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1939 Australian Championships – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1939 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Thelma Coyne
Australia Nancye Wynne
Runners-upAustralia May Hardcastle
Australia Emily Hood Westacott
Score7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw13
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Thelma Coyne and Nancye Wynne successfully defended their title for a fourth consecutive year, defeating May Hardcastle and Emily Hood Westacott 7–5, 6–4 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1939 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5]

Seeds

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Draw

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Key

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2 Australia Nell Hopman
Australia Dot Stevenson
6 6
Australia Nancy Chitty
Australia Connie Coate
w/o Australia Nancy Chitty
Australia Connie Coate
1 4
Australia Dorn McGill
Australia Eileen McGill
2 Australia Nell Hopman
Australia Dot Stevenson
2 4
4 Australia May Hardcastle
Australia Emily Hood Westacott
6 4 6 4 Australia May Hardcastle
Australia Emily Hood Westacott
6 6
Australia Thora Geddes
Australia Joan Pett
2 6 2 4 Australia May Hardcastle
Australia Emily Hood Westacott
Australia Sadie Berryman
Australia Gwen O'Halloran
15 9 Australia Sadie Berryman
Australia Gwen OHalloran
Australia Birdie Bond
Australia Hazel Elliget
13 7 4 Australia May Hardcastle
Australia Emily Hood Westacott
5 4
1 Australia Thelma Coyne
Australia Nancye Wynne
6 6 1 Australia Thelma Coyne
Australia Nancye Wynne
7 6
Australia Eunice Hunt
Australia Elaine Lovett
0 1 1 Australia Thelma Coyne
Australia Nancye Wynne
6 1 6
Australia Joan Hartigan
Australia Edie Niemeyer
6 6 Australia Joan Hartigan
Australia Edie Niemeyer
4 6 1
Australia Audrey Lewin
United States Edith Tough
3 2 1 Australia Thelma Coyne
Australia Nancye Wynne
6 6
3 Australia May Blick
Australia Margaret Wilson
0 3
3 Australia May Blick
Australia Margaret Wilson
6 3 6
Australia Doris Mauger
Australia Gwen Stevenson
4 6 3

References

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  1. ^ "Wasley Beaten in Five Sets". The West Australian. Vol. 55, no. 16, 399. Western Australia, Australia. 21 January 1939. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Gilchrist's Good Recovery". The West Australian. Vol. 55, no. 16, 400. Western Australia, Australia. 23 January 1939. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Crawford Reaches Semi-fnal". The West Australian. Vol. 55, no. 16, 403. Western Australia, Australia. 26 January 1939. p. 18 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Semi-finals of Men's Singles". The West Australian. Vol. 55, no. 16, 405. Western Australia, Australia. 28 January 1939. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Hollow Victory for Bromwich". The West Australian. Vol. 55, no. 16, 407. Western Australia, Australia. 31 January 1939. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
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  • [1] Source for seedings
  • [2] Source for the draw