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1932 Australian Championships – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1932 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Coral Buttsworth
Australia Marjorie Crawford
Runners-upAustralia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Dorothy Weston
Score6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw11
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1931 · Australian Championships · 1933 →

Second-seeded Coral Buttsworth and Marjorie Crawford defeated the fourth seeds Kathleen Le Messurier and Dorothy Weston 6–2, 6–2 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1932 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Earlier that day both Mrs. Buttsworth and Mrs. Crawford had already won one title each – Women's singles and Mixed Doubles, respectively.

Seeds

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Draw

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Key

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Australia Nancy Lewis
Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
6 6
Australia Betty Ward
Australia Jean Wilson
2 4
Australia Nancy Lewis
Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
2 10 3
Australia Edna Lawrence
Australia Mollie McGrath
7 2 6 4 Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Dorothy Weston
6 8 6
Australia Dorothy Anderson
Australia Gwen Stevenson
5 6 2 Australia Edna Lawrence
Australia Mollie McGrath
4 3
4 Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Dorothy Weston
6 6 4 Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Dorothy Weston
6 6
Australia Florence Francisco
Australia Joyce Williams
4 0 4 Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Dorothy Weston
2 2
3 Australia Frances Hoddle-Wrigley
Australia Emily Hood Westacott
6 6 2 Australia Coral Buttsworth
Australia Marjorie Crawford
6 6
Australia Joyce Lillecrapp
Australia Roma Wadey
3 2 3 Australia Frances Hoddle-Wrigley
Australia Emily Hood Westacott
6 6
Australia Christabel Finlayson
Australia Gwen Griffiths
2 2
3 Australia Frances Hoddle-Wrigley
Australia Emily Hood Westacott
4 3
2 Australia Coral Buttsworth
Australia Marjorie Crawford
6 6
2 Australia Coral Buttsworth
Australia Marjorie Crawford
4 6 6
Australia Edna Collison
Australia Truda Cox
6 3 2

Notes

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  1. ^ Originally first-seeded pair were Meryl O'Hara Wood and Esna Boyd Robertson but the latter withdrew from the tournament[8] because of serious illness and – ultimately – death of her mother on the eve of the event.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Singles". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 8 February 1932. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Nunoi's Form Brilliant". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 9 February 1932. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Yesterday's Results". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 10 February 1932. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Yesterday's Results". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 11 February 1932. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Yesterday's Results". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 12 February 1932. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Yesterday's Results". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 13 February 1932. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Tennis Championships". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 15 February 1932. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Linton Cup". The Telegraph (Brisbane). Queensland, Australia. 4 February 1932. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
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  • [1] Source for seedings
  • [2] Source for the draw.