1936 Australian Championships – Women's doubles

Thelma Coyne and Nancye Wynne defeated May Blick and Kath Woodward 6–2, 6–4 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1936 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4]

Women's doubles
1936 Australian Championships
ChampionsAustralia Thelma Coyne
Australia Nancye Wynne
Runners-upAustralia May Blick
Australia Kath Woodward
Score6–2, 6–4
Draw12
Seeds4

This was their first of the all-time record ten Australian Women's Doubles titles as a pair. This win also marked the start of their pre-Open Era record five consecutive Australian Women's Doubles titles streak.

Seeds
  1. Australia Joan Hartigan / Australia Nell Hopman (semifinals)
  2. Australia Thelma Coyne / Australia Nancye Wynne (champions)
  3. Australia May Blick / Australia Kath Woodward (final)
  4. Australia Joan Walters / Australia Dorothy Weston (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Draw
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Australia Joan Hartigan
Australia Nell Hopman 		w/o
Australia Molly Carter
Australia Muff Wilson
1 Australia Joan Hartigan
Australia Nell Hopman 		2 4
3 Australia May Blick
Australia Kath Woodward 		6 4 7 3 Australia May Blick
Australia Kath Woodward 		6 6
Australia May Hardcastle
Australia Pearl Stern 		2 6 5 3 Australia May Blick
Australia Kath Woodward 		6 6
Australia Sadie Berryman[lower-alpha 1]
Australia Truda Cox 		6 4 6 Australia Sadie Berryman
Australia Truda Cox 		3 2
Australia Gwen Griffiths
Australia Kathleen Le Messurier 		4 6 1 3 Australia May Blick
Australia Kath Woodward 		2 4
2 Australia Thelma Coyne
Australia Nancye Wynne 		6 6
4 Australia Joan Walters
Australia Dorothy Weston 		3 0
Australia Dot Stevenson
Australia Gwen Stevenson 		6 6
Australia Dot Stevenson
Australia Gwen Stevenson 		4 6
Australia Birdie Bond
Australia Gwen O'Halloran[lower-alpha 2] 		6 4 6 2 Australia Thelma Coyne
Australia Nancye Wynne 		6 8
Australia Cherie Bubb
Australia Jean Colless 		2 6 3 Australia Birdie Bond
Australia Gwen O'Halloran 		3 3
2 Australia Thelma Coyne
Australia Nancye Wynne 		6 6 2 Australia Thelma Coyne
Australia Nancye Wynne 		6 6
Australia Betty Ward
Australia Jean Wilson 		3 4

Notes
  1. Initial draw pairs Truda Cox with Yutha Thiemeyer.
  2. Initial draw pairs Birdie Bond with Sadie Berryman.

References
  1. "Lawn Tennis". The West Australian. Vol. 52, no. 15,468. Western Australia, Australia. 21 January 1936. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Queenslander Defeats Schwartz". The Argus. No. 27,902. Melbourne. 23 January 1936. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Crawford And Quist". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Vol. 5, no. 295. New South Wales, Australia. 27 January 1936. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Quist Wins Singles After Thrilling Match". The Advertiser. Vol. LXXVIII, no. 24,116. Adelaide, Australia. 28 January 1936. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.

Source for seedings and the draw

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