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1936 Australian Championships – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1936 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Thelma Coyne
Australia Nancye Wynne
Runners-upAustralia May Blick
Australia Kath Woodward
Score6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw12
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1935 · Australian Championships · 1937 →

Thelma Coyne and Nancye Wynne defeated May Blick and Kath Woodward 6–2, 6–4 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1936 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4]

This was their first of the all-time record ten Australian Women's Doubles titles as a pair. This win also marked the start of their pre-Open Era record five consecutive Australian Women's Doubles titles streak.

Seeds

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  1. Australia Joan Hartigan / Australia Nell Hopman (semifinals)
  2. Australia Thelma Coyne / Australia Nancye Wynne (champions)
  3. Australia May Blick / Australia Kath Woodward (final)
  4. Australia Joan Walters / Australia Dorothy Weston (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Australia Joan Hartigan
Australia Nell Hopman
w/o
Australia Molly Carter
Australia Muff Wilson
1 Australia Joan Hartigan
Australia Nell Hopman
2 4
3 Australia May Blick
Australia Kath Woodward
6 4 7 3 Australia May Blick
Australia Kath Woodward
6 6
Australia May Hardcastle
Australia Pearl Stern
2 6 5 3 Australia May Blick
Australia Kath Woodward
6 6
Australia Sadie Berryman[a]
Australia Truda Cox
6 4 6 Australia Sadie Berryman
Australia Truda Cox
3 2
Australia Gwen Griffiths
Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
4 6 1 3 Australia May Blick
Australia Kath Woodward
2 4
2 Australia Thelma Coyne
Australia Nancye Wynne
6 6
4 Australia Joan Walters
Australia Dorothy Weston
3 0
Australia Dot Stevenson
Australia Gwen Stevenson
6 6
Australia Dot Stevenson
Australia Gwen Stevenson
4 6
Australia Birdie Bond
Australia Gwen O'Halloran[b]
6 4 6 2 Australia Thelma Coyne
Australia Nancye Wynne
6 8
Australia Cherie Bubb
Australia Jean Colless
2 6 3 Australia Birdie Bond
Australia Gwen O'Halloran
3 3
2 Australia Thelma Coyne
Australia Nancye Wynne
6 6 2 Australia Thelma Coyne
Australia Nancye Wynne
6 6
Australia Betty Ward
Australia Jean Wilson
3 4

Notes

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  1. ^ Initial draw pairs Truda Cox with Yutha Thiemeyer.
  2. ^ Initial draw pairs Birdie Bond with Sadie Berryman.

References

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  1. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The West Australian. Vol. 52, no. 15,468. Western Australia, Australia. 21 January 1936. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Queenslander Defeats Schwartz". The Argus. No. 27,902. Melbourne. 23 January 1936. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Crawford And Quist". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Vol. 5, no. 295. New South Wales, Australia. 27 January 1936. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Quist Wins Singles After Thrilling Match". The Advertiser. Vol. LXXVIII, no. 24,116. Adelaide, Australia. 28 January 1936. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
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  • [1] Source for seedings and the draw