1926 Australasian Championships – Mixed doubles

1926 Australasian Championships s AUS Esna Boyd AUS Jack Hawkes AUS Daphne Akhurst AUS Jim Willard 6–2, 6–4 20 8 Australian Championships – Mixed doubles Australasian Championships – Mixed doubles grand slam Second-seeded Esna Boyd and Jack Hawkes defeated the first seeds Daphne Akhurst and Jim Willard 6–2, 6–4 in the final, to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1926 Australasian Championships.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64328585 Australia's Champions On The Court The Register Adelaide, Australia 25 January 1926 8 National Library of Australiahttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64332517 A Day Without Surprises The Register Adelaide, Australia 26 January 1926 10 National Library of Australiahttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64321798 Australasian Championships The Register Adelaide, Australia 27 January 1926 10 National Library of Australiahttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64318291 Gemmell Shines Again The Register Adelaide, Australia 28 January 1926 10 National Library of Australiahttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64321596 Rowe's Amazing The Register Adelaide, Australia 29 January 1926 10 National Library of Australiahttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64330612 Players Left In The Finals The Register Adelaide, Australia 30 January 1926 13 National Library of Australiahttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64322535 Hawks Again The Register Adelaide, Australia 3 February 1926 10 National Library of Australia With this win Hawkes completed a Triple Crown achievement, having already won his singles and doubles titles. Seeds AUS Daphne Akhurst / AUS Jim Willard (final) AUS Esna Boyd / AUS Jack Hawkes (champions) AUS Meryl O'Hara Wood / AUS Pat O'Hara Wood (semifinals) AUS Sylvia Harper / AUS Gar Hone (semifinals) AUS Marjorie Cox / AUS Rupert Wertheim (quarterfinals) AUS Kathleen Le Messurier / AUS Bob Schlesinger (quarterfinals) n/a Seed a a AUS Dorothy Weston / AUS Ernest Rowe (first round) Draw Finals 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final yes 15 185 2 AUS Esna BoydAUS Jack Hawkes 7 6 6 AUS Kathleen Le MessurierAUS Bob Schlesinger 5 2 AUS Lorna BollenAUS Jack Crawford 4 4 4 AUS Sylvia HarperAUS Gar Hone 6 6 1 AUS Daphne AkhurstAUS Jim Willard 7 6 6 5 AUS Marjorie CoxAUS Rupert Wertheim 9 3 3 AUS Alison HooperAUS Gar Moon 0 0 3 AUS Meryl O'Hara WoodAUS Pat O'Hara Wood 6 6 2 AUS Esna BoydAUS Jack Hawkes 6 5 6 4 AUS Sylvia HarperAUS Gar Hone 2 7 4 1 AUS Daphne AkhurstAUS Jim Willard 7 6 3 AUS Meryl O'Hara WoodAUS Pat O'Hara Wood 5 4 2 AUS Esna BoydAUS Jack Hawkes 6 6 1 AUS Daphne AkhurstAUS Jim Willard 2 4 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals yes 6 185 15 AUS Margaret OfficerAUS Rice Gemmell 6 8 8 AUS Dorothy WestonAUS Ernest Rowe 2 6 AUS Lorna BollenAUS Jack Crawford 6 3 6 AUS Anna MenzAUS Don Mellish 4 6 3 2 AUS Esna BoydAUS Jack Hawkes 6 6 AUS Edna LawrenceAUS Alan Treloar 3 0 6 AUS Kathleen Le MessurierAUS Bob Schlesinger 6 6 AUS Beryl TurnerAUS Dudley Cameron 2 2 AUS Margaret OfficerAUS Rice Gemmell 4 6 2 AUS Lorna BollenAUS Jack Crawford 6 3 6 4 AUS Sylvia HarperAUS Gar Hone 6 6 AUS Jocelyn BowmanAUS Jack Sherwood 1 3 2 AUS Esna BoydAUS Jack Hawkes 7 6 6 AUS Kathleen Le MessurierAUS Bob Schlesinger 5 2 AUS Lorna BollenAUS Jack Crawford 4 4 4 AUS Sylvia HarperAUS Gar Hone 6 6 2 AUS Esna BoydAUS Jack Hawkes 6 5 6 4 AUS Sylvia HarperAUS Gar Hone 2 7 4 Section 2 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals yes 6 185 15 1 AUS Daphne AkhurstAUS Jim Willard 7 7 AUS Nell HamiltonAUS Ron Hone 5 5 AUS Minnie RichardsonAUS Colin Newton 7 6 6 AUS Molly Finlayson Player b bAUS Clifford Sproule 5 8 3 1 AUS Daphne AkhurstAUS Jim Willard 6 6 AUS Minnie RichardsonAUS Colin Newton 3 1 5 AUS Marjorie CoxAUS Rupert Wertheim 6 6 AUS Constance HalloranAUS Bob Fotheringham 2 2 AUS Alison HooperAUS Gar Moon w/o Score d d (7) AUS Vera MathiasAUS Ken Berriman Pair c c Score d d 3 AUS Meryl O'Hara WoodAUS Pat O'Hara Wood 6 6 AUS Joyce LillecrappAUS Harry Hopman 2 2 1 AUS Daphne AkhurstAUS Jim Willard 7 6 6 5 AUS Marjorie CoxAUS Rupert Wertheim 9 3 3 AUS Alison HooperAUS Gar Moon 0 0 3 AUS Meryl O'Hara WoodAUS Pat O'Hara Wood 6 6 1 AUS Daphne AkhurstAUS Jim Willard 7 6 3 AUS Meryl O'Hara WoodAUS Pat O'Hara Wood 5 4 Notes Seed a a Originally the 7th seeds were Vera Mathias and Norman Peach, but the latter apparently withdrew from the event. Player b b Most likely. Often spelled Miss C. Finlayson, even in sources that mentioned her as Miss M. Finlayson in other articles.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64327191 Australasian Tennis Championships The Register Adelaide, Australia 18 January 1926 9 National Library of Australia Pair c c List of entrants pairs Mrs. Mathias with Ken Berriman.https://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 Score d d Probably (see: Seed a a and Pair c c). No source gives an information about such a draw, let alone the result. References External links Source for seedings expanded Category:1926 in Australian tennis Category:Mixed doubles tennis