1938 Australian Championships – Women's doubles
| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1938 Australian Championships | |
| Champions |  Thelma Coyne Nancye Wynne |
| Runners-up |  Dorothy Bundy Dorothy Workman |
| Score | 9–7, 6–4 |
| Draw | 13 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Thelma Coyne and Nancye Wynne claimed their third consecutive domestic title, defeating Dorothy Bundy and Dorothy Workman 9–7, 6–4 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1938 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4]
Seeds
[edit]
Dorothy Bundy / Dorothy Workman (final)
Thelma Coyne / Nancye Wynne (champions)- Nell Hopman / Dot Stevenson (quarterfinals)
- Joan Hartigan / Emily Hood Westacott (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]| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Thelma Coyne Nancye Wynne
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birdie Bond Nina Vickery
| 6 | 4 | 6 | Birdie Bond Nina Vickery
| 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nancy Chitty Truda Cox
| 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Thelma Coyne Nancye Wynne
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nell Hopman Dot Stevenson
| 7 | 6 | May Hardcastle Gwen O'Halloran
| 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Joan Walters Dorothy Weston
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Nell Hopman Dot Stevenson
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| May Hardcastle Gwen O'Halloran
| 6 | 6 | May Hardcastle Gwen O'Halloran
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ruby Skinner Val Woods
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Thelma Coyne Nancye Wynne
| 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dorothy Bundy Dorothy Workman
| 6 | 8 | 1 | Dorothy Bundy Dorothy Workman
| 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Doris Mauger Gwen Stevenson
| 1 | 6 | 1 | Dorothy Bundy Dorothy Workman
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Connie Coate Kath Woodward
| 6 | 6 | Connie Coate Kath Woodward
| 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dorn McGill Eileen McGill
| 0 | 1 | 1 | Dorothy Bundy Dorothy Workman
| 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Joan Hartigan Emily Hood Westacott
| 5 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Joan Hartigan Emily Hood Westacott
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jean Davies Margaret Wilson
| 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Queenslanders Out of Title Play". The Courier-Mail. No. 1373. Brisbane. 25 January 1938. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Stirring Tennis Duels". The Age. No. 25,828. Victoria, Australia. 27 January 1938. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Americans Defeated". The Age. No. 25,830. Victoria, Australia. 29 January 1938. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Easy Win". The Age. No. 25,832. Victoria, Australia. 1 February 1938. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.