1940 Australian Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1940 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia John Bromwich
Australia Adrian Quist
Runners-upAustralia Jack Crawford
Australia Vivian McGrath
Score6–3, 7–5, 6–1
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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John Bromwich and Adrian Quist, the two-time defending champions in this event, successfully defended their title by defeating Jack Crawford and Vivian McGrath 6–3, 7–5, 6–1, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1940 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Partaking in the Doubles was the only opportunity for Len Schwartz and Lionel Brodie, the seventh and eighth players in national ranking,[8] to play in this year's Championships, as their late entries for the Singles were not accepted by the Council of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia.[9]

Seeds

  1. Australia John Bromwich / Australia Adrian Quist (champions)
  2. Australia Jack Crawford / Australia Vivian McGrath (final)
  3. Australia Harry Hopman / Australia Len Schwartz (semifinals)
  4. Australia Colin Long / Australia Don Turnbull (semifinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Australia John Bromwich
Australia Adrian Quist 		6 6 6
Australia Jack Cummings
Australia Evan Henry 		4 0 3 1 Australia John Bromwich
Australia Adrian Quist 		6 6 7
Australia Frank Bennett
Australia Arthur Huxley 		6 8 6 Australia Frank Bennett
Australia Arthur Huxley 		1 2 5
Australia George Holland
Australia Roy Harrison 		1 6 4 1 Australia John Bromwich
Australia Adrian Quist 		6 6 6
4 Australia Colin Long
Australia Don Turnbull 		6 7 6 4 Australia Colin Long
Australia Don Turnbull 		4 3 3
Australia Bert Felan
Australia Harold Whillans 		4 5 4 4 Australia Colin Long
Australia Don Turnbull 		4 6 3 6 6
Australia Jack Harper
Australia Dinny Pails 		6 6 6 Australia Jack Harper
Australia Dinny Pails 		6 2 6 3 2
Australia George Kendall
Australia Henry Lindo 		1 4 4 1 Australia John Bromwich
Australia Adrian Quist 		6 7 6
3 Australia Harry Hopman
Australia Len Schwartz 		3 6 6 6 2 Australia Jack Crawford
Australia Vivian McGrath 		3 5 1
Australia Les Hancock
Australia Arthur Liddle 		6 4 2 1 3 Australia Harry Hopman
Australia Len Schwartz 		4 6 6 6
Australia Jim Gilchrist
Australia Bill Sidwell 		6 6 6 Australia Jim Gilchrist
Australia Bill Sidwell 		6 3 4 4
Australia Max Bonner
Australia Max McDermott 		4 2 1 3 Australia Harry Hopman
Australia Len Schwartz 		4 4 6
2 Australia Jack Crawford
Australia Vivian McGrath 		6 6 8 2 Australia Jack Crawford
Australia Vivian McGrath 		6 6 8
Australia Aub Brogan
Australia Roger Woodland 		1 0 6 2 Australia Jack Crawford
Australia Vivian McGrath 		7 6 6
Australia Dave Thompson
Australia Neil Turvey 		6 6 6 Australia Dave Thompson
Australia Neil Turvey 		5 3 2
Australia Lionel Brodie
Australia Max Newcombe 		2 3 4

References

  1. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The West Australian. Vol. 56, no. 16, 709. Western Australia, Australia. 22 January 1940. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The West Australian. Vol. 56, no. 16, 710. Western Australia, Australia. 23 January 1940. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Crawford and McGrath". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 846. 24 January 1940. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Bromwich and Quist". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 847. 25 January 1940. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Tennis Title". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 848. 26 January 1940. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Tennis Final". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 849. 27 January 1940. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 850. 29 January 1940. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Tennis Stir". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 833. 9 January 1940. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Late Entries Not Accepted". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. No. 19, 740. New South Wales, Australia. 16 January 1940. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
  • [1] Source for seedings and the draw