Mixed doubles
1936 Australian Championships
ChampionsAustralia Nell Hopman
Australia Harry Hopman
Runners-upAustralia May Blick
Australia Abel Kay
Score6–2, 6–0
Draw14
Seeds4

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]

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

Draw

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

Notes

  1. ↑ In the initial draw Cox was paired with George McPherson.
  2. 1 2 3 Originally Griffiths/Schwartz got a bye and Hardcastle/Grinstead were drawn against Woodward/Stephen.
  3. 1 2 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.
  • Source for seedings and the draw
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