Australasian Championships 1926

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Australasian Championships 1926
Date: January 23 - February 2, 1926
Edition: 19th  Australasian Championships
Place: Adelaide
Covering: race
Defending champion
Men's singles : AustraliaAustralia James Anderson
Ladies singles : AustraliaAustralia Daphne Akhurst
Men's double : AustraliaAustralia Pat O'Hara Wood Gerald Patterson
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Ladies doubles : AustraliaAustralia Sylvia Harper Daphne Akhurst
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Mixed : AustraliaAustralia Daphne Akhurst James Willard
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winner
Men's singles : AustraliaAustralia John Hawkes
Ladies singles : AustraliaAustralia Daphne Akhurst
Men's double : AustraliaAustralia John Hawkes Gerald Patterson
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Ladies doubles : AustraliaAustralia Meryl O'Hara Wood Esna Boyd
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Mixed : AustraliaAustralia Esna Boyd John Hawkes
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Grand Slams 1926

The 19th Australasian Championships were a tennis grass court tournament in the Grand Slam class , which was organized by the ILTF . It took place from January 23 to February 2, 1926 in Adelaide , Australia .

The defending champions in the singles were James Anderson in the men and Daphne Akhurst in the women. In the men's doubles Pat O'Hara Wood and Gerald Patterson were the defending champions , in the women's doubles Sylvia Harper and Daphne Akhurst. In mixed, Daphne Akhust and James Willard were the defending champions.

Men's singles

Main article: Australasian Championships 1926 / men's singles

Ladies singles

Main article: Australasian Championships 1926 / women singles

No. Player Round reached

01. AustraliaAustralia Daphne Akhurst victory
02. AustraliaAustralia Esna Boyd final
03. AustraliaAustralia Sylvia Harper Semifinals
04th AustraliaAustralia Marjorie Cox Semifinals
No. Player Round reached
05. AustraliaAustralia Meryl O'Hara Wood Quarter finals

06th AustraliaAustralia Katherine Le Mesurier Quarter finals

07th AustraliaAustralia M. Richardson Quarter finals

08th. AustraliaAustralia H. Turner Quarter finals

Men's doubles

Main article: Australasian Championships 1926 / men's doubles

Ladies doubles

Main article: Australasian Championships 1926 / women's doubles

No. pairing Round reached

01. AustraliaAustralia Esna Boyd Meryl O'Hara Wood
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victory
02. AustraliaAustralia Daphne Akhurst Marjorie Cox
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final
03. AustraliaAustralia Sylvia Harper M. Richardson
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Semifinals
04th AustraliaAustralia Katherine Le Mesurier Dorothy Weston
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Semifinals

Mixed

Main article: Australasian Championships 1926 / Mixed

No. pairing Round reached

01. AustraliaAustralia James Willard Daphne Akhurst
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final
02. AustraliaAustralia John Hawkes Esna Boyd
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victory
03. AustraliaAustralia Pat O'Hara Wood Meryl O'Hara Wood
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Semifinals
04th AustraliaAustralia Garton Hone Sylvia Harper
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Semifinals
No. pairing Round reached
05. AustraliaAustralia Rupert Wertheim Marjorie Cox
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Quarter finals

06th AustraliaAustralia Richard Schlesinger Katherine Le Mesurier
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Quarter finals

07th AustraliaAustralia Norman Peach V. Mathias
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Round of 16

08th. AustraliaAustralia Ernest Rowe Dorothy Weston
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1 round

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