1930 Australian Championships – Men's doubles
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| Men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1930 Australian Championships | |
| Champions |  Jack Crawford Harry Hopman |
| Runners-up | Tim Fitchett Jack Hawkes |
| Score | 8–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Draw | 16(6 Q ) |
| Seeds | 4 |
The first-seeds Jack Crawford and Harry Hopman successfully defended their title by defeating Tim Fitchett and Jack Hawkes 8–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 in the final, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1930 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5]
Seeds
[edit]
Jack Crawford / Harry Hopman (champions)- ( Tim Fitchett / Jack Hawkes) (final)[a]
- Ray Dunlop / Jim Willard (semifinals)
- Jack Cummings / Gar Moon (semifinals)
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Draw
[edit]Eliminating round
[edit]In order to eliminate byes the council of L.T.A.A. decided that in case of events for which there were more than the number of entries acceptable, a preliminary elimination tournament should be played.[7]
Eliminating matches[8] were played on Saturday, 18 January:
- Ron Ford / Bill Halliday d. J. S. D. Sweeting / Norman Mussen 7–5, 6–3, 6–2
- Max Carpenter / Bill Simpson d. Alfred Chave / John Grinstead 7–5, 7–5, 7–5
- Gemmell Payne / George Thomas d. Keith Dalgleish / Angus Smith 4–6, 6–3, 9–11, 6–4, 6–3
- Vic Beament / Gerald Gaffy d. Allan Knight / Adrian Quist 6–2, 6–1, 6–4
- Dave Thompson / Bruce Walker d. Charles Buckley / Thomas Robinson 6–0, 8–6, 6–1
- Max Noble / Tom Trigg d. Cec Cranfield / Harold Doctor 2–6, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Notes
[edit]- ^ Originally the second seeds were Jack Hawkes and Pat O'Hara Wood but the latter withdrew.[6] It's unclear whether Hawkes with a new partner had retained this seed.
References
[edit]- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 21 January 1930. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 22 January 1930. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 23 January 1930. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 25 January 1930. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 27 January 1930. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sporting Globe. Victoria, Australia. 22 January 1930. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Argus. Melbourne. 10 January 1930. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 20 January 1930. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.