1925 Australasian Championships – Women's doubles

Defending champions Daphne Akhurst and Sylvia Harper defeated Esna Boyd and Kathleen Le Messurier 6–4, 6–3 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1925 Australasian Championships.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Women's doubles
1925 Australasian Championships
Final
Champions	Daphne Akhurst Sylvia Harper
Runners-up	Esna Boyd Kathleen Le Messurier
Score	6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw	18
Seeds	4
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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With this win Akhurst completed her first Triple Crown achievement, having already won the singles and the mixed doubles titles earlier that day.

Seeds

1.   Daphne Akhurst /   Sylvia Harper (champions)
2.   Esna Boyd /   Kathleen Le Messurier (final)
3.   Marjorie Cox /   Floris St. George (semifinals)
4.   Pattie Meaney /   Millie Mitchell (semifinals)

Draw

Key

• 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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	2	Esna Boyd   Kathleen Le Messurier	6	6
		Miss Holt   Mrs. F. Harper	3	2				2	Esna Boyd   Kathleen Le Messurier	6	8
	4	Pattie Meaney   Millie Mitchell	6	6				4	Pattie Meaney   Millie Mitchell	4	6
		Mrs. Docker   Jessie Watson	4	2											2	Esna Boyd   Kathleen Le Messurier	4	3
	1	Daphne Akhurst   Sylvia Harper	6	6											1	Daphne Akhurst   Sylvia Harper	6	6
		Edie Butcherine   Dorothy Weston	2	1				1	Daphne Akhurst   Sylvia Harper	7	6
	3	Marjorie Cox   Floris St. George	6	6				3	Marjorie Cox   Floris St. George	5	3
		Louie Bickerton   Grace Paterson	4	4

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								2	Esna Boyd   Kathleen Le Messurier	6	6
									Minnie Goodman   Nion Kenyon	3	4
															2	Esna Boyd   Kathleen Le Messurier	6	6
																Miss Holt   Mrs. F. Harper	3	2
									Miss Holt   Mrs. F. Harper	w/o
									Coral Buttsworth   Miss O'Connor
																						2	Esna Boyd   Kathleen Le Messurier	6	8
																						4	Pattie Meaney   Millie Mitchell	4	6
								4	Pattie Meaney   Millie Mitchell	7	7	6
									Flora Cameron   Nancy Fitzhardinge	5	9	3
															4	Pattie Meaney   Millie Mitchell	6	6
		Muff Wilson   Iris Woodd	6	6	6											Mrs. Docker   Jessie Watson	4	2
		Doris Mackie   Ula Valkenburg	2	8	4				Muff Wilson   Iris Woodd	3	7
		Mrs. Docker   Jessie Watson	6	6					Mrs. Docker   Jessie Watson	6	9
		Mary Cooling   Mrs. G. B. Stevens	2	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	Daphne Akhurst   Sylvia Harper	6	6
		Anna Doyle   Phyllis Lester	6	6					Anna Doyle   Phyllis Lester	4	1
		Mrs. Evans   Margaret Knoblanche	2	4											1	Daphne Akhurst   Sylvia Harper	6	6
																Edie Butcherine ^[a]   Dorothy Weston ^[a]	2	1
																						1	Daphne Akhurst   Sylvia Harper	7	6
																						3	Marjorie Cox   Floris St. George	5	3
								3	Marjorie Cox   Floris St. George	6	6
									Minnie Richardson   Adeline Wilkins	3	1
															3	Marjorie Cox   Floris St. George	6	6
																Louie Bickerton   Grace Paterson	4	4
									Louie Bickerton   Grace Paterson	6	9
									Gwen Waterhouse   Rhona White	2	7

Notes

• ^a Even the day before, this encounter was being announced as Akhurst and Harper vs. Weston and partner – so, logically, it had to be the first match of the tournament for Butcherine/Weston pair.

References

1. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 January 1925. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Lawn Tennis". The Register. Adelaide, Australia. 27 January 1925. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 January 1925. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 January 1925. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 January 1925. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 January 1925. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
7. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 February 1925. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• Source for seedings
• Source for the draw