1927 Australian Championships – Women's Doubles

Louie Bickerton and Meryl O'Hara Wood defeated the first seeds Esna Boyd and Sylvia Harper 6–3, 6–3 in the final, to win the Women's Doubles tennis title at the 1927 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Women's Doubles
1927 Australian Championships
Champions Louie Bickerton
Meryl O'Hara Wood
Runners-up Esna Boyd
Sylvia Harper
Final score6–3, 6–3
Draw13
Seeds4

Seeds
  1. Esna Boyd / Sylvia Harper (Final)
  2. Louie Bickerton / Meryl O'Hara Wood [a] (Champions)
  3. Mavis McKay / Gladys Toyne (Quarterfinals)
  4. Kathleen Le Messurier / Dorothy Weston (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

Draw
First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2 Louie Bickerton
Meryl O'Hara Wood 		6 6
Keyden Irving
Beryl Turner 		9 6 Keyden Irving
Beryl Turner 		2 1
Vere de Bavay
Ursula Bere 		7 1 2 Louie Bickerton
Meryl O'Hara Wood 		6 5 6
Marjorie Cox
Floris St. George 		6 6 Marjorie Cox
Floris St. George 		1 7 4
Ruby Mercer
K. Westmoreland 		4 4 Marjorie Cox
Floris St. George 		6 6
3 Mavis McKay
Gladys Toyne 		6 6 3 Mavis McKay
Gladys Toyne 		4 4
G. Hopkins
Mrs. Rowe [b] 		2 1 2 Louie Bickerton
Meryl O'Hara Wood 		6 6
1 Esna Boyd
Sylvia Harper 		3 3
4 Kathleen Le Messurier
Dorothy Weston 		6 6
Dorothy Bellamy
Ruth Stephens 		3 3
4 Kathleen Le Messurier
Dorothy Weston 		2 3
Youtha Anthony
Mrs. H. M. Gray 		6 6 1 Esna Boyd
Sylvia Harper 		6 6
Frances Hoddle-Wrigley
Minnie Richardson 		3 4 Youtha Anthony
Mrs. H. M. Gray 		3 6
1 Esna Boyd
Sylvia Harper 		6 6 1 Esna Boyd
Sylvia Harper 		6 8
Mrs. Newton Wood
B. Parsons 		2 2

Notes
  • a Original pairing was Bickerton with Daphne Akhurst, but the latter had to withdraw owing to illness.
  • b Probably Mrs. W. T. Rowe (Flora Rowe).

References
  1. "Lawn Tennis". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 25 January 1927. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Tennis Championships". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 26 January 1927. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Tennis Championships". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 27 January 1927. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Lawn Tennis". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 28 January 1927. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Lawn Tennis". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 29 January 1927. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "The Singles". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 1 February 1927. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.

Source for seedings

Preceded by
1926 U.S. National Championships – Women's Doubles		 Grand Slam women's doubles Succeeded by
1927 French Championships – Women's Doubles
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