Meryl Aitken O'Hara Wood, née Waxman (died 6 May 1958[1]) was an Australian tennis player active in the 1920s and 30s.

Meryl O'Hara Wood
Meryl O'Hara Wood, with Gerald Patterson, at the 1928 French Championships
Country (sports) Australia
Died6 May 1958
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (1928)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1926, 1927)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenF (1932)

Career

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Wood won the women's doubles title at the Australian Championships (now the Australian Open) in 1926 and 1927. She won the 1926 title with compatriot Esna Boyd, defeating Daphne Akhurst and Marjorie Cox in the final in three close sets: 6–3, 6–8, 8–6. She successfully defended her title the following year with partner Louie Bickerton, winning in the final against Esna Boyd and Sylvia Lance in two straight sets.[2]

On 3 August 1923, she married Australian tennis player Pat O'Hara Wood.[3][4]

Grand Slam finals

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Doubles (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1924 Australasian Championships Grass   Kathrine Le Mesurier   Daphne Akhurst
  Sylvia Lance Harper
5–7, 2–6
Win 1926 Australasian Championships Grass   Esna Boyd   Daphne Akhurst
  Marjorie Cox
6–3, 6–8, 8–6
Win 1927 Australian Championships Grass   Louie Bickerton   Esna Boyd
  Sylvia Lance Harper
6–3, 6–3
Loss 1929 Australian Championships Grass   Sylvia Lance Harper   Daphne Akhurst
  Louie Bickerton
2–6, 6–3, 2–6

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1932 Australian Championships Grass   Jiro Satoh   Marjorie Cox Crawford
  Jack Crawford
8–6, 6–8, 3–6

References

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  1. ^ "Mrs. O'Hara Wood". The Age. Fairfax Media. 7 May 1958. p. 3. Retrieved 22 June 2018 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 374. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  3. ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. Melbourne. 29 September 1923. p. 17 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Lawn tennis". The Examiner. Launceston, Tas. 11 August 1923. p. 15 Edition: Daily – via National Library of Australia.