1940 Australian Championships – Women's doubles

April 2026 1940 Australian Championships s AUS Thelma Coyne AUS Nancye Wynne AUS Joan Hartigan AUS Edie Niemeyer 7–5, 6–2 11 4 1946 Australian Championships – Women's doubles Australian Championships – Women's doubles grand slam Thelma Coyne and Nancye Wynne secured their fifth consecutive title by defeating Joan Hartigan and Edie Niemeyer 7–5, 6–2 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1940 Australian Championships.http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17669084 Tennis Title Surprise The Sydney Morning Herald ((31,845)) 23 January 1940 15 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17647183 Crawford and McGrath The Sydney Morning Herald ((31,846)) 24 January 1940 19 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17660835 Tennis Final The Sydney Morning Herald ((31,849)) 27 January 1940 21 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11294611 Bromwich Goes Down The Argus ((29,153)) Melbourne 29 January 1940 10 National Library of Australia Seeds AUS Thelma Coyne / AUS Nancye Wynne (champions) AUS May Hardcastle / AUS Nell Hopman (quarterfinals) AUS Alison Hattersley / AUS Olive Stebbing (semifinals) AUS Joan Hartigan / AUS Edie Niemeyer (final) Draw Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final yes 5 185 15 4 AUS Joan HartiganAUS Edie Niemeyer 6 6 AUS Mary ChapmanAUS Pat Searldraw In the original draw Mary Chapman plays with a 'partner', while Pat Searl makes a team with Beth Peach and they are drawn against Coyne/Wynne. 1 3 AUS Doris MaugerAUS Gwen O'Halloran w/o AUS Clare ProctorAUS Thelma Rice 1 AUS Thelma CoyneAUS Nancye Wynne w/o AUS Beth Peachdraw2 Apparent withdrawal of Beth Peach. Pat Searl becomes the 'partner' of Mary Chapman.AUS Pat Searl AUS Rosemary ReesAUS Kath Woodward 9 3 6 2 AUS May HardcastleAUS Nell Hopman 7 6 4 4 AUS Joan HartiganAUS Edie Niemeyer 7 6 AUS Doris MaugerAUS Gwen O'Halloran 5 2 1 AUS Thelma CoyneAUS Nancye Wynne w/o AUS Vivienne Bergdraw3 Miss Berg withdrew due to injury.http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/248231219 Victorian Girls Too Strong The Daily Telegraph IV 260 (New Series) New South Wales, Australia 19 January 1938 18 National Library of AustraliaAUS Dorothy Jenkins 3 AUS Alison HattersleyAUS Olive Stebbing 6 6 AUS Connie CoateAUS Audrey Lewin 2 1 AUS Rosemary ReesAUS Kath Woodward 5 4 4 AUS Joan HartiganAUS Edie Niemeyer 7 6 1 AUS Thelma CoyneAUS Nancye Wynne 6 6 3 AUS Alison HattersleyAUS Olive Stebbing 2 3 4 AUS Joan HartiganAUS Edie Niemeyer 5 2 1 AUS Thelma CoyneAUS Nancye Wynne 7 6 Notes References External links Source for seedings and the draw expanded Category:1940 in Australian tennis Category:1940 in women's tennis Category:1940 in Australian women's sport Women's Doubles