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1935 Australian Championships – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1935 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited Kingdom Evelyn Dearman
United Kingdom Nancy Lyle
Runners-upAustralia Louie Bickerton
Australia Nell Hopman
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1934 · Australian Championships · 1936 →

The first seeds Evelyn Dearman and Nancy Lyle defeated Louie Bickerton and Nell Hopman 6–3, 6–4 in the wholly replayed[1] final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1935 Australian Championships.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

The original final encounter had to be ceased because of falling light. The score stood at set all: 6–3, 2–6.[9]

Seeds

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  1. United Kingdom Evelyn Dearman / United Kingdom Nancy Lyle (champions)
  2. Australia Thelma Coyne[a] / United Kingdom Dorothy Round (semifinals)
  3. Australia Louie Bickerton / Australia Nell Hopman (final)
  4. Australia Mall Molesworth / Australia Emily Hood Westacott (semifinals)

Draw

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Key

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 United Kingdom Evelyn Dearman
United Kingdom Nancy Lyle
6 6
Australia Thora Chittick
Australia Dorothy Greenwood
1 3 1 United Kingdom Evelyn Dearman
United Kingdom Nancy Lyle
6 6
Australia Frances Hoddle-Wrigley
Australia Rosemary Rees
6 5 8 Australia Frances Hoddle-Wrigley
Australia Rosemary Rees
1 3
Australia Birdie Bond
Australia Mary Richardson
4 7 6 1 United Kingdom Evelyn Dearman
United Kingdom Nancy Lyle
6 6
Australia Dot Stevenson
Australia Gwen Stevenson
6 6 6 4 Australia Mall Molesworth
Australia Emily Hood Westacott
4 4
Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Dorothy Weston
2 8 1 Australia Dot Stevenson
Australia Gwen Stevenson
3 3
4 Australia Mall Molesworth
Australia Emily Hood Westacott
4 6 6 4 Australia Mall Molesworth
Australia Emily Hood Westacott
6 6
Australia Doris Mauger
Australia Shirley Whittaker
6 2 4 1 United Kingdom Evelyn Dearman
United Kingdom Nancy Lyle
6 6
3 Australia Louie Bickerton
Australia Nell Hopman
6 6 3 Australia Louie Bickerton
Australia Nell Hopman
3 4
Australia Truda Cox
Australia Gladys Toyne
1 4 3 Australia Louie Bickerton
Australia Nell Hopman
6 6
Australia Dorothy Bellamy
Australia Sylvia Harper
7 1 6 Australia Dorothy Bellamy
Australia Sylvia Harper
1 3
Australia Edna Harry
Australia Agnes Scott
5 6 3 3 Australia Louie Bickerton
Australia Nell Hopman
6 6
Australia Nancy Chitty
South Africa Doreen Malcolm
6 6 2 Australia Thelma Coyne
United Kingdom Dorothy Round
2 4
Australia May Blick
Australia Kath Woodward
2 0 Australia Nancy Chitty
South Africa Doreen Malcolm
2 0
2 Australia Thelma Coyne
United Kingdom Dorothy Round
6 4 6 2 Australia Thelma Coyne
United Kingdom Dorothy Round
6 6
Australia Madge Carnie
Australia Alma Cox
4 6 2

Notes

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  • a Joan Hartigan, the original doubles partner for Miss Round, withdrew acting on medical advice. (See: reference #2).

References

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  1. ^ "Last Of Kooyong Title Matches". The Argus. No. 27,584. Melbourne. 15 January 1935. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "International Tennis Players In Form". The Argus. No. 27,574. Melbourne. 3 January 1935. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Day Of Thrills At Kooyong". The Argus. No. 27,576. Melbourne. 5 January 1935. p. 24 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "McGrath In Rare Form". The Argus. No. 27,578. Melbourne. 8 January 1935. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Quist And Turnbull In Quarter-Finals". The Argus. No. 27,579. Melbourne. 9 January 1935. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Perry Bounds To Victory". The Argus. No. 27,580. Melbourne. 10 January 1935. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Crawford Wins Valiantly". The Argus. No. 27,581. Melbourne. 11 January 1935. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Crawford's Skill And Strategy Defeat Perry". The Argus. No. 27,583. Melbourne. 14 January 1935. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Crawford And Perry Again". The Argus. No. 27,582. Melbourne. 12 January 1935. p. 27 – via National Library of Australia.
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[1] Source for seedings