1928 Australian Championships – Men's doubles

The second-seeds Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon defeated the unseeded Gar Moon and Jim Willard 6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1928 Australian Championships.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Men's doubles
1928 Australian Championships
Final
Champions	Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon
Runners-up	Gar Moon Jim Willard
Score	6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	20
Seeds	4
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Seeds

1.   Jack Hawkes /   Gerald Patterson (semifinals)
2.   Jean Borotra /   Jacques Brugnon (champions)
3.   Jack Crawford /   Harry Hopman (quarterfinals)
4.   Christian Boussus /   Fred Kalms (second round)

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
	1	Jack Hawkes   Gerald Patterson	6	6	6
		Ray Dunlop   Guy Williams	2	0	3					1	Jack Hawkes   Gerald Patterson	5	5	4
		Dick North   Norman Peach	3	3	8	7					Gar Moon   Jim Willard	7	7	6
		Gar Moon   Jim Willard	6	6	6	9														Gar Moon   Jim Willard	2	6	4	4
	2	Jean Borotra   Jacques Brugnon	8	6	7														2	Jean Borotra   Jacques Brugnon	6	4	6	6
		Les Baker   Jack Cummings	6	3	5					2	Jean Borotra   Jacques Brugnon	6	3	5	6	6
		Bob Schlesinger   Rupert Wertheim	6	6	4	6	7				Bob Schlesinger   Rupert Wertheim	4	6	7	1	1
	3	Jack Crawford   Harry Hopman	8	1	6	1	5

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
										1	Jack Hawkes   Gerald Patterson	6	6	6
											Dick Medcalf   Frank Peach	1	2	2
																			1	Jack Hawkes   Gerald Patterson	6	6	6
																				Ray Dunlop   Guy Williams	2	0	3
											Ray Dunlop   Guy Williams	4	6	6	6
											James Bayley   A. N. Kerr	6	2	1	1
																												1	Jack Hawkes   Gerald Patterson	5	5	4
																													Gar Moon   Jim Willard	7	7	6
											Dick North   Norman Peach	6	6	6
											Norman McDougall   Len Thurlow	1	1	3
																				Dick North   Norman Peach	3	3	8	7
		Gar Moon   Jim Willard	6	6	6															Gar Moon   Jim Willard	6	6	6	9
		E. M. Dunn   Cecil Ward	4	2	2						Gar Moon   Jim Willard	6	7	8	3	9
	4	Christian Boussus   Fred Kalms	6	6	6					4	Christian Boussus   Fred Kalms	4	5	10	6	7
		Cliff S. Colvin   Clifford Sproule	1	3	4

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	2	Jean Borotra   Jacques Brugnon	8	6	6
		Herb Coram   Vin Munns	6	0	3					2	Jean Borotra   Jacques Brugnon	6	6	6
		Jim Fitzgerald   Possum Munro	6	6	7						Jim Fitzgerald   Possum Munro	4	2	3
		Arthur Cattanach   Dudley Frankenberg	0	1	5														2	Jean Borotra   Jacques Brugnon	8	6	7
																				Les Baker   Jack Cummings	6	3	5
											Les Baker   Jack Cummings	6	6	6
											Ron Ford   Bill Halliday	2	3	2
																												2	Jean Borotra   Jacques Brugnon	6	3	5	6	6
																													Bob Schlesinger   Rupert Wertheim	4	6	7	1	1
											Bob Schlesinger   Rupert Wertheim	6	6	6
											Bruce Dive   Jack McCausland	4	1	3
																				Bob Schlesinger   Rupert Wertheim	6	6	4	6	7
																			3	Jack Crawford   Harry Hopman	8	1	6	1	5
										3	Jack Crawford   Harry Hopman	6	6	6
											Arthur Down   H. W. Smith	0	2	1

References

1. "Lawn Tennis". The West Australian. Western Australia, Australia. 31 January 1928. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 February 1928. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Borotra Wins". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 February 1928. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 February 1928. p. 17 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "The Play". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 February 1928. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• Source for seedings
• Source for the draw