1927 Australian Championships – Mixed doubles

1927 Australian Championships s AUS Esna Boyd AUS Jack Hawkes AUS Youtha Anthony AUS Jim Willard 6–1, 6–3 22 4 Australian Championships – Mixed doubles Australasian Championships – Mixed doubles grand slam Esna Boyd and Jack Hawkes successfully defended their title by defeating Youtha Anthony and Jim Willard 6–1, 6–3 in the final, to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1927 Australian Championships.http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3833899 Lawn Tennis The Argus Melbourne 24 January 1927 14 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3834151 Lawn Tennis The Argus Melbourne 25 January 1927 14 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3834385 Tennis Championships The Argus Melbourne 26 January 1927 14 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3834759 Lawn Tennis The Argus Melbourne 28 January 1927 14 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3835190 Tennis Championships The Argus Melbourne 31 January 1927 14 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16351862 Lawn Tennis en The Sydney Morning Herald 2 February 1927 19 National Library of Australia Seeds AUS Esna Boyd / AUS Jack Hawkes (champions) AUS Youtha Anthony Seed a a/ AUS Jim Willard (final) AUS Sylvia Harper / AUS Rupert Wertheim (semifinals) AUS Louie Bickerton / AUS Bob Schlesinger (second round) Draw Finals 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final yes 15 185 2 AUS Youtha AnthonyAUS Jim Willard w/o AUS N. Webb Player b bAUS Spencer Millear AUS Marjorie CoxAUS Jack Crawford 6 6 AUS Dorothy WestonAUS Ron Hone 1 2 3 AUS Sylvia HarperAUS Rupert Wertheim 6 6 AUS Kathleen Le MessurierAUS W. R. James 4 4 AUS Gladys ToyneAUS Gordon Lum 6 4 1 AUS Esna BoydAUS Jack Hawkes 8 6 2 AUS Youtha AnthonyAUS Jim Willard 6 6 AUS Marjorie CoxAUS Jack Crawford 4 4 3 AUS Sylvia HarperAUS Rupert Wertheim 6 2 4 1 AUS Esna BoydAUS Jack Hawkes 4 6 6 2 AUS Youtha AnthonyAUS Jim Willard 1 3 1 AUS Esna BoydAUS Jack Hawkes 6 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals yes 5 185 15 AUS Mavis McKayAUS Thomas Robinson 6 6 AUS Frances Hoddle-WrigleyAUS Harry Jacoby 3 2 AUS Marjorie CoxAUS Jack Crawford 2 6 6 AUS Keyden IrvingAUS Harold Wilson 6 1 2 AUS Dorothy WestonAUS Ron Hone 6 6 AUS Mildred McDougallAUS Rice Gemmell 3 3 2 AUS Youtha AnthonyAUS Jim Willard 6 6 AUS Dorothy BellamyAUS Cecil Lamb 2 4 AUS N. Webb Player b bAUS Spencer Millear 1 6 6 AUS Floris St. GeorgeAUS Rupert Shepherd 6 4 4 AUS Mavis McKayAUS Thomas Robinson 2 6 3 AUS Marjorie CoxAUS Jack Crawford 6 2 6 AUS Dorothy WestonAUS Ron Hone 7 2 7 4 AUS Louie BickertonAUS Bob Schlesinger 5 6 5 2 AUS Youtha AnthonyAUS Jim Willard w/o AUS N. Webb Player b bAUS Spencer Millear AUS Marjorie CoxAUS Jack Crawford 6 6 AUS Dorothy WestonAUS Ron Hone 1 2 2 AUS Youtha AnthonyAUS Jim Willard 6 6 AUS Marjorie CoxAUS Jack Crawford 4 4 Section 2 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals yes 5 185 15 AUS Beryl TurnerAUS Gar Moon 4 6 6 AUS Ruth StephensAUS Harry Hopman 6 3 2 AUS Vere de BavayAUS Rodney Heath 6 6 6 AUS Minnie RichardsonAUS D'Arcy Mullamphy 8 2 4 1 AUS Esna BoydAUS Jack Hawkes 6 6 AUS Lily AddisonAUS Norman Roberts 1 2 3 AUS Sylvia HarperAUS Rupert Wertheim 6 6 AUS Ursula BereAUS E. D. Yencken 4 1 AUS Kathleen Le MessurierAUS W. R. James 6 6 AUS Mrs. Rowe Player c cAUS Ron Ford 4 3 AUS Gladys ToyneAUS Gordon Lum 6 15 AUS Beryl TurnerAUS Gar Moon 4 13 AUS Vere de BavayAUS Rodney Heath 4 1 1 AUS Esna BoydAUS Jack Hawkes 6 6 3 AUS Sylvia HarperAUS Rupert Wertheim 6 6 AUS Kathleen Le MessurierAUS W. R. James 4 4 AUS Gladys ToyneAUS Gordon Lum 6 4 1 AUS Esna BoydAUS Jack Hawkes 8 6 3 AUS Sylvia HarperAUS Rupert Wertheim 6 2 4 1 AUS Esna BoydAUS Jack Hawkes 4 6 6 Notes Player a a Original pairing was J. Willard with Daphne Akhurst, but the latter had to withdraw owing to illness. Player b b Most likely either Nell Webb or Nancy Webb. Player c c Probably Mrs. W. T. Rowe (Flora Rowe). 1R Turner/Moon vs. Stephens/Hopman: some sources give 4–6, 6–3, 6–4. 2R Anthony/Willard vs. Bellamy/Lamb: some sources give 6–2, 6–1. QF Harper/Wertheim vs. Le Messurier/James: some sources give 6–2, 6–4. References External links Source for seedings expanded Category:1927 in Australian tennis Mixed Doubles 1927