The third seeds John Bromwich and Adrian Quist defeated Gottfried von Cramm and Henner Henkel 7–5, 6–4, 6–0 in the final, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1938 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Men's doubles | |
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1938 Australian Championships | |
Champions | John Bromwich Adrian Quist |
Runners-up | Gottfried von Cramm Henner Henkel |
Score | 7–5, 6–4, 6–0 |
Draw | 16 |
Seeds | 4 |
This win marked the start of a record eight consecutive Australian Men's Doubles titles streak for the pair formed only recently at the request of the Australian Lawn Tennis Association.[9]
Seeds
edit- Don Budge / Gene Mako (semifinals)
- Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel (final)
- John Bromwich / Adrian Quist (champions)
- Jack Crawford / Vivian McGrath (semifinals)
Draw
editKey
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
editReferences
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- ^ "Championship Tennis". The Barrier Miner. Vol. L, no. 15, 098. New South Wales, Australia. 25 January 1938. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Tennis". The Tweed Daily. Vol. XXV, no. 21. New South Wales, Australia. 25 January 1938. p. 2 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Two Amazing Matches". The Tweed Daily. Vol. XXV, no. 23. New South Wales, Australia. 27 January 1938. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Bromwich And Budge". The Tweed Daily. Vol. XXV, no. 24. New South Wales, Australia. 28 January 1938. p. 2 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Tennis". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. II, no. 269. New South Wales, Australia. 29 January 1938. p. 17 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Quist – Bromwich Triumph". The Tweed Daily. Vol. XXV, no. 25. New South Wales, Australia. 29 January 1938. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Bromwich Shares Two Doubles Titles". The Tweed Daily. Vol. XXV, no. 27. New South Wales, Australia. 1 February 1938. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Bromwich and Quist Pair". The Herald. No. 18,923. Victoria, Australia. 10 January 1938. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.