1936 Australian Championships – Mixed Doubles

Six years after the first one, and now as a married couple, Nell Hopman and Harry Hopman claimed their second domestic title by defeating May Blick and Abel Kay 6–2, 6–0, to win the Mixed Doubles tennis title at the 1936 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4]

Mixed Doubles
1936 Australian Championships
Champions	Nell Hopman Harry Hopman
Runners-up	May Blick Abel Kay
Final score	6–2, 6–0
Draw	14
Seeds	4

Seeds

1. Nell Hopman / Harry Hopman (Champions)
2. Joan Hartigan / Gar Moon (Semifinals)
3. Joan Walters / Don Turnbull (First round)
4. Gwen Griffiths / Len Schwartz (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	Nell Hopman Harry Hopman	6	6
		Gwen Stevenson Cliff Harvey	7	6					Gwen Stevenson Cliff Harvey	3	4
		Truda Cox Alfred Chave[lower-alpha 1]	5	3											1	Nell Hopman Harry Hopman	4	6	6
		Nancye Wynne Les Hancock	6	8	6										4	Gwen Griffiths Len Schwartz	6	0	2
		Dorothy Weston Stan Gifford	3	10	4				Nancye Wynne Les Hancock	9	6
	4	Gwen Griffiths Len Schwartz[lower-alpha 2]	6	7				4	Gwen Griffiths Len Schwartz	11	8
		May Hardcastle John Grinstead[lower-alpha 2]	1	5																		1	Nell Hopman Harry Hopman	6	6
																							May Blick Abel Kay	2	0
									Kath Woodward William F. Stephen[lower-alpha 2]	2	2
		May Blick Abel Kay[lower-alpha 3]	6	6					May Blick Abel Kay	6	6
	3	Joan Walters Don Turnbull[lower-alpha 3]	2	1												May Blick Abel Kay	7	6
		Birdie Bond Gar Hone	2	6	8										2	Joan Hartigan Gar Moon	5	2
		Dot Stevenson Ron Hone	6	4	6				Birdie Bond Gar Hone	2	1
	2	Joan Hartigan Gar Moon	6	6				2	Joan Hartigan Gar Moon	6	6
		Kathleen Le Messurier Rupert Shepherd	4	3

Notes

1. In the initial draw Cox was paired with George McPherson.
2. Originally Griffiths/Schwartz got a bye and Hardcastle/Grinstead were drawn against Woodward/Stephen.
3. There was no Blick/Kay pair in the original draw and Walters/Turnbull were drawn against Jean Wilson and partner.

References

1. "Schwartz And Moon Meet To-Day". The Argus (Melbourne) (No. 27, 900). Victoria, Australia. 21 January 1936. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Hard Hitting In Women's Matches". The Advertiser (Adelaide) (Vol. LXXVIII.-No. 24, 116). South Australia, Australia. 24 January 1936. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Quist Superb". The Mercury (Hobart) (Vol. CXLIV.-No. 20, 358). Tasmania, Australia. 25 January 1936. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Brilliant Tennis In National Titles". The Courier-Mail (No. 752). Queensland, Australia. 27 January 1936. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

Source for seedings and the draw

Preceded by 1935 U.S. National Championships – Mixed Doubles	Grand Slam mixed doubles	Succeeded by 1936 French Championships – Mixed Doubles