1936 Australian Championships – Mixed doubles

Six years after the first one, and now as a married couple, Nell Hopman and Harry Hopman claimed their second domestic title by defeating May Blick and Abel Kay 6–2, 6–0, to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1936 Australian Championships.^[1][2][3][4]

Mixed doubles
1936 Australian Championships
Final
Champions	Nell Hopman Harry Hopman
Runners-up	May Blick Abel Kay
Score	6–2, 6–0
Details
Draw	14
Seeds	4
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Seeds

1.   Nell Hopman /   Harry Hopman (champions)
2.   Joan Hartigan /   Gar Moon (semifinals)
3.   Joan Walters /   Don Turnbull (first round)
4.   Gwen Griffiths /   Len Schwartz (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

Draw

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
								1	Nell Hopman   Harry Hopman	6	6
		Gwen Stevenson   Cliff Harvey	7	6					Gwen Stevenson   Cliff Harvey	3	4
		Truda Cox   Alfred Chave^[a]	5	3											1	Nell Hopman   Harry Hopman	4	6	6
		Nancye Wynne   Les Hancock	6	8	6										4	Gwen Griffiths   Len Schwartz	6	0	2
		Dorothy Weston   Stan Gifford	3	10	4				Nancye Wynne   Les Hancock	9	6
	4	Gwen Griffiths   Len Schwartz^[b]	6	7				4	Gwen Griffiths   Len Schwartz	11	8
		May Hardcastle   John Grinstead^[b]	1	5																		1	Nell Hopman   Harry Hopman	6	6
																							May Blick   Abel Kay	2	0
									Kath Woodward   William F. Stephen^[b]	2	2
		May Blick   Abel Kay^[c]	6	6					May Blick   Abel Kay	6	6
	3	Joan Walters   Don Turnbull^[c]	2	1												May Blick   Abel Kay	7	6
		Birdie Bond   Gar Hone	2	6	8										2	Joan Hartigan   Gar Moon	5	2
		Dot Stevenson   Ron Hone	6	4	6				Birdie Bond   Gar Hone	2	1
	2	Joan Hartigan   Gar Moon	6	6				2	Joan Hartigan   Gar Moon	6	6
		Kathleen Le Messurier   Rupert Shepherd	4	3

Notes

1. In the initial draw Cox was paired with George McPherson.
2. Originally Griffiths/Schwartz got a bye and Hardcastle/Grinstead were drawn against Woodward/Stephen.
3. There was no Blick/Kay pair in the original draw and Walters/Turnbull were drawn against Jean Wilson and partner.

References

1. "Schwartz And Moon Meet To-Day". The Argus. No. 27, 900. Melbourne. 21 January 1936. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Hard Hitting In Women's Matches". The Advertiser. Vol. LXXVIII, no. 24, 116. Adelaide. 24 January 1936. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Quist Superb". The Mercury. Vol. CXLIV, no. 20, 358. Hobart, Tasmania. 25 January 1936. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Brilliant Tennis In National Titles". The Courier-Mail. No. 752. Brisbane. 27 January 1936. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• [1] Source for seedings and the draw