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1936 Australian Championships – Women's doubles

{{GrandSlamEvents|1936|Australian Championships|s

| champ = {{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Coyne
{{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne

| runner = {{flagicon|AUS}} May Blick
{{flagicon|AUS}} Kath Woodward

| score = 6–2, 6–4

| draw = 12

| seeds = 4

| after_name = Australian Championships – Women's doubles

| before_name = Australian Championships – Women's doubles

| type = grand slam

}}

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.{{cite news |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32969622 |title=Lawn Tennis |newspaper=The West Australian |volume=52 |issue=((15,468)) |location=Western Australia, Australia |date=21 January 1936 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11875774 |title=Queenslander Defeats Schwartz |newspaper=The Argus |issue=((27,902)) |location=Melbourne|date=23 January 1936 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/246492724 |title=Crawford And Quist |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) |volume=5 |issue=295 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=27 January 1936 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36214152 |title=Quist Wins Singles After Thrilling Match |newspaper=The Advertiser |volume=LXXVIII |issue=((24,116)) |location=Adelaide, Australia |date=28 January 1936 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}

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

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  1. {{flagicon|AUS}} Joan Hartigan / {{flagicon|AUS}} Nell Hopman (semifinals)
  2. {{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Coyne / {{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne (champions)
  3. {{flagicon|AUS}} May Blick / {{flagicon|AUS}} Kath Woodward (final)
  4. {{flagicon|AUS}} Joan Walters / {{flagicon|AUS}} Dorothy Weston (quarterfinals)

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Draw

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| RD1-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} May Blick
{{flagicon|AUS}} Kath Woodward

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| RD1-score05-3=7

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| RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} May Hardcastle
{{flagicon|AUS}} Pearl Stern

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| RD1-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} Sadie Berryman{{efn|name=draw|Initial draw pairs Truda Cox with Yutha Thiemeyer.}}
{{flagicon|AUS}} Truda Cox

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score07-2=4

| RD1-score07-3=6

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| RD1-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} Gwen Griffiths
{{flagicon|AUS}} Kathleen Le Messurier

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| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} Birdie Bond
{{flagicon|AUS}} Gwen O'Halloran{{efn|name=draw1|Initial draw pairs Birdie Bond with Sadie Berryman.}}

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=4

| RD1-score13-3=6

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUS}} Cherie Bubb
{{flagicon|AUS}} Jean Colless

| RD1-score14-1=2

| RD1-score14-2=6

| RD1-score14-3=3

| RD1-seed15=2

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Coyne
{{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne

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| RD1-team16={{flagicon|AUS}} Betty Ward
{{flagicon|AUS}} Jean Wilson

| RD1-score16-1=3

| RD1-score16-2=4

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| RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Joan Hartigan
{{flagicon|AUS}} Nell Hopman

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| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Molly Carter
{{flagicon|AUS}} Muff Wilson

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| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} May Blick
{{flagicon|AUS}} Kath Woodward

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| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Sadie Berryman
{{flagicon|AUS}} Truda Cox

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| RD2-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} Joan Walters
{{flagicon|AUS}} Dorothy Weston

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| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} Dot Stevenson
{{flagicon|AUS}} Gwen Stevenson

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| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} Birdie Bond
{{flagicon|AUS}} Gwen O'Halloran

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| RD2-score07-2=3

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| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Coyne
{{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=6

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| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Joan Hartigan
{{flagicon|AUS}} Nell Hopman

| RD3-score01-1=2

| RD3-score01-2=4

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| RD3-seed02=3

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} May Blick
{{flagicon|AUS}} Kath Woodward

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score02-2=6

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| RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Dot Stevenson
{{flagicon|AUS}} Gwen Stevenson

| RD3-score03-1=4

| RD3-score03-2=6

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| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Coyne
{{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne

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| RD3-score04-2=8

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| RD4-seed01=3

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} May Blick
{{flagicon|AUS}} Kath Woodward

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| RD4-score01-2=4

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| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Coyne
{{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne

| RD4-score02-1=6

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Notes

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References

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External links

  • [http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11871819] Source for seedings and the draw

{{Australian Open women's doubles drawsheets|state=expanded}}

{{Australian Open women's doubles champions}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Championships - Women's Doubles, 1936}}

Category:1936 in Australian tennis

Category:1936 in women's tennis

Category:1936 in Australian women's sport

Women's Doubles