1934 Australian Championships – Women's doubles explained

Defending champions Mall Molesworth and Emily Hood Westacott defeated Joan Hartigan and Ula Valkenburg 6–8, 6–4, 6–4 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1934 Australian Championships.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Twenty three teams have entered for the event in which number of pairs was limited to sixteen. Twelve pairs were placed in the main draw and eleven had to play in the preliminary rounds, from which the last four qualified into the first round of the competition proper.

Seeds

1. Mall Molesworth / Emily Hood Westacott (champions)
2. Louie Bickerton / Nell Hall (semifinals)
3. Joan Hartigan / Ula Valkenburg (final)
4. Nancy Chitty / Nancy Lewis (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 . . 24 January 1934 . 17 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: Lawn Tennis . . 26 January 1934 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
7. News: Perry and Crawford . . Melbourne. 27 January 1934 . 22 . National Library of Australia.