1925 Australasian Championships – Mixed Doubles

The first-seeds Daphne Akhurst and Jim Willard successfully defended their title by defeating the second seeded Sylvia Harper and Bob Schlesinger 6–4, 6–4 in the final, to win the Mixed Doubles tennis title at the 1925 Australasian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Mixed Doubles
1925 Australasian Championships
Champions	Daphne Akhurst Jim Willard
Runners-up	Sylvia Harper Bob Schlesinger
Final score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	17
Seeds	4

Seeds

1. Daphne Akhurst / Jim Willard (Champions)
2. Sylvia Harper / Bob Schlesinger (Final)
3. Esna Boyd / Gar Hone (Semifinals)
4. Kathleen Le Messurier / Les Baker (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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Daphne Akhurst Jim Willard	8	7
		Pattie Meaney Aubrey Willard	6	5				1	Daphne Akhurst Jim Willard	6	3	6
		Louie Bickerton Frank Peach	2	4				3	Esna Boyd Gar Hone	3	6	2
	3	Esna Boyd Gar Hone	6	6											1	Daphne Akhurst Jim Willard	6	6
	4	Kathleen Le Messurier Les Baker	6	6											2	Sylvia Harper Bob Schlesinger	4	4
		Flora Cameron George Crouch	3	3				4	Kathleen Le Messurier Les Baker	4	3
		Marjorie Cox Rupert Wertheim	1	4				2	Sylvia Harper Bob Schlesinger	6	6
	2	Sylvia Harper Bob Schlesinger	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	Daphne Akhurst Jim Willard	8	6
									Phyllis Lester Norman McDougall	6	3
															1	Daphne Akhurst Jim Willard	8	7
																Pattie Meaney Aubrey Willard	6	5
									Pattie Meaney Aubrey Willard	6	6
									Ula Valkenburg Dick Medcalf	4	2
																						1	Daphne Akhurst Jim Willard	6	3	6
																						3	Esna Boyd Gar Hone	3	6	2
									Louie Bickerton Frank Peach	7	6
		Grace Paterson M. Henry Marsh	7	7					Grace Paterson M. Henry Marsh	5	3
		Iris Woodd Guy Williams	5	5												Louie Bickerton Frank Peach	2	4
															3	Esna Boyd Gar Hone	6	6
								3	Esna Boyd Gar Hone	6	6
									Rhona White Frank Blaxland	4	1

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								4	Kathleen Le Messurier Les Baker	6	12
									Muff Wilson Bob Spencer	1	10
															4	Kathleen Le Messurier Les Baker	6	6
																Flora Cameron George Crouch	3	3
									Flora Cameron George Crouch	6	6
									Dorothy Weston Morris Smith	3	3
																						4	Kathleen Le Messurier Les Baker	4	3
																						2	Sylvia Harper Bob Schlesinger	6	6
									Marjorie Cox Rupert Wertheim	6	4	6
									Minnie Richardson Robert Berriman	2	6	2
																Marjorie Cox Rupert Wertheim	1	4
															2	Sylvia Harper Bob Schlesinger	6	6
								2	Sylvia Harper Bob Schlesinger	6	6
									Floris St. George Fred Kalms	2	4

References

1. "Lawn Tennis". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 27 January 1925. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 28 January 1925. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 29 January 1925. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 30 January 1925. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 31 January 1925. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 2 February 1925. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

Source for seedings Source for the draw

Preceded by 1924 U.S. National Championships – Mixed Doubles	Grand Slam mixed doubles	Succeeded by 1925 French Championships – Mixed Doubles