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1940 Australian Championships – Men's doubles

{{GrandSlamEvents|1940|Australian Championships|s

| champ = {{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich
{{flagicon|AUS}} Adrian Quist

| runner = {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Crawford
{{flagicon|AUS}} Vivian McGrath

| score = 6–3, 7–5, 6–1

| draw = 16

| seeds = 4

| after_year = 1946

| after_name = Australian Championships – Men's doubles

| before_name = Australian Championships – Men's doubles

| type = grand slam

}}

John Bromwich and Adrian Quist, the two-time defending champions in this event, successfully defended their title by defeating Jack Crawford and Vivian McGrath 6–3, 7–5, 6–1, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1940 Australian Championships.{{cite news |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/46350742 |title=Lawn Tennis |newspaper=The West Australian |volume=56 |issue=16,709 |location=Western Australia, Australia |date=22 January 1940 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/46350989 |title=Lawn Tennis |newspaper=The West Australian |volume=56 |issue=16,710 |location=Western Australia, Australia |date=23 January 1940 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17647183 |title=Crawford and McGrath |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |issue=31,846|date=24 January 1940 |page=19 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17669457 |title=Bromwich and Quist |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |issue=31,847|date=25 January 1940 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17658292 |title=Tennis Title |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |issue=31,848|date=26 January 1940 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17660835 |title=Tennis Final |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |issue=31,849|date=27 January 1940 |page=21 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17666376 |title=Lawn Tennis |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |issue=31,850|date=29 January 1940 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}}

Partaking in the Doubles was the only opportunity for Len Schwartz and Lionel Brodie, the seventh and eighth players in national ranking,{{cite news |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17648416 |title=Tennis Stir |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |issue=31,833|date=9 January 1940 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}} to play in this year's Championships, as their late entries for the Singles were not accepted by the Council of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia.{{cite news |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/140529474 |title=Late Entries Not Accepted |newspaper=Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate |issue=19,740|location=New South Wales, Australia |date=16 January 1940 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}}

Seeds

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  1. {{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich / {{flagicon|AUS}} Adrian Quist (champions)
  2. {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Crawford / {{flagicon|AUS}} Vivian McGrath (final)
  3. {{flagicon|AUS}} Harry Hopman / {{flagicon|AUS}} Len Schwartz (semifinals)
  4. {{flagicon|AUS}} Colin Long / {{flagicon|AUS}} Don Turnbull (semifinals)

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Draw

{{Draw key}}

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Quarterfinals

| RD3=Semifinals

| RD4=Final

| seeds =yes

| byes =

| team-width=185

| score-width=15

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich
{{flagicon|AUS}} Adrian Quist

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score01-3=6

| RD1-score01-4=

| RD1-score01-5=

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Cummings
{{flagicon|AUS}} Evan Henry

| RD1-score02-1=4

| RD1-score02-2=0

| RD1-score02-3=3

| RD1-score02-4=

| RD1-score02-5=

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Bennett
{{flagicon|AUS}} Arthur Huxley

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=8

| RD1-score03-3=6

| RD1-score03-4=

| RD1-score03-5=

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} George Holland
{{flagicon|AUS}} Roy Harrison

| RD1-score04-1=1

| RD1-score04-2=6

| RD1-score04-3=4

| RD1-score04-4=

| RD1-score04-5=

| RD1-seed05=4

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} Colin Long
{{flagicon|AUS}} Don Turnbull

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=7

| RD1-score05-3=6

| RD1-score05-4=

| RD1-score05-5=

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} Bert Felan
{{flagicon|AUS}} Harold Whillans

| RD1-score06-1=4

| RD1-score06-2=5

| RD1-score06-3=4

| RD1-score06-4=

| RD1-score06-5=

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Harper
{{flagicon|AUS}} Dinny Pails

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score07-3=6

| RD1-score07-4=

| RD1-score07-5=

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} George Kendall
{{flagicon|AUS}} Henry Lindo

| RD1-score08-1=1

| RD1-score08-2=4

| RD1-score08-3=4

| RD1-score08-4=

| RD1-score08-5=

| RD1-seed09=3

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|AUS}} Harry Hopman
{{flagicon|AUS}} Len Schwartz

| RD1-score09-1=3

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score09-3=6

| RD1-score09-4=6

| RD1-score09-5=

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUS}} Les Hancock
{{flagicon|AUS}} Arthur Liddle

| RD1-score10-1=6

| RD1-score10-2=4

| RD1-score10-3=2

| RD1-score10-4=1

| RD1-score10-5=

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} Jim Gilchrist
{{flagicon|AUS}} Bill Sidwell

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score11-3=6

| RD1-score11-4=

| RD1-score11-5=

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} Max Bonner
{{flagicon|AUS}} Max McDermott

| RD1-score12-1=4

| RD1-score12-2=2

| RD1-score12-3=1

| RD1-score12-4=

| RD1-score12-5=

| RD1-seed13=2

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Crawford
{{flagicon|AUS}} Vivian McGrath

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3=8

| RD1-score13-4=

| RD1-score13-5=

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUS}} Aub Brogan
{{flagicon|AUS}} Roger Woodland

| RD1-score14-1=1

| RD1-score14-2=0

| RD1-score14-3=6

| RD1-score14-4=

| RD1-score14-5=

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|AUS}} Dave Thompson
{{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Turvey

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score15-2=6

| RD1-score15-3=6

| RD1-score15-4=

| RD1-score15-5=

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|AUS}} Lionel Brodie
{{flagicon|AUS}} Max Newcombe

| RD1-score16-1=2

| RD1-score16-2=3

| RD1-score16-3=4

| RD1-score16-4=

| RD1-score16-5=

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich
{{flagicon|AUS}} Adrian Quist

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3=7

| RD2-score01-4=

| RD2-score01-5=

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Bennett
{{flagicon|AUS}} Arthur Huxley

| RD2-score02-1=1

| RD2-score02-2=2

| RD2-score02-3=5

| RD2-score02-4=

| RD2-score02-5=

| RD2-seed03=4

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Colin Long
{{flagicon|AUS}} Don Turnbull

| RD2-score03-1=4

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score03-3=3

| RD2-score03-4=6

| RD2-score03-5=6

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Harper
{{flagicon|AUS}} Dinny Pails

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score04-2=2

| RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-score04-4=3

| RD2-score04-5=2

| RD2-seed05=3

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} Harry Hopman
{{flagicon|AUS}} Len Schwartz

| RD2-score05-1=4

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3=6

| RD2-score05-4=6

| RD2-score05-5=

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} Jim Gilchrist
{{flagicon|AUS}} Bill Sidwell

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score06-2=3

| RD2-score06-3=4

| RD2-score06-4=4

| RD2-score06-5=

| RD2-seed07=2

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Crawford
{{flagicon|AUS}} Vivian McGrath

| RD2-score07-1=7

| RD2-score07-2=6

| RD2-score07-3=6

| RD2-score07-4=

| RD2-score07-5=

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} Dave Thompson
{{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Turvey

| RD2-score08-1=5

| RD2-score08-2=3

| RD2-score08-3=2

| RD2-score08-4=

| RD2-score08-5=

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich
{{flagicon|AUS}} Adrian Quist

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3=6

| RD3-score01-4=

| RD3-score01-5=

| RD3-seed02=4

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Colin Long
{{flagicon|AUS}} Don Turnbull

| RD3-score02-1=4

| RD3-score02-2=3

| RD3-score02-3=3

| RD3-score02-4=

| RD3-score02-5=

| RD3-seed03=3

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Harry Hopman
{{flagicon|AUS}} Len Schwartz

| RD3-score03-1=4

| RD3-score03-2=4

| RD3-score03-3=6

| RD3-score03-4=

| RD3-score03-5=

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Crawford
{{flagicon|AUS}} Vivian McGrath

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score04-3=8

| RD3-score04-4=

| RD3-score04-5=

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich
{{flagicon|AUS}} Adrian Quist

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=7

| RD4-score01-3=6

| RD4-score01-4=

| RD4-score01-5=

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Crawford
{{flagicon|AUS}} Vivian McGrath

| RD4-score02-1=3

| RD4-score02-2=5

| RD4-score02-3=1

| RD4-score02-4=

| RD4-score02-5=

}}

References

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External links

  • [http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204010006] Source for seedings and the draw

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

{{Australian Open men's doubles champions}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Championships - Men's Doubles,1940}}

Category:1940 in Australian tennis

Men's Doubles