1929_Australian_Championships_–_Mixed_doubles

1929 Australian Championships – Mixed doubles

1929 Australian Championships – Mixed doubles

1929 tennis event results

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]

Quick Facts Mixed doubles, Final ...

Seeds

  1. Australia Marjorie Cox / Australia Jack Crawford (final)
  2. Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood / Australia Pat O'Hara Wood (semifinals)
  3. Australia Mall Molesworth / United Kingdom Colin Gregory (quarterfinals)
  4. Australia Daphne Akhurst / Australia Gar Moon (champions)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Australia Marjorie Cox
Australia Jack Crawford 		6 6
Australia Emily Hood
Australia Colin Cropper 		1 4 1 Australia Marjorie Cox
Australia Jack Crawford 		6 6
Australia Nancy Day
Australia Peter Hooper 		w/o Australia Nancy Day
Australia Peter Hooper 		4 0
Australia Birdie Bond
Australia V. E. Page [a] 		1 Australia Marjorie Cox
Australia Jack Crawford 		6 6
Australia Louie Bickerton
Australia Rupert Wertheim 		6 8 Australia Louie Bickerton
Australia Rupert Wertheim 		2 2
Australia Edna Lawrence
Australia Ray Hone 		2 6 Australia Louie Bickerton
Australia Rupert Wertheim 		6 6
3 Australia Mall Molesworth
United Kingdom Colin Gregory 		w/o 3 Australia Mall Molesworth
United Kingdom Colin Gregory 		2 3
Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Don Turnbull [b] 		1 Australia Marjorie Cox
Australia Jack Crawford 		0 5
4 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Gar Moon 		6 6 4 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Gar Moon 		6 7
Australia Dorothy Weston
Australia Ron Hone 		3 1 4 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Gar Moon 		6 6
Australia Lorna Bollen
Australia D'Arcy Mullamphy 		8 3 8 Australia Lorna Bollen
Australia D'Arcy Mullamphy 		3 4
Australia Gwen Griffiths
Australia Jim Black 		6 6 6 4 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Gar Moon 		7 6
Australia Sylvia Harper
United Kingdom Ian Collins 		6 6 2 Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
Australia Pat O'Hara Wood 		5 2
Australia Mrs. V. Mathias [c]
Australia Cliff Harvey 		0 4 Australia Sylvia Harper
United Kingdom Ian Collins 		3 6 2
2 Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
Australia Pat O'Hara Wood 		6 6 2 Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
Australia Pat O'Hara Wood 		6 2 6
Australia Sydney Hocking
Australia 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. [1]
    "Lawn Tennis". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 21 January 1929. p. 23 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. [2]
    "Tennis Championships Become Interesting". The Register News-Pictorial. South Australia. 22 January 1929. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. [3]
    "Sparkling Tennis". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 23 January 1929. p. 25 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. [4]
    "Matches In Tennis Singles Cause Great Thrills". The Register News-Pictorial. South Australia. 24 January 1929. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. [5]
    "Class Tennis Now Being Shown In Australian Championships". The Register News-Pictorial. South Australia. 25 January 1929. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. [6]
    "Gregory Is Now In Final Of Tennis Singles". The Register News-Pictorial. South Australia. 26 January 1929. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. [7]
    "Championship Tennis". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 28 January 1929. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. [8]
    "Lawn Tennis". The Examiner. Tasmania, Australia. 18 January 1929. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. [9]
    "Champions Meet In Delightful Tennis Weather". The Register News-Pictorial. South Australia, Australia. 21 January 1929. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
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