1940 Australian Championships – Men's doubles explained

John Bromwich and Adrian Quist, the two-time defending champions in this event, successfully defended their title by defeating Jack Crawford and Vivian McGrath 6–3, 7–5, 6–1, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1940 Australian Championships.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Partaking in the Doubles was the only opportunity for Len Schwartz and Lionel Brodie, the seventh and eighth players in national ranking,^[8] to play in this year's Championships, as their late entries for the Singles were not accepted by the Council of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia.^[9]

Seeds

1. John Bromwich / Adrian Quist (champions)
2. Jack Crawford / Vivian McGrath (final)
3. Harry Hopman / Len Schwartz (semifinals)
4. Colin Long / Don Turnbull (semifinals)

External links

• http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204010006 Source for seedings and the draw

Notes and References

1. News: Lawn Tennis . . 56 . 16,709 . Western Australia, Australia . 22 January 1940 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: Lawn Tennis . . 56 . 16,710 . Western Australia, Australia . 23 January 1940 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: Crawford and McGrath . . 31,846. 24 January 1940 . 19 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: Bromwich and Quist . . 31,847. 25 January 1940 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: Tennis Title . . 31,848. 26 January 1940 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: Tennis Final . . 31,849. 27 January 1940 . 21 . National Library of Australia.
7. News: Lawn Tennis . . 31,850. 29 January 1940 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
8. News: Tennis Stir . . 31,833. 9 January 1940 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
9. News: Late Entries Not Accepted . . 19,740. New South Wales, Australia . 16 January 1940 . 11 . National Library of Australia.