1931 Australian Championships – Women's Doubles

The first-seeded Louie Bickerton and Daphne Akhurst Cozens defeated the unseeded Nell Lloyd and Gwen Utz 6–0, 6–4 in the final, to win the Women's Doubles tennis title at the 1931 Australian Championships..[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Women's Doubles
1931 Australian Championships
Champions Louie Bickerton
Daphne Akhurst Cozens
Runners-up Nell Lloyd
Gwen Utz
Final score6–0, 6–4
Draw21
Seeds4

Seeds

  1. Louie Bickerton / Daphne Akhurst Cozens (Champions)
  2. Marjorie Cox / Sylvia Harper (Semifinals)
  3. Mall Molesworth / Emily Hood Westacott (Semifinals)
  4. Dorothy Dingle / Ula Valkenburg (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2 Marjorie Cox
Sylvia Harper
6 4 6
Kathleen Le Messurier
Dorothy Weston
2 6 3 2 Marjorie Cox
Sylvia Harper[lower-alpha 1]
4 Dorothy Dingle
Ula Valkenburg
6 4 5 Nell Lloyd
Gwen Utz
w/o
Nell Lloyd
Gwen Utz
4 6 7 Nell Lloyd
Gwen Utz
0 4
1 Louie Bickerton
Daphne Akhurst Cozens
9 6 1 Louie Bickerton
Daphne Akhurst Cozens
6 6
Birdie Bond
Phyllis Lester
7 3 1 Louie Bickerton
Daphne Akhurst Cozens
2 7 7
Mary Derham
Ruth Tann
3 Mall Molesworth
Emily Hood Westacott
6 5 5
3 Mall Molesworth
Emily Hood Westacott
w/o

Section 1

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Marjorie Cox
Sylvia Harper
6 6
Coral Buttsworth
Nell Hall
2 3
2 Marjorie Cox
Sylvia Harper
6 4 6
Kathleen Le Messurier
Dorothy Weston
2 6 3
Kathleen Le Messurier
Dorothy Weston
6 6
Floris Conway
Muff Wilson
3 2
2 Marjorie Cox
Sylvia Harper[lower-alpha 1]
Nell Lloyd
Gwen Utz
w/o
4 Dorothy Dingle
Ula Valkenburg
6 6
I. Burns
Alison Hattersley
6 6 I. Burns
Alison Hattersley
4 4
Edna Gardyne
Pattie Meaney
4 4 4 Dorothy Dingle
Ula Valkenburg
6 4 5
Agnes Scott
Gwen Stevenson
7 2 10 Nell Lloyd
Gwen Utz
4 6 7
Betty Ward
Jean Wilson
5 6 8 Agnes Scott
Gwen Stevenson
0 0
Nell Lloyd
Gwen Utz
6 6 Nell Lloyd
Gwen Utz
6 6
E. Darvall
G. Tunney
2 1

Section 2

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Louie Bickerton
Daphne Akhurst Cozens
6 6
Dorothy Anderson
Nancy Chitty
3 0 [lower-alpha 2] 1 Louie Bickerton
Daphne Akhurst Cozens
6 6
Youtha Anthony
Frances Hoddle-Wrigley
6 5 6 Youtha Anthony
Frances Hoddle-Wrigley
2 2
Gwen Cassidy
Hazel Grassick
0 7 4 1 Louie Bickerton
Daphne Akhurst Cozens
9 6
Birdie Bond
Phyllis Lester
7 3
Birdie Bond
Phyllis Lester
6 6
Dorothy Bellamy
Mary Edgar
3 4
1 Louie Bickerton
Daphne Akhurst Cozens
2 7 7
3 Mall Molesworth
Emily Hood Westacott
6 5 5
Mary Derham
Ruth Tann
6 9
Kath Coleman
Sadie Moon
2 7
Mary Derham
Ruth Tann
3 Mall Molesworth
Emily Hood Westacott
w/o
3 Mall Molesworth
Emily Hood Westacott
6 4 6
Vera Selwin
Helen McTaggett
4 6 4

Notes

  1. Mrs. Harper severely strained a muscle of a leg in the semifinal of the women's singles earlier that day and had to withdraw from all events she participated in.
  2. Some sources give 6–4 as a result of the first set.

References

  1. "Many Surprises. Australian Championship". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 28 February 1931. p. 7 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Lawn Tennis". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 3 March 1931. p. 3 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Quist Takes Set From Moon". Advertiser and Register. South Australia, Australia. 5 March 1931. p. 10 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "A Shock". The Sun (Sydney). New South Wales, Australia. 5 March 1931. p. 14 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Lawn Tennis". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 7 March 1931. p. 15 via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Lawn Tennis". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 9 March 1931. p. 4 via National Library of Australia.

Source for seedings

Preceded by
1930 U.S. National Championships – Women's Doubles
Grand Slam women's doubles Succeeded by
1931 French Championships – Women's Doubles
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