Wood |
| Final score | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Draw | 12 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Miss Akhurst completed her third and last Triple Crown, having won Women's Singles title earlier that day and Mixed Doubles final the day before.[7]
Seeds
- Daphne Akhurst / Louie Bickerton (Champions)
- Sylvia Harper / Meryl O'Hara Wood (Final)
- Kathleen Le Messurier / Dorothy Weston (Semifinals)
- Emily Hood / Mall Molesworth (Semifinals)
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sylvia Harper Meryl O'Hara Wood
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edna Lawrence Mrs. W. T. Rowe [a]
| 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sylvia Harper Meryl O'Hara Wood
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birdie Bond Sydney Hocking
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Kathleen Le Messurier Dorothy Weston
| 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gwen Griffiths Vera Mathias
| 6 | 4 | 4 | Birdie Bond Sydney Hocking
| 4 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kathleen Le Messurier Dorothy Weston
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Kathleen Le Messurier Dorothy Weston
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Eileen Rischbieth Roma Wadey
| 4 | 0 | 2 | Sylvia Harper Meryl O'Hara Wood
| 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Daphne Akhurst Louie Bickerton
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Emily Hood Mall Molesworth
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edna Collison Joyce Hone
| 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Emily Hood Mall Molesworth
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lorna Bollen Anna Menz
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | Daphne Akhurst Louie Bickerton
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bertha Kay Margaret Taylor
| 6 | 2 | 4 | Lorna Bollen Anna Menz
| 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Daphne Akhurst Louie Bickerton
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Daphne Akhurst Louie Bickerton
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Joyce Lillecrapp Katherine Wemyss
| 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- a Mother of Ernest Rowe, most likely Flora Rowe.
References
- "Lawn Tennis". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia, Australia. 21 January 1929. p. 23 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Lawn Tennis". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia, Australia. 22 January 1929. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Sparkling Tennis". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia, Australia. 23 January 1929. p. 25 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Matches In Tennis Singles Cause Great Thrills". The Register News-Pictorial. South Australia, Australia. 24 January 1929. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
- "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.
- "Championship Tennis". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia, Australia. 28 January 1929. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Lawn Tennis Finals". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia, Australia. 29 January 1929. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
| Preceded by 1933 U.S. National Championships – Women's Doubles |
Grand Slam women's doubles | Succeeded by 1928 French Championships – Women's Doubles |
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