1932 Australian Championships – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
Mixed doubles
1932 Australian Championships
Final
Champions	Marjorie Crawford ; Jack Crawford
Runners-up	Meryl O'Hara Wood ; Jiro Sato
Score	6–8, 8–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	20
Seeds	4
Events

Marjorie Crawford and Jack Crawford successfully defended their title by defeating Meryl O'Hara Wood and Jiro Sato 6–8, 8–6, 6–3 in the final, to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1932 Australian Championships.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

This match was scheduled to be the sole Final for Friday, 12 February but – because of falling light – remain unfinished that day with the score at one set all. The deciding set was played the next day following on the Singles and before the Doubles finals.

Seeds

Marjorie Crawford / Jack Crawford (champions)
n/a^[a]
Meryl O'Hara Wood / Jiro Sato (final)
Coral Buttsworth / Charles Donohoe (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

	Gwen Stevenson Bert Tonkin	6	4	7
	Mollie McGrath Cliff Harvey	4	6	5		Gwen Stevenson Bert Tonkin	2	6	2
3	Meryl O'Hara Wood Jiro Sato	6	6		3	Meryl O'Hara Wood Jiro Sato	6	4	6
	Nancy Lewis Aubrey Willard	3	2							3	Meryl O'Hara Wood Jiro Sato	8	6	3
1	Marjorie Crawford Jack Crawford	w/o								1	Marjorie Crawford Jack Crawford	6	8	6
	Kathleen Le Messurier Don Turnbull^[b]				1	Marjorie Crawford Jack Crawford	6	6
	Edna Lawrence Ron Hone	4	5		4	Coral Buttsworth Charles Donohoe	3	2
4	Coral Buttsworth Charles Donohoe	6	7

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

						Gwen Stevenson Bert Tonkin	2	6	6
						Edna Collison Takeichi Harada	6	4	4
											Gwen Stevenson Bert Tonkin	6	4	7
											Mollie McGrath Cliff Harvey	4	6	5
						Mollie McGrath Cliff Harvey	6	6
						Christabel Finlayson Rupert Shepherd	2	1
																Gwen Stevenson Bert Tonkin	2	6	2
															3	Meryl O'Hara Wood Jiro Sato	6	4	6
					3	Meryl O'Hara Wood Jiro Sato	6	6
						Dorothy Weston Ernest Rowe	2	0
										3	Meryl O'Hara Wood Jiro Sato	6	6
	Nancy Lewis Aubrey Willard	8	7	6							Nancy Lewis Aubrey Willard	3	2
	Emily Hood Westacott Gar Moon	6	9	3		Nancy Lewis Aubrey Willard	4	6	7
	Gwen Griffiths Jack Hawkes	6	1	6		Gwen Griffiths Jack Hawkes	6	4	5
	Dorothy Anderson Clifford Sproule	4	6	3

Section 2

First round				Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

1	Marjorie Crawford Jack Crawford	6	6
	Dot Stevenson Reg Ewin	2	3	1	Marjorie Crawford Jack Crawford	6	6
	Joyce Williams Gar Hone	6	6		Joyce Williams Gar Hone	2	1
	Joyce Lillecrapp Robert Barbour	4	3						1	Marjorie Crawford Jack Crawford	w/o
										Kathleen Le Messurier Don Turnbull^[b]
					Kathleen Le Messurier Don Turnbull	6	6
					Truda Cox Allan Knight	1	4
													1	Marjorie Crawford Jack Crawford	6	6
													4	Coral Buttsworth Charles Donohoe	3	2
					Edna Lawrence Ron Hone	8	6
					Frances Hoddle-Wrigley Ryosuke Nunoi	6	3
										Edna Lawrence Ron Hone	4	5
									4	Coral Buttsworth Charles Donohoe	6	7
				4	Coral Buttsworth Charles Donohoe	4	8	6
					Florence Francisco Jack Cummings	6	6	2

Notes

^ Originally the second seeds were Takeichi Harada and Esna Boyd Robertson but the latter withdrew from the tournament^[7] because of serious illness and – ultimately – death of her mother on the eve of the event.
^ ^a ^b Turnbull withdrew due to illness.^[8]

References

^ "Men's Singles". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 8 February 1932. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Nunoi's Form Brilliant". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 9 February 1932. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Yesterday's Results". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 10 February 1932. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Yesterday's Results". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 11 February 1932. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Yesterday's Results". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 13 February 1932. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Tennis Championships". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 15 February 1932. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Linton Cup". Telegraph. Brisbane. 4 February 1932. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Tennis Titles". The Telegraph (Brisbane). Queensland, Australia. 12 February 1932. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

[1] Source for seedings
[2] Source for the draw.

[seed-8] Originally the second seeds were Takeichi Harada and Esna Boyd Robertson but the latter withdrew from the tournament^[7] because of serious illness and – ultimately – death of her mother on the eve of the event.

[ill-10] Turnbull withdrew due to illness.^[8]

[1] "Men's Singles". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 8 February 1932. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] "Nunoi's Form Brilliant". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 9 February 1932. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "Yesterday's Results". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 10 February 1932. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "Yesterday's Results". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 11 February 1932. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "Yesterday's Results". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 13 February 1932. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.

[6] "Tennis Championships". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 15 February 1932. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.

[7] "Linton Cup". Telegraph. Brisbane. 4 February 1932. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.

[9] "Tennis Titles". The Telegraph (Brisbane). Queensland, Australia. 12 February 1932. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.

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