Nell Hopman and Harry Hopman were the defending champions and second seeds, but they lost in the quarterfinals.
Mixed doubles | |
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1938 Australian Championships | |
Champions | ![]() ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() ![]() |
Score | 6–3, 6–2 |
Draw | 23 |
Seeds | 4 |
In an all-unseeded final Margaret Wilson and John Bromwich defeated Nancye Wynne and Colin Long 6–3, 6–2, to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1938 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Seeds
edit- Dorothy Bundy / Don Budge (quarterfinals)
- Nell Hopman / Harry Hopman (quarterfinals)
- Thelma Coyne / Jack Crawford (semifinals)
- Dorothy Workman / Gene Mako (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
Finals
editSemifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Margaret Wilson John Bromwich | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
3 | Thelma Coyne Jack Crawford | 7 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
Margaret Wilson John Bromwich | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
Nancye Wynne Colin Long | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
Nancye Wynne Colin Long | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
4 | Dorothy Workman Gene Mako | 2 | 3 |
Earlier rounds
editTop half
editFirst round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Dorothy Bundy Don Budge | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Truda Cox Tom Warhurst | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Dorothy Bundy Don Budge | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Margaret Wilson John Bromwich | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Margaret Wilson John Bromwich | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nina Vickery Max Bonner | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Margaret Wilson John Bromwich | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Thelma Coyne Jack Crawford | 6 | 7 | 3 | Thelma Coyne Jack Crawford | 7 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Gwen Stevenson Lionel Brodie | 0 | 5 | 3 | Thelma Coyne Jack Crawford | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
May Hardcastle Alfred Chave | 3 | 6 | 6 | May Hardcastle Alfred Chave | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nancy Chitty Frank Walsh | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Thelma Coyne Jack Crawford | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Dot Stevenson Don Turnbull | 6 | 4 | 6 | Dot Stevenson Don Turnbull | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dorothy Weston Fred Bennett | 0 | 6 | 1 | Dot Stevenson Don Turnbull | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jean Davies Les Hancock | 6 | 1 | 7 | Jean Davies Les Hancock | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Joan Walters Cliff Harvey | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Bottom half
editFirst round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Nell Hopman Harry Hopman | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eileen McGill Jimmy McGill | 1 | 0 | 2 | Nell Hopman Harry Hopman | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Connie Coate George Holland | 7 | 6 | Connie Coate George Holland | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Birdie Bond Harold Whillans | 5 | 1 | 2 | Nell Hopman Harry Hopman | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Emily Hood Westacott Gar Moon | 6 | 6 | Nancye Wynne Colin Long | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Val Woods Anthony Maggs | 4 | 4 | Emily Hood Westacott Gar Moon | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nancye Wynne Colin Long | 15 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nancye Wynne Colin Long | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Dorothy Workman Gene Mako | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Dorothy Workman Gene Mako | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kath Woodward Jack Clemenger | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Dorothy Workman Gene Mako | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joan Hartigan Arthur Huxley | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joan Hartigan Arthur Huxley | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gwen O'Halloran Len Schwartz | 6 | 7 | 2 |
References
edit- ^ "Lawn Tennis – Australian Championships". The West Australian. Vol. 54, no. 16,091. Western Australia, Australia. 24 January 1938. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis – Australian Championships". The West Australian. Vol. 54, no. 16,092. Western Australia, Australia. 25 January 1938. p. 11 – 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.
- ^ "Bromwich Surprises". The Age. No. 25, 829. Victoria, Australia. 28 January 1938. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis – Australian Title to Budge". The West Australian. Vol. 54, no. 16,097. Western Australia, Australia. 31 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.