1929 Australian Championships – Women's doubles

Women Australian Championship April 2026 1929 Australian Championships s AUS Daphne Akhurst AUS Louie Bickerton AUS Sylvia Harper AUS Meryl O'Hara Wood 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 12 4 Australian Championships – Women's doubles Australian Championships – Women's doubles grand slam First-seeded Daphne Akhurst and Louie Bickerton defeated the second seeds Sylvia Harper and Meryl O'Hara Wood 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1929 Australian Championships.http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/73731380 Lawn Tennis The Advertiser Adelaide 21 January 1929 23 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/73736101 Lawn Tennis The Advertiser Adelaide 22 January 1929 8 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/35320916 Sparkling Tennis The Advertiser Adelaide 23 January 1929 25 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/54248758 Matches In Tennis Singles Cause Great Thrills The Register News-Pictorial South Australia 24 January 1929 12 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/54253354 Class Tennis Now Being Shown In Australian Championships The Register News-Pictorial South Australia 25 January 1929 12 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/35322249 Championship Tennis The Advertiser Adelaide 28 January 1929 19 National Library of Australia Miss Akhurst completed her third and last Triple Crown, having won the Women's Singles title earlier that day and the Mixed Doubles final the day before.http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/35322721 Lawn Tennis Finals The Advertiser Adelaide 29 January 1929 16 National Library of Australia Seeds AUS Daphne Akhurst / AUS Louie Bickerton (champions) AUS Sylvia Harper / AUS Meryl O'Hara Wood (final) AUS Kathleen Le Messurier / AUS Dorothy Weston (semifinals) AUS Emily Hood / AUS Mall Molesworth (semifinals) Draw Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final yes 4 185 15 AUS Birdie BondAUS Sydney Hocking 4 6 6 AUS Gwen GriffithsAUS Vera Mathias 6 4 4 3 AUS Kathleen Le MessurierAUS Dorothy Weston 6 6 AUS Eileen RischbiethAUS Roma Wadey 4 0 AUS Lorna BollenAUS Anna Menz 3 6 6 AUS Bertha KayAUS Margaret Taylor 6 2 4 1 AUS Daphne AkhurstAUS Louie Bickerton 6 6 AUS Joyce LillecrappAUS Katherine Wemyss 2 0 2 AUS Sylvia HarperAUS Meryl O'Hara Wood 6 6 AUS Edna LawrenceAUS Mrs. W. T. Rowe Player a a 0 1 AUS Birdie BondAUS Sydney Hocking 4 8 4 3 AUS Kathleen Le MessurierAUS Dorothy Weston 6 6 6 4 AUS Emily HoodAUS Mall Molesworth 6 6 AUS Edna CollisonAUS Joyce Hone 0 1 AUS Lorna BollenAUS Anna Menz 3 2 1 AUS Daphne AkhurstAUS Louie Bickerton 6 6 2 AUS Sylvia HarperAUS Meryl O'Hara Wood 7 6 3 AUS Kathleen Le MessurierAUS Dorothy Weston 5 2 4 AUS Emily HoodAUS Mall Molesworth 2 2 1 AUS Daphne AkhurstAUS Louie Bickerton 6 6 2 AUS Sylvia HarperAUS Meryl O'Hara Wood 2 6 2 1 AUS Daphne AkhurstAUS Louie Bickerton 6 3 6 Notes Player a a Mother of Ernest Rowe, most likely Flora Rowe. References External links Source for seedings Category:1929 in Australian tennis Category:1929 in women's tennis Category:1929 in Australian women's sport Women's Doubles