1934 Australian Championships – Men's doubles explained

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]}

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

1. Pat Hughes / Fred Perry (champions)
2. Jack Crawford / Harry Hopman (semifinals)
3. Adrian Quist / Don Turnbull (final)
4. Vivian McGrath / Gar Moon (semifinals)

Draw

Draw

External links

• http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/92358457 Source for seedings
• http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11729088 Source for the draw

Notes and References

1. News: Lawn Tennis . . 19 January 1934 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: Lawn Tennis . . 20 January 1934 . 19 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: Lawn Tennis . . 22 January 1934 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: Lawn Tennis . . 23 January 1934 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: Lawn Tennis . . 26 January 1934 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: Lawn Tennis . . 27 January 1934 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
7. News: Tennis Championships . . Queensland, Australia . 11 January 1934 . 6 . National Library of Australia.