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1928 Australian Championships – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1928 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionsFrance Jean Borotra
France Jacques Brugnon
Runners-upAustralia Gar Moon
Australia Jim Willard
Score6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw20
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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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.[1][2][3][4][5]

Seeds

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  1. Australia Jack Hawkes / Australia Gerald Patterson (semifinals)
  2. France Jean Borotra / France Jacques Brugnon (champions)
  3. Australia Jack Crawford / Australia Harry Hopman (quarterfinals)
  4. France Christian Boussus / Australia Fred Kalms (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Australia Jack Hawkes
Australia Gerald Patterson
6 6 6
Australia Ray Dunlop
Australia Guy Williams
2 0 3 1 Australia Jack Hawkes
Australia Gerald Patterson
5 5 4
Australia Dick North
Australia Norman Peach
3 3 8 7 Australia Gar Moon
Australia Jim Willard
7 7 6
Australia Gar Moon
Australia Jim Willard
6 6 6 9 Australia Gar Moon
Australia Jim Willard
2 6 4 4
2 France Jean Borotra
France Jacques Brugnon
8 6 7 2 France Jean Borotra
France Jacques Brugnon
6 4 6 6
Australia Les Baker
Australia Jack Cummings
6 3 5 2 France Jean Borotra
France Jacques Brugnon
6 3 5 6 6
Australia Bob Schlesinger
Australia Rupert Wertheim
6 6 4 6 7 Australia Bob Schlesinger
Australia Rupert Wertheim
4 6 7 1 1
3 Australia Jack Crawford
Australia Harry Hopman
8 1 6 1 5

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Australia Jack Hawkes
Australia Gerald Patterson
6 6 6
Australia Dick Medcalf
Australia Frank Peach
1 2 2
1 Australia Jack Hawkes
Australia Gerald Patterson
6 6 6
Australia Ray Dunlop
Australia Guy Williams
2 0 3
Australia Ray Dunlop
Australia Guy Williams
4 6 6 6
Australia James Bayley
Australia A. N. Kerr
6 2 1 1
1 Australia Jack Hawkes
Australia Gerald Patterson
5 5 4
Australia Gar Moon
Australia Jim Willard
7 7 6
Australia Dick North
Australia Norman Peach
6 6 6
Australia Norman McDougall
Australia Len Thurlow
1 1 3
Australia Dick North
Australia Norman Peach
3 3 8 7
Australia Gar Moon
Australia Jim Willard
6 6 6 Australia Gar Moon
Australia Jim Willard
6 6 6 9
Australia E. M. Dunn
Australia Cecil Ward
4 2 2 Australia Gar Moon
Australia Jim Willard
6 7 8 3 9
4 France Christian Boussus
Australia Fred Kalms
6 6 6 4 France Christian Boussus
Australia Fred Kalms
4 5 10 6 7
Australia Cliff S. Colvin
Australia Clifford Sproule
1 3 4

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 France Jean Borotra
France Jacques Brugnon
8 6 6
Australia Herb Coram
Australia Vin Munns
6 0 3 2 France Jean Borotra
France Jacques Brugnon
6 6 6
Australia Jim Fitzgerald
Australia Possum Munro
6 6 7 Australia Jim Fitzgerald
Australia Possum Munro
4 2 3
Australia Arthur Cattanach
Australia Dudley Frankenberg
0 1 5 2 France Jean Borotra
France Jacques Brugnon
8 6 7
Australia Les Baker
Australia Jack Cummings
6 3 5
Australia Les Baker
Australia Jack Cummings
6 6 6
Australia Ron Ford
Australia Bill Halliday
2 3 2
2 France Jean Borotra
France Jacques Brugnon
6 3 5 6 6
Australia Bob Schlesinger
Australia Rupert Wertheim
4 6 7 1 1
Australia Bob Schlesinger
Australia Rupert Wertheim
6 6 6
Australia Bruce Dive
Australia Jack McCausland
4 1 3
Australia Bob Schlesinger
Australia Rupert Wertheim
6 6 4 6 7
3 Australia Jack Crawford
Australia Harry Hopman
8 1 6 1 5
3 Australia Jack Crawford
Australia Harry Hopman
6 6 6
Australia Arthur Down
Australia H. W. Smith
0 2 1

References

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  1. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The West Australian. Western Australia, Australia. 31 January 1928. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 February 1928. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Borotra Wins". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 February 1928. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 February 1928. p. 17 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "The Play". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 February 1928. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
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