1936 Australian Championships – Women's doubles

April 2026 1936 Australian Championships s AUS Thelma Coyne AUS Nancye Wynne AUS May Blick AUS Kath Woodward 6–2, 6–4 12 4 Australian Championships – Women's doubles Australian Championships – Women's doubles grand slam 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.http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32969622 Lawn Tennis The West Australian 52 ((15,468)) Western Australia, Australia 21 January 1936 7 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11875774 Queenslander Defeats Schwartz The Argus ((27,902)) Melbourne 23 January 1936 15 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/246492724 Crawford And Quist The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) 5 295 New South Wales, Australia 27 January 1936 3 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36214152 Quist Wins Singles After Thrilling Match The Advertiser LXXVIII ((24,116)) Adelaide, Australia 28 January 1936 10 National Library of Australia 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 AUS Joan Hartigan / AUS Nell Hopman (semifinals) AUS Thelma Coyne / AUS Nancye Wynne (champions) AUS May Blick / AUS Kath Woodward (final) AUS Joan Walters / AUS Dorothy Weston (quarterfinals) Draw Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final yes 4 185 15 3 AUS May BlickAUS Kath Woodward 6 4 7 AUS May HardcastleAUS Pearl Stern 2 6 5 AUS Sadie Berrymandraw Initial draw pairs Truda Cox with Yutha Thiemeyer.AUS Truda Cox 6 4 6 AUS Gwen GriffithsAUS Kathleen Le Messurier 4 6 1 AUS Birdie BondAUS Gwen O'Hallorandraw1 Initial draw pairs Birdie Bond with Sadie Berryman. 6 4 6 AUS Cherie BubbAUS Jean Colless 2 6 3 2 AUS Thelma CoyneAUS Nancye Wynne 6 6 AUS Betty WardAUS Jean Wilson 3 4 1 AUS Joan HartiganAUS Nell Hopman w/o AUS Molly CarterAUS Muff Wilson 3 AUS May BlickAUS Kath Woodward 6 6 AUS Sadie BerrymanAUS Truda Cox 3 2 4 AUS Joan WaltersAUS Dorothy Weston 3 0 AUS Dot StevensonAUS Gwen Stevenson 6 6 AUS Birdie BondAUS Gwen O'Halloran 3 3 2 AUS Thelma CoyneAUS Nancye Wynne 6 6 1 AUS Joan HartiganAUS Nell Hopman 2 4 3 AUS May BlickAUS Kath Woodward 6 6 AUS Dot StevensonAUS Gwen Stevenson 4 6 2 AUS Thelma CoyneAUS Nancye Wynne 6 8 3 AUS May BlickAUS Kath Woodward 2 4 2 AUS Thelma CoyneAUS Nancye Wynne 6 6 Notes References External links Source for seedings and the draw expanded Category:1936 in Australian tennis Category:1936 in women's tennis Category:1936 in Australian women's sport Women's Doubles