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1926 Australasian Championships – Mixed doubles

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Mixed doubles
1926 Australasian Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Esna Boyd
Australia Jack Hawkes
Runners-upAustralia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Jim Willard
Score6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw20
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Second-seeded Esna Boyd and Jack Hawkes defeated the first seeds Daphne Akhurst and Jim Willard 6–2, 6–4 in the final, to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1926 Australasian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

With this win Hawkes completed a Triple Crown achievement, having already won his singles and doubles titles.

Seeds

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  1. Australia Daphne Akhurst / Australia Jim Willard (final)
  2. Australia Esna Boyd / Australia Jack Hawkes (champions)
  3. Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood / Australia Pat O'Hara Wood (semifinals)
  4. Australia Sylvia Harper / Australia Gar Hone (semifinals)
  5. Australia Marjorie Cox / Australia Rupert Wertheim (quarterfinals)
  6. Australia Kathleen Le Messurier / Australia Bob Schlesinger (quarterfinals)
  7. n/a [a]
  8. Australia Dorothy Weston / Australia Ernest Rowe (first round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2 Australia Esna Boyd
Australia Jack Hawkes
7 6
6 Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Bob Schlesinger
5 2 2 Australia Esna Boyd
Australia Jack Hawkes
6 5 6
Australia Lorna Bollen
Australia Jack Crawford
4 4 4 Australia Sylvia Harper
Australia Gar Hone
2 7 4
4 Australia Sylvia Harper
Australia Gar Hone
6 6 2 Australia Esna Boyd
Australia Jack Hawkes
6 6
1 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Jim Willard
7 6 6 1 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Jim Willard
2 4
5 Australia Marjorie Cox
Australia Rupert Wertheim
9 3 3 1 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Jim Willard
7 6
Australia Alison Hooper
Australia Gar Moon
0 0 3 Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
Australia Pat O'Hara Wood
5 4
3 Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
Australia Pat O'Hara Wood
6 6

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Australia Esna Boyd
Australia Jack Hawkes
6 6
Australia Edna Lawrence
Australia Alan Treloar
3 0
2 Australia Esna Boyd
Australia Jack Hawkes
7 6
6 Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Bob Schlesinger
5 2
6 Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Bob Schlesinger
6 6
Australia Beryl Turner
Australia Dudley Cameron
2 2
2 Australia Esna Boyd
Australia Jack Hawkes
6 5 6
Australia Margaret Officer
Australia Rice Gemmell
6 8 4 Australia Sylvia Harper
Australia Gar Hone
2 7 4
8 Australia Dorothy Weston
Australia Ernest Rowe
2 6 Australia Margaret Officer
Australia Rice Gemmell
4 6 2
Australia Lorna Bollen
Australia Jack Crawford
6 3 6 Australia Lorna Bollen
Australia Jack Crawford
6 3 6
Australia Anna Menz
Australia Don Mellish
4 6 3 Australia Lorna Bollen
Australia Jack Crawford
4 4
4 Australia Sylvia Harper
Australia Gar Hone
6 6
4 Australia Sylvia Harper
Australia Gar Hone
6 6
Australia Jocelyn Bowman
Australia Jack Sherwood
1 3

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Jim Willard
7 7
Australia Nell Hamilton
Australia Ron Hone
5 5 1 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Jim Willard
6 6
Australia Minnie Richardson
Australia Colin Newton
7 6 6 Australia Minnie Richardson
Australia Colin Newton
3 1
Australia Molly Finlayson [b]
Australia Clifford Sproule
5 8 3 1 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Jim Willard
7 6 6
5 Australia Marjorie Cox
Australia Rupert Wertheim
9 3 3
5 Australia Marjorie Cox
Australia Rupert Wertheim
6 6
Australia Constance Halloran
Australia Bob Fotheringham
2 2
1 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Jim Willard
7 6
3 Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
Australia Pat O'Hara Wood
5 4
Australia Alison Hooper
Australia Gar Moon
w/o [d]
(7) Australia Vera Mathias
Australia Ken Berriman [c]
[d]
Australia Alison Hooper
Australia Gar Moon
0 0
3 Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
Australia Pat O'Hara Wood
6 6
3 Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
Australia Pat O'Hara Wood
6 6
Australia Joyce Lillecrapp
Australia Harry Hopman
2 2

Notes

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  • a Originally the 7th seeds were Vera Mathias and Norman Peach, but the latter apparently withdrew from the event.
  • b Most likely. Often spelled Miss C. Finlayson, even in sources that mentioned her as Miss M. Finlayson in other articles.[8]
  • c List of entrants pairs Mrs. Mathias with Ken Berriman.[9]
  • d Probably (see: [a] and [c]). No source gives an information about such a draw, let alone the result.

References

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  1. ^ "Australia's Champions On The Court". The Register. Adelaide, Australia. 25 January 1926. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "A Day Without Surprises". The Register. Adelaide, Australia. 26 January 1926. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Australasian Championships". The Register. Adelaide, Australia. 27 January 1926. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Gemmell Shines Again". The Register. Adelaide, Australia. 28 January 1926. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Rowe's Amazing". The Register. Adelaide, Australia. 29 January 1926. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Players Left In The Finals". The Register. Adelaide, Australia. 30 January 1926. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Hawks Again". The Register. Adelaide, Australia. 3 February 1926. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Australasian Tennis Championships". The Register. Adelaide, Australia. 18 January 1926. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Australasian Tennis Championships. List of Entrants". The Observer. Adelaide, Australia. 23 January 1926. p. 49 – via National Library of Australia.
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