1935 Australian Championships – Men's Doubles

The third seeds Jack Crawford and Vivian McGrath defeated the defending champions Pat Hughes and Fred Perry 6–4, 8–6, 6–2 in the final, to win the Men's Doubles tennis title at the 1935 Australian Championships.

Men's Doubles
1935 Australian Championships
Champions Jack Crawford
Vivian McGrath
Runners-up Pat Hughes
Fred Perry
Final score6–4, 8–6, 6–2
Draw16
Seeds8

In the first set of the final Hughes was the only player to lose his service. The Englishmen went off with a three-love lead in the second set and later they held three set points when leading 5-2. Crawford and McGrath saved it, won the next three games and – after Perry evened the games again – they took advantage off Hughes' double fault in the 13th to close this set winning the 14th to love. In the last three games of the mostly one-sided third set Australian pair lost only four points and sealed their victory with an ace.[1]

Falling light caused a cessation of play in three matches in earlier rounds.

In the first round[2] Bromwich and Huxley, colts from New South Wales, took a 2 sets to 1 lead against the first seeds Hughes and Perry.[3] Because of the rain no matches were played the next day and this rubber was concluded three days later on Monday, 7 January. Defending champions fully recovered winning remaining two sets. The same day, in the quarterfinals,[4] another match was not completed in which previous year finalists and the second seeds Quist and Turnbull trailed the Frenchmen Boussus and Brugnon two sets.[5] Two days later they improved accuracy and resorted to lobbing to win remaining three sets with relative ease.[6] Later that day other quarterfinal match between Menzel/Moon and Hopman/Maier remain unfinished and the score stood at two sets all. The next day the latter pair won fifth set and went on to play their semifinals against Hughes/Perry.[7]

Seeds
  1. Pat Hughes / Fred Perry (Final)
  2. Adrian Quist / Don Turnbull (Semifinals)
  3. Jack Crawford / Vivian McGrath (Champions)
  4. Harry Hopman / Enrique Maier (Semifinals)
  5. Christian Boussus / Jacques Brugnon (Quarterfinals)
  6. Roderich Menzel / Gar Moon (Quarterfinals)
  7. Vernon Kirby / Roy Malcolm (Quarterfinals)
  8. Jack Clemenger / Abel Kay (First round)

Draw

Key

Draw
First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Pat Hughes
Fred Perry 		6 4 3 6 6
John Bromwich
Arthur Huxley 		4 6 6 3 4 1 Pat Hughes
Fred Perry 		7 6 6
Reg Ewin
Giorgio de Stefani 		6 1 4 6 6 Reg Ewin
Giorgio de Stefani 		5 3 2
8 Jack Clemenger
Abel Kay 		3 6 6 3 4 1 Pat Hughes
Fred Perry 		6 7 6
6 Roderich Menzel
Gar Moon 		6 6 6 4 Harry Hopman
Enrique Maier 		3 5 3
Allan Knight
William Robertson 		2 2 4 6 Roderich Menzel
Gar Moon 		4 1 6 8 5
4 Harry Hopman
Enrique Maier 		8 6 3 9 4 Harry Hopman
Enrique Maier 		6 6 4 6 7
Tim Fitchett
Jack Harper 		6 1 6 7 1 Pat Hughes
Fred Perry 		4 6 2
3 Jack Crawford
Vivian McGrath 		8 6 6 3 Jack Crawford
Vivian McGrath 		6 8 6
Bert Tonkin
Jack Purcell 		6 2 2 3 Jack Crawford
Vivian McGrath 		6 4 8 6
7 Vernon Kirby
Roy Malcolm 		6 13 1 9 7 Vernon Kirby
Roy Malcolm 		4 6 6 2
Jack Cummings
John Grinstead 		1 11 6 7 3 Jack Crawford
Vivian McGrath 		6 6 6
5 Christian Boussus
Jacques Brugnon 		6 6 8 2 Adrian Quist
Don Turnbull 		3 4 3
Bill Ryan
Robert Vroland 		1 3 6 5 Christian Boussus
Jacques Brugnon 		13 10 3 3 2
2 Adrian Quist
Don Turnbull 		6 6 6 2 Adrian Quist
Don Turnbull 		11 8 6 6 6
Neil Ennis
Colin McKenzie 		0 0 0
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References
  1. "Crawford And Perry Again". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 12 January 1935. p. 27 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "International Tennis Players In Form". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 3 January 1935. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Day Of Thrills At Kooyong". The Argus (Melbourne) (No. 27, 576). Victoria, Australia. 5 January 1935. p. 24 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Quist And Turnbull In Quarter-Finals". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 9 January 1935. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "McGrath In Rare Form". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 8 January 1935. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Perry Bounds To Victory". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 10 January 1935. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Crawford Wins Valiantly". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 11 January 1935. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
  • Source for seedings
Preceded by
1934 U.S. National Championships – Men's Doubles		 Grand Slam men's doubles Succeeded by
1935 French Championships – Men's Doubles
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