1932 Australian Championships – Mixed Doubles

Marjorie Crawford and Jack Crawford successfully defended their title by defeating Meryl O'Hara Wood and Jiro Sato 6–8, 8–6, 6–3 in the final, to win the Mixed Doubles tennis title at the 1932 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Mixed Doubles
1932 Australian Championships
Champions Marjorie Crawford
Jack Crawford
Runners-up Meryl O'Hara Wood
Jiro Sato
Final score6–8, 8–6, 6–3
Draw20
Seeds4

This match was scheduled to be the sole Final for Friday, 12 February but - because of falling light - remain unfinished that day with the score at one set all. The deciding set was played the next day following on the Singles and before the Doubles finals.

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Gwen Stevenson
Bert Tonkin
6 4 7
Mollie McGrath
Cliff Harvey
4 6 5 Gwen Stevenson
Bert Tonkin
2 6 2
3 Meryl O'Hara Wood
Jiro Sato
6 6 3 Meryl O'Hara Wood
Jiro Sato
6 4 6
Nancy Lewis
Aubrey Willard
3 2 3 Meryl O'Hara Wood
Jiro Sato
8 6 3
1 Marjorie Crawford
Jack Crawford
w/o 1 Marjorie Crawford
Jack Crawford
6 8 6
Kathleen Le Messurier
Don Turnbull[lower-alpha 2]
1 Marjorie Crawford
Jack Crawford
6 6
Edna Lawrence
Ron Hone
4 5 4 Coral Buttsworth
Charles Donohoe
3 2
4 Coral Buttsworth
Charles Donohoe
6 7

Section 1

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Gwen Stevenson
Bert Tonkin
2 6 6
Edna Collison
Takeichi Harada
6 4 4
Gwen Stevenson
Bert Tonkin
6 4 7
Mollie McGrath
Cliff Harvey
4 6 5
Mollie McGrath
Cliff Harvey
6 6
Christabel Finlayson
Rupert Shepherd
2 1
Gwen Stevenson
Bert Tonkin
2 6 2
3 Meryl O'Hara Wood
Jiro Sato
6 4 6
3 Meryl O'Hara Wood
Jiro Sato
6 6
Dorothy Weston
Ernest Rowe
2 0
3 Meryl O'Hara Wood
Jiro Sato
6 6
Nancy Lewis
Aubrey Willard
8 7 6 Nancy Lewis
Aubrey Willard
3 2
Emily Hood Westacott
Gar Moon
6 9 3 Nancy Lewis
Aubrey Willard
4 6 7
Gwen Griffiths
Jack Hawkes
6 1 6 Gwen Griffiths
Jack Hawkes
6 4 5
Dorothy Anderson
Clifford Sproule
4 6 3

Section 2

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Marjorie Crawford
Jack Crawford
6 6
Dot Stevenson
Reg Ewin
2 3 1 Marjorie Crawford
Jack Crawford
6 6
Joyce Williams
Gar Hone
6 6 Joyce Williams
Gar Hone
2 1
Joyce Lillecrapp
Robert Barbour
4 3 1 Marjorie Crawford
Jack Crawford
w/o
Kathleen Le Messurier
Don Turnbull[lower-alpha 2]
Kathleen Le Messurier
Don Turnbull
6 6
Truda Cox
Allan Knight
1 4
1 Marjorie Crawford
Jack Crawford
6 6
4 Coral Buttsworth
Charles Donohoe
3 2
Edna Lawrence
Ron Hone
8 6
Frances Hoddle-Wrigley
Ryosuke Nunoi
6 3
Edna Lawrence
Ron Hone
4 5
4 Coral Buttsworth
Charles Donohoe
6 7
4 Coral Buttsworth
Charles Donohoe
4 8 6
Florence Francisco
Jack Cummings
6 6 2

Notes

  1. Originally the second seeds were Takeichi Harada and Esna Boyd Robertson but the latter withdrew from the tournament[7] because of serious illness and - ultimately - death of her mother on the eve of the event.
  2. Turnbull withdrew due to illness.[8]

References

  1. "Men's Singles". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia, Australia. 8 February 1932. p. 9 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Nunoi's Form Brilliant". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia, Australia. 9 February 1932. p. 10 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Yesterday's Results". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia, Australia. 10 February 1932. p. 16 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Yesterday's Results". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia, Australia. 11 February 1932. p. 10 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Yesterday's Results". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia, Australia. 13 February 1932. p. 10 via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Tennis Championships". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia, Australia. 15 February 1932. p. 11 via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Linton Cup". The Telegraph (Brisbane). Queensland, Australia. 4 February 1932. p. 9 via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Tennis Titles". The Telegraph (Brisbane). Queensland, Australia. 12 February 1932. p. 9 via National Library of Australia.

Source for seedings Source for the draw.

Preceded by
1931 U.S. National Championships – Mixed Doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles Succeeded by
1932 French Championships – Mixed Doubles
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