The first seeds Pat Hughes and Fred Perry defeated Adrian Quist and Don Turnbull 6–8, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 in the final, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1934 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Men's doubles | |
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1934 Australian Championships | |
Champions | Pat Hughes Fred Perry |
Runners-up | Adrian Quist Don Turnbull |
Score | 6–8, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Draw | 16 (4 Q ) |
Seeds | 4 |
Twenty five teams have entered for the event in which number of pairs was limited to sixteen. Twelve pairs were placed in the main draw and thirteen had to play in the preliminary rounds. Four semifinalists qualified into the first round of the competition proper.[7]
Seeds
edit- Pat Hughes / Fred Perry (champions)
- Jack Crawford / Harry Hopman (semifinals)
- Adrian Quist / Don Turnbull (final)
- Vivian McGrath / Gar Moon (semifinals)
Draw
editKey
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 January 1934. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 January 1934. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 January 1934. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 January 1934. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 January 1934. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 January 1934. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Tennis Championships". The Telegraph (Brisbane). Queensland, Australia. 11 January 1934. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.