1940 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Adrian Quist defeated Jack Crawford 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1940 Australian Championships.

Men's singles
1940 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Adrian Quist
Runner-upAustralia Jack Crawford
Score6–3, 6–1, 6–2
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1939 · Australian Championships · 1946 →

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Adrian Quist is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   John Bromwich (semifinals)
  2.   Adrian Quist (champion)
  3.   Harry Hopman (quarterfinals)
  4.   Jack Crawford (finalist)
  5.   Vivian McGrath (semifinals)
  6.   Max Newcombe (quarterfinals)
  7.   Bill Sidwell (quarterfinals)
  8.   Jack Harper (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   John Bromwich 7 6 6
  Dinny Pails 5 0 0
1   John Bromwich 4 1 7
4   Jack Crawford 6 6 9
4   Jack Crawford 6 6 7
6   Max Newcombe 3 0 5
4   Jack Crawford 3 1 2
2   Adrian Quist 6 6 6
2   Adrian Quist 6 11 6 6
7   Bill Sidwell 3 13 3 2
2   Adrian Quist 6 10 6
5   Vivian McGrath 4 8 3
3   Harry Hopman 8 1 5 2
5   Vivian McGrath 6 6 7 6

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   Bromwich 6 6 6
  Compain 0 2 1 1   Bromwich 6 6 6
  Hancock w/o   Hancock 3 0 1
  Thompson 1   Bromwich 7 6 6
8   Harper 6 7 6 8   Pails 5 0 0
  Huxley 0 9 3 6 8   Harper 2 3 5
  Pails 6 6 6   Pails 6 6 7
  Diggle 1 1 2 1   Bromwich 4 1 7
4   Crawford 6 6 6 4   Crawford 6 6 9
  Strohfeldt 0 2 4 4   Crawford 6 6 6
  Long 6 6 6   Long 3 4 3
  Murray 1 1 0 4   Crawford 6 6 7
6   Newcombe 6 6 6 6   Newcombe 3 0 5
  Yon 1 3 2 6   Newcombe 6 6 6
  Lindo 6 9 7   Lindo 4 3 2
  McDermott 1 7 5

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2   Quist 6 6 6
  Barnes 2 3 2 2   Quist 6 6 6
  Gilchrist 2 6 6 9   Gilchrist 3 3 3
  Cummings 6 3 4 7 2   Quist 6 11 6 6
7   Sidwell 6 6 6 7   Sidwell 3 13 3 2
  Harrison 2 3 1 7   Sidwell 10 6 6
  Bonner 6 6 6   Bonner 8 2 4
  Whillans 4 3 2 2   Quist 6 10 6
3   Hopman 6 7 6 5   McGrath 4 8 3
  Felan 4 5 4 3   Hopman 6 6 6
  Bennett 6 6 4 6   Bennett 1 0 2
  Liddle 1 2 6 1 3   Hopman 8 1 5 2
5   McGrath 6 6 6 5   McGrath 6 6 7 6
  Lean 1 1 4 5   McGrath 6 6 6
  Turnbull 6 3 6 6   Turnbull 2 1 1
  Callaghan 1 6 2 2
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  • [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com
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