1938 Australian Championships – Men's doubles explained

The third seeds John Bromwich and Adrian Quist defeated Gottfried von Cramm and Henner Henkel 7–5, 6–4, 6–0 in the final, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1938 Australian Championships.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

This win marked the start of a record eight consecutive Australian Men's Doubles titles streak for the pair formed only recently at the request of the Australian LawnTennis Association.^[9]

Seeds

1. Don Budge / Gene Mako (semifinals)
2. Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel (final)
3. John Bromwich / Adrian Quist (champions)
4. Jack Crawford / Vivian McGrath (semifinals)

Draw

Draw

External links

• http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11139464
• http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206759647 Sources for seedings

Notes and References

1. News: Titleholder in Great Tennis Duel . . XXX. 4,526 . Adelaide, Australia . 25 January 1938 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: Championship Tennis . . L. 15,098 . New South Wales, Australia . 25 January 1938 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: Tennis . . XXV. 21 . New South Wales, Australia . 25 January 1938 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: Two Amazing Matches . . XXV. 23 . New South Wales, Australia . 27 January 1938 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: Bromwich And Budge . . XXV. 24 . New South Wales, Australia . 28 January 1938 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: Tennis . . II. 269 . New South Wales, Australia . 29 January 1938 . 17 . National Library of Australia.
7. News: Quist – Bromwich Triumph . . XXV. 25 . New South Wales, Australia . 29 January 1938 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
8. News: Bromwich Shares Two Doubles Titles . . XXV. 27 . New South Wales, Australia . 1 February 1938 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
9. News: Bromwich and Quist Pair . . ((18,923)) . Victoria, Australia . 10 January 1938 . 20 . National Library of Australia.