1936 Australian Championships – Women's Doubles

Thelma Coyne and Nancye Wynne defeated May Blick and Kath Woodward 6–2, 6–4 in the final, to win the Women's Doubles tennis title at the 1936 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4]

Women's Doubles
1936 Australian Championships
Champions Thelma Coyne
Nancye Wynne
Runners-up May Blick
Kath Woodward
Final score6–2, 6–4
Draw12
Seeds4

This was their first of the all-time record ten Australian Women's Doubles titles as a pair. This win also marked the start of their pre-Open Era record five consecutive Australian Women's Doubles titles streak.

Seeds
  1. Joan Hartigan / Nell Hopman (Semifinals)
  2. Thelma Coyne / Nancye Wynne (Champions)
  3. May Blick / Kath Woodward (Final)
  4. Joan Walters / Dorothy Weston (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Draw
First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Joan Hartigan
Nell Hopman 		w/o
Molly Carter
Muff Wilson
1 Joan Hartigan
Nell Hopman 		2 4
3 May Blick
Kath Woodward 		6 4 7 3 May Blick
Kath Woodward 		6 6
May Hardcastle
Pearl Stern 		2 6 5 3 May Blick
Kath Woodward 		6 6
Sadie Berryman[lower-alpha 1]
Truda Cox 		6 4 6 Sadie Berryman
Truda Cox 		3 2
Gwen Griffiths
Kathleen Le Messurier 		4 6 1 3 May Blick
Kath Woodward 		2 4
2 Thelma Coyne
Nancye Wynne 		6 6
4 Joan Walters
Dorothy Weston 		3 0
Dot Stevenson
Gwen Stevenson 		6 6
Dot Stevenson
Gwen Stevenson 		4 6
Birdie Bond
Gwen O'Halloran[lower-alpha 2] 		6 4 6 2 Thelma Coyne
Nancye Wynne 		6 8
Cherie Bubb
Jean Colless 		2 6 3 Birdie Bond
Gwen O'Halloran 		3 3
2 Thelma Coyne
Nancye Wynne 		6 6 2 Thelma Coyne
Nancye Wynne 		6 6
Betty Ward
Jean Wilson 		3 4

Notes
  1. Initial draw pairs Truda Cox with Yutha Thiemeyer.
  2. Initial draw pairs Birdie Bond with Sadie Berryman.

References
  1. "Lawn Tennis". The West Australian (Vol. 52., No. 15, 468). Western Australia, Australia. 21 January 1936. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Queenslander Defeats Schwartz". The Argus (Melbourne) (No. 27, 902). Victoria, Australia. 23 January 1936. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Crawford And Quist". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) (Vol. 5.-No. 295). New South Wales, Australia. 27 January 1936. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Quist Wins Singles After Thrilling Match". The Advertiser (Adelaide) (Vol. LXXVIII.-No. 24, 116). South Australia, Australia. 28 January 1936. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.

Source for seedings and the draw

Preceded by
1935 U.S. National Championships – Women's Doubles		 Grand Slam women's doubles Succeeded by
1936 French Championships – Women's Doubles
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