Meryl O'Hara Wood

Meryl O'Hara Wood
Meryl O'Hara Wood, with Gerald Patterson, at the 1928 French Championships
Country (sports)  Australia
Died 6 May 1958
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open SF (1928)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open W (1926, 1927)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open F (1932)

Meryl Aitken O'Hara Wood, née Waxman (died 6 May 1958[1]) was an Australian tennis player active in the 1920s and -30s.

Career

Wood won the women's doubles title at the Australian Championships (now the Australian Open) in 1926 and 1927. She won the 1926 title with compatriot Esna Boyd, defeating Daphne Akhurst and Marjorie Cox in the final in three close sets: 6–3, 6–8, 8–6. She successfully defended her title the following year with partner Louie Bickerton, winning in the final against Esna Boyd and Sylvia Lance in two straight sets.[2]

On 3 August 1923, she married Australian tennis player Pat O'Hara Wood.[3][4]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up1924 Australasian Championships Grass Australia Kathrine Le Mesurier Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Sylvia Lance Harper		 5–7, 2–6
Winner1926 Australasian Championships Grass Australia Esna Boyd Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Marjorie Cox		 6–3, 6–8, 8–6
Winner1927 Australian Championships Grass Australia Louie Bickerton Australia Esna Boyd
Australia Sylvia Lance Harper		 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up1929 Australian Championships Grass Australia Sylvia Lance Harper Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Louie Bickerton		 2–6, 6–3, 2–6

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up1932 Australian Championships Grass Japan Jiro Satoh Australia Marjorie Cox Crawford
Australia Jack Crawford		 8–6, 6–8, 3–6

References

  1. ↑ "Mrs. O'Hara Wood". The Age. Fairfax Media. 7 May 1958. p. 3. Retrieved 22 June 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 374. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  3. ↑ "Family Notices". The Argus. Melbourne. 29 September 1923. p. 17 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Lawn tennis". The Examiner. Launceston, Tas. 11 August 1923. p. 15 Edition: Daily – via National Library of Australia.
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