1926 Australasian Championships – Women's doubles

April 2022 April 2026 1926 Australasian Championships s AUS Esna Boyd AUS Meryl O'Hara Wood AUS Daphne Akhurst AUS Marjorie Cox 6–3, 6–8, 8–6 13 4 Australian Championships – Women's doubles Australasian Championships – Women's doubles grand slam The first seeds Esna Boyd and Meryl O'Hara Wood defeated second-seeded Daphne Akhurst and Marjorie Cox 6–3, 6–8, 8–6 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1926 Australasian Championships.http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64332517 A Day Without Surprises The Register Adelaide, Australia 26 January 1926 10 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64321798 Australasian Championships The Register Adelaide, Australia 27 January 1926 10 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64318291 Gemmell Shines Again The Register Adelaide, Australia 28 January 1926 10 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64321596 Rowe's Amazing The Register Adelaide, Australia 29 January 1926 10 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64327878 Australasian Champion Defeated The Register Adelaide, Australia 31 January 1926 8 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64324065 Disappointing Final Day The Register Adelaide, Australia 2 February 1926 10 National Library of Australia Seeds AUS Esna Boyd / AUS Meryl O'Hara Wood (champions) AUS Daphne Akhurst / AUS Marjorie Cox (final) AUS Sylvia Harper / AUS Minnie Richardson (semifinals) AUS Kathleen Le Messurier / AUS Dorothy Weston (semifinals) Draw Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final yes 3 185 15 AUS Nell HamiltonAUS Edna Lawrence 6 6 AUS Jean LaughtonAUS Lois Laughton 3 2 AUS Alison HooperAUS Beryl Turner 4 6 6 AUS Vera MathiasAUS Mrs. W. T. Rowe Player a a 6 2 0 3 AUS Sylvia HarperAUS Minnie Richardson 6 6 AUS Mrs. MenziesAUS Agnes Ridgway 1 1 AUS Margaret OfficerAUS Margaret Taylor 8 9 AUS Jocelyn BowmanAUS Joyce Lillecrapp 6 7 2 AUS Daphne AkhurstAUS Marjorie Cox 6 6 AUS Lorna BollenAUS Anna Menz 1 2 1 AUS Esna BoydAUS Meryl O'Hara Wood 0 6 6 AUS Nell HamiltonAUS Edna Lawrence 6 2 0 AUS Alison HooperAUS Beryl Turner 4 3 3 AUS Sylvia HarperAUS Minnie Richardson 6 6 4 AUS Kathleen Le MessurierAUS Dorothy Weston 6 6 AUS Molly Finlayson Player b bAUS Mary Laidlaw 1 4 AUS Margaret OfficerAUS Margaret Taylor 4 3 2 AUS Daphne AkhurstAUS Marjorie Cox 6 6 1 AUS Esna BoydAUS Meryl O'Hara Wood 4 8 6 3 AUS Sylvia HarperAUS Minnie Richardson 6 6 2 4 AUS Kathleen Le MessurierAUS Dorothy Weston 5 1 2 AUS Daphne AkhurstAUS Marjorie Cox 7 6 1 AUS Esna BoydAUS Meryl O'Hara Wood 6 6 8 2 AUS Daphne AkhurstAUS Marjorie Cox 3 8 6 Notes Player a a Most likely Flora Rowe, mother of Ernest Rowe. Player b b Most likely. Often spelled Miss C. Finlayson, even in sources that mentioned her as Miss M. Finlayson in other articles.http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64327191 Australasian Tennis Championships The Register Adelaide, Australia 18 January 1926 9 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/166330838 Australasian Tennis Championships. List of Entrants The Observer Adelaide, Australia 23 January 1926 49 National Library of Australia References External links Source for seedings Category:1926 in Australian tennis Category:1926 in women's tennis Category:1926 in Australian women's sport