1934 Australian Championships – Women's Doubles

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]

Women's Doubles
1934 Australian Championships
Champions	Mall Molesworth Emily Hood Westacott
Runners-up	Joan Hartigan Ula Valkenburg
Final score	6–8, 6–4, 6–4
Draw	16 (4Q)
Seeds	4

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

Key

• 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

Draw

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Mall Molesworth Emily Hood Westacott	6	7
	Q	Mrs F. A. Harper Helen McTaggett	2	5				1	Mall Molesworth Emily Hood Westacott	6	6
		Gwen Cassidy Muff Wilson	w/o						Gwen Cassidy Muff Wilson	2	3
		Gwen Utz partner													1	Mall Molesworth Emily Hood Westacott	6	6
		Dot Stevenson Gwen Stevenson	1	8	7										4	Nancy Chitty Nancy Lewis	4	3
		Edna Gardyne Kathleen Le Messurier	6	6	5				Dot Stevenson Gwen Stevenson	3	5
	4	Nancy Chitty Nancy Lewis	6	7				4	Nancy Chitty Nancy Lewis	6	7
	Q	Edna Collison Joyce Hone	2	5																		1	Mall Molesworth Emily Hood Westacott	6	6	6
	3	Joan Hartigan Ula Valkenburg	6	6																		3	Joan Hartigan Ula Valkenburg	8	4	4
	Q	Peg Menzies P. O'Connor	1	4				3	Joan Hartigan Ula Valkenburg	6	6
		Dorothy Bellamy Sylvia Harper	7	6					Dorothy Bellamy Sylvia Harper	2	4
		Floris Conway Marjorie Crawford	5	4											3	Joan Hartigan Ula Valkenburg	6	6
		Alison Hattersley Vera Selwin	6	2	6										2	Louie Bickerton Nell Hall	3	1
		Truda Cox May Blick	3	6	3				Alison Hattersley Vera Selwin	2	6
	2	Louie Bickerton Nell Hall	6	6				2	Louie Bickerton Nell Hall	6	8
	Q	Thelma Coyne Agnes Tosh	4	2

References

1. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 19 January 1934. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 20 January 1934. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 22 January 1934. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 23 January 1934. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 24 January 1934. p. 17 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 26 January 1934. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
7. "Perry and Crawford". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 27 January 1934. p. 22 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

Source for seedings Source for the draw

Preceded by 1933 U.S. National Championships – Women's Doubles	Grand Slam women's doubles	Succeeded by 1934 French Championships – Women's Doubles