1928 Australian Championships – Men's doubles

1928 Australian Championships s FRA Jean Borotra FRA Jacques Brugnon AUS Gar Moon AUS Jim Willard 6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 20 4 Australian Championships – Men's doubles Australian Championships – Men's doubles grand slam The second-seeds Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon defeated the unseeded Gar Moon and Jim Willard 6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1928 Australian Championships.http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32087649 Lawn Tennis The West Australian Western Australia, Australia 31 January 1928 12 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16438491 Lawn Tennis The Sydney Morning Herald 2 February 1928 12 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16438783 Borotra Wins The Sydney Morning Herald 3 February 1928 14 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16439345 Lawn Tennis The Sydney Morning Herald 4 February 1928 17 National Library of Australiahttp://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16439459 The Play The Sydney Morning Herald 6 February 1928 12 National Library of Australia Seeds AUS Jack Hawkes / AUS Gerald Patterson (semifinals) FRA Jean Borotra / FRA Jacques Brugnon (champions) AUS Jack Crawford / AUS Harry Hopman (quarterfinals) FRA Christian Boussus / AUS Fred Kalms (second round) Draw Finals 5 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final yes 15 185 1 AUS Jack HawkesAUS Gerald Patterson 6 6 6 AUS Ray DunlopAUS Guy Williams 2 0 3 AUS Dick NorthAUS Norman Peach 3 3 8 7 AUS Gar MoonAUS Jim Willard 6 6 6 9 2 FRA Jean BorotraFRA Jacques Brugnon 8 6 7 AUS Les BakerAUS Jack Cummings 6 3 5 AUS Bob SchlesingerAUS Rupert Wertheim 6 6 4 6 7 3 AUS Jack CrawfordAUS Harry Hopman 8 1 6 1 5 1 AUS Jack HawkesAUS Gerald Patterson 5 5 4 AUS Gar MoonAUS Jim Willard 7 7 6 2 FRA Jean BorotraFRA Jacques Brugnon 6 3 5 6 6 AUS Bob SchlesingerAUS Rupert Wertheim 4 6 7 1 1 AUS Gar MoonAUS Jim Willard 2 6 4 4 2 FRA Jean BorotraFRA Jacques Brugnon 6 4 6 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals yes 6 185 15 AUS Gar MoonAUS Jim Willard 6 6 6 AUS E. M. DunnAUS Cecil Ward 4 2 2 4 FRA Christian BoussusAUS Fred Kalms 6 6 6 AUS Cliff S. ColvinAUS Clifford Sproule 1 3 4 1 AUS Jack HawkesAUS Gerald Patterson 6 6 6 AUS Dick MedcalfAUS Frank Peach 1 2 2 AUS Ray DunlopAUS Guy Williams 4 6 6 6 AUS James BayleyAUS A. N. Kerr 6 2 1 1 AUS Dick NorthAUS Norman Peach 6 6 6 AUS Norman McDougallAUS Len Thurlow 1 1 3 AUS Gar MoonAUS Jim Willard 6 7 8 3 9 4 FRA Christian BoussusAUS Fred Kalms 4 5 10 6 7 1 AUS Jack HawkesAUS Gerald Patterson 6 6 6 AUS Ray DunlopAUS Guy Williams 2 0 3 AUS Dick NorthAUS Norman Peach 3 3 8 7 AUS Gar MoonAUS Jim Willard 6 6 6 9 1 AUS Jack HawkesAUS Gerald Patterson 5 5 4 AUS Gar MoonAUS Jim Willard 7 7 6 Section 2 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals yes 6 185 15 2 FRA Jean BorotraFRA Jacques Brugnon 8 6 6 AUS Herb CoramAUS Vin Munns 6 0 3 AUS Jim FitzgeraldAUS Possum Munro 6 6 7 AUS Arthur CattanachAUS Dudley Frankenberg 0 1 5 2 FRA Jean BorotraFRA Jacques Brugnon 6 6 6 AUS Jim FitzgeraldAUS Possum Munro 4 2 3 AUS Les BakerAUS Jack Cummings 6 6 6 AUS Ron FordAUS Bill Halliday 2 3 2 AUS Bob SchlesingerAUS Rupert Wertheim 6 6 6 AUS Bruce DiveAUS Jack McCausland 4 1 3 3 AUS Jack CrawfordAUS Harry Hopman 6 6 6 AUS Arthur DownAUS H. W. Smith 0 2 1 2 FRA Jean BorotraFRA Jacques Brugnon 8 6 7 AUS Les BakerAUS Jack Cummings 6 3 5 AUS Bob SchlesingerAUS Rupert Wertheim 6 6 4 6 7 3 AUS Jack CrawfordAUS Harry Hopman 8 1 6 1 5 2 FRA Jean BorotraFRA Jacques Brugnon 6 3 5 6 6 AUS Bob SchlesingerAUS Rupert Wertheim 4 6 7 1 1 References External links Source for seedings Source for the draw expanded Category:1928 in Australian tennis Men's Doubles Men's Doubles