1926 Australasian Championships
1926 Australasian Championships | |
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Date | 24 January – 30 January 1926 |
Edition | 19th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
Venue | Memorial Drive |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
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Women's singles | |
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Men's doubles | |
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Women's doubles | |
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Mixed doubles | |
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Boys' singles | |
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Boys' doubles | |
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The 1926 Australasian Championships (now known as the Australian Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia from 24 January to 30 January. It was the 19th edition of the Australasian Championships, the 3rd held in Adelaide, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Australians Jack Hawkes and Daphne Akhurst. 1926 was the last year the tournament would be called "Australasian Championships".
Finals
[edit]Men's singles
[edit] Jack Hawkes defeated
Jim Willard 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
Women's singles
[edit] Daphne Akhurst defeated
Esna Boyd 6–1, 6–3
Men's doubles
[edit] Jack Hawkes /
Gerald Patterson defeated
James Anderson /
Pat O'Hara Wood 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
Women's doubles
[edit] Esna Boyd /
Meryl O'Hara Wood defeated
Daphne Akhurst /
Marjorie Cox 6–3, 6–8, 8–6
Mixed doubles
[edit] Esna Boyd /
Jack Hawkes defeated
Daphne Akhurst /
Jim Willard 6–2, 6–4