1927 Australian Championships – Mixed doubles

Esna Boyd and Jack Hawkes successfully defended their title by defeating Youtha Anthony and Jim Willard 6–1, 6–3 in the final, to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1927 Australian Championships.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Seeds[edit]

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

2	Youtha Anthony Jim Willard	w/o
	N. Webb ^[b] Spencer Millear			2	Youtha Anthony Jim Willard	6	6
	Marjorie Cox Jack Crawford	6	6		Marjorie Cox Jack Crawford	4	4
	Dorothy Weston Ron Hone	1	2						2	Youtha Anthony Jim Willard	1	3
3	Sylvia Harper Rupert Wertheim	6	6						1	Esna Boyd Jack Hawkes	6	6
	Kathleen Le Messurier W. R. James	4	4	3	Sylvia Harper Rupert Wertheim	6	2	4
	Gladys Toyne Gordon Lum	6	4	1	Esna Boyd Jack Hawkes	4	6	6
1	Esna Boyd Jack Hawkes	8	6

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

					2	Youtha Anthony Jim Willard	6	6
						Dorothy Bellamy Cecil Lamb	2	4
										2	Youtha Anthony Jim Willard	w/o
											N. Webb ^[b] Spencer Millear
						N. Webb ^[b] Spencer Millear	1	6	6
						Floris St. George Rupert Shepherd	6	4	4
														2	Youtha Anthony Jim Willard	6	6
	Mavis McKay Thomas Robinson	6	6												Marjorie Cox Jack Crawford	4	4
	Frances Hoddle-Wrigley Harry Jacoby	3	2			Mavis McKay Thomas Robinson	2	6	3
	Marjorie Cox Jack Crawford	2	6	6		Marjorie Cox Jack Crawford	6	2	6
	Keyden Irving Harold Wilson	6	1	2							Marjorie Cox Jack Crawford	6	6
	Dorothy Weston Ron Hone	6	6								Dorothy Weston Ron Hone	1	2
	Mildred McDougall Rice Gemmell	3	3			Dorothy Weston Ron Hone	7	2	7
					4	Louie Bickerton Bob Schlesinger	5	6	5

First round					Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

					3	Sylvia Harper Rupert Wertheim	6	6
						Ursula Bere E. D. Yencken	4	1
									3	Sylvia Harper Rupert Wertheim	6	6
										Kathleen Le Messurier W. R. James	4	4
						Kathleen Le Messurier W. R. James	6	6
						Mrs. Rowe ^[c] Ron Ford	4	3
													3	Sylvia Harper Rupert Wertheim	6	2	4
													1	Esna Boyd Jack Hawkes	4	6	6
						Gladys Toyne Gordon Lum	6	15
	Beryl Turner Gar Moon	4	6	6		Beryl Turner Gar Moon	4	13
	Ruth Stephens Harry Hopman	6	3	2						Gladys Toyne Gordon Lum	6	4
	Vere de Bavay Rodney Heath	6	6	6					1	Esna Boyd Jack Hawkes	8	6
	Minnie Richardson D'Arcy Mullamphy	8	2	4		Vere de Bavay Rodney Heath	4	1
1	Esna Boyd Jack Hawkes	6	6		1	Esna Boyd Jack Hawkes	6	6
	Lily Addison Norman Roberts	1	2

^a Original pairing was J. Willard with Daphne Akhurst, but the latter had to withdraw owing to illness.
^b Most likely either Nell Webb or Nancy Webb.
^c Probably Mrs. W. T. Rowe (Flora Rowe).
1R Turner/Moon vs. Stephens/Hopman: some sources give 4–6, 6–3, 6–4.
2R Anthony/Willard vs. Bellamy/Lamb: some sources give 6–2, 6–1.
QF Harper/Wertheim vs. Le Messurier/James: some sources give 6–2, 6–4.

v t e Australian Open mixed doubles drawsheets
Pre Open Era	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941–1945 (WWII) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
Open Era	1969 1970–1986: no competition 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024