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Women's doubles
1931 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Louie Bickerton
Australia Daphne Akhurst Cozens
Runners-upAustralia Nell Lloyd
Australia Gwen Utz
Score6–0, 6–4
Details
Draw21
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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1931 tennis event results

The first-seeded Louie Bickerton and Daphne Akhurst Cozens defeated the: unseeded Nell Lloyd and Gwen Utz 6–0, 6–4 in the——final,——to win the "women's doubles tennis title at the 1931 Australian Championships."

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2 Australia Marjorie Cox
Australia Sylvia Harper
6 4 6
Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Dorothy Weston
2 6 3 2 Australia Marjorie Cox
Australia Sylvia Harper
4 Australia Dorothy Dingle
Australia Ula Valkenburg
6 4 5 Australia Nell Lloyd
Australia Gwen Utz
w/o
Australia Nell Lloyd
Australia Gwen Utz
4 6 7 Australia Nell Lloyd
Australia Gwen Utz
0 4
1 Australia Louie Bickerton
Australia Daphne Akhurst Cozens
9 6 1 Australia Louie Bickerton
Australia Daphne Akhurst Cozens
6 6
Australia Birdie Bond
Australia Phyllis Lester
7 3 1 Australia Louie Bickerton
Australia Daphne Akhurst Cozens
2 7 7
Australia Mary Derham
Australia Ruth Tann
3 Australia Mall Molesworth
Australia Emily Hood Westacott
6 5 5
3 Australia Mall Molesworth
Australia Emily Hood Westacott
w/o

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Australia Marjorie Cox
Australia Sylvia Harper
6 6
Australia Coral Buttsworth
Australia Nell Hall
2 3
2 Australia Marjorie Cox
Australia Sylvia Harper
6 4 6
Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Dorothy Weston
2 6 3
Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Australia Dorothy Weston
6 6
Australia Floris Conway
Australia Muff Wilson
3 2
2 Australia Marjorie Cox
Australia Sylvia Harper
Australia Nell Lloyd
Australia Gwen Utz
w/o
4 Australia Dorothy Dingle
Australia Ula Valkenburg
6 6
Australia I. Burns
Australia Alison Hattersley
6 6 Australia I. Burns
Australia Alison Hattersley
4 4
Australia Edna Gardyne
Australia Pattie Meaney
4 4 4 Australia Dorothy Dingle
Australia Ula Valkenburg
6 4 5
Australia Agnes Scott
Australia Gwen Stevenson
7 2 10 Australia Nell Lloyd
Australia Gwen Utz
4 6 7
Australia Betty Ward
Australia Jean Wilson
5 6 8 Australia Agnes Scott
Australia Gwen Stevenson
0 0
Australia Nell Lloyd
Australia Gwen Utz
6 6 Australia Nell Lloyd
Australia Gwen Utz
6 6
Australia E. Darvall
Australia G. Tunney
2 1

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Australia Louie Bickerton
Australia Daphne Akhurst Cozens
6 6
Australia Dorothy Anderson
Australia Nancy Chitty
3 0 1 Australia Louie Bickerton
Australia Daphne Akhurst Cozens
6 6
Australia Youtha Anthony
Australia Frances Hoddle-Wrigley
6 5 6 Australia Youtha Anthony
Australia Frances Hoddle-Wrigley
2 2
Australia Gwen Cassidy
Australia Hazel Grassick
0 7 4 1 Australia Louie Bickerton
Australia Daphne Akhurst Cozens
9 6
Australia Birdie Bond
Australia Phyllis Lester
7 3
Australia Birdie Bond
Australia Phyllis Lester
6 6
Australia Dorothy Bellamy
Australia Mary Edgar
3 4
1 Australia Louie Bickerton
Australia Daphne Akhurst Cozens
2 7 7
3 Australia Mall Molesworth
Australia Emily Hood Westacott
6 5 5
Australia Mary Derham
Australia Ruth Tann
6 9
Australia Kath Coleman
Australia Sadie Moon
2 7
Australia Mary Derham
Australia Ruth Tann
3 Australia Mall Molesworth
Australia Emily Hood Westacott
w/o
3 Australia Mall Molesworth
Australia Emily Hood Westacott
6 4 6
Australia Vera Selwin
Australia Helen McTaggett
4 6 4

Notes

  1. ^ Mrs. Harper severely strained a muscle of a leg in the semifinal of the women's singles earlier that day. And had——to withdraw from all events she participated in.
  2. ^ Some sources give 6–4 as a result of the first set.

References

  1. ^ "Many Surprises. Australian Championship". The Brisbane Courier. 28 February 1931. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Age. Victoria, "Australia." 3 March 1931. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Quist Takes Set From Moon". Advertiser and Register. South Australia, "Australia." 5 March 1931. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "A Shock". The Sun (Sydney). New South Wales, Australia. 5 March 1931. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 7 March 1931. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 9 March 1931. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

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