Australian Championships 1929

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Australian Championships 1929
Date: January 19 - January 28, 1929
Edition: 22nd  Australian Championships
Place: Adelaide
Covering: race
Defending champion
Men's singles: FranceFrance Jean Borotra
Ladies singles : AustraliaAustralia Daphne Akhurst
Men's double: FranceFrance Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon
FranceFrance 
Ladies doubles : AustraliaAustralia Daphne Akhurst Esna Boyd
AustraliaAustralia 
Mixed : AustraliaAustralia Daphne Akhurst Jean Borotra
FranceFrance 
winner
Men's singles: United KingdomUnited Kingdom Colin Gregory
Ladies singles : AustraliaAustralia Daphne Akhurst
Men's double: AustraliaAustralia Jack Crawford Harry Hopman
AustraliaAustralia 
Ladies doubles : AustraliaAustralia Daphne Akhurst Louie Bickerton
AustraliaAustralia 
Mixed : AustraliaAustralia Daphne Akhurst Edgar Moon
AustraliaAustralia 
Grand Slams 1929

The 22nd Australian Championships was a Grand Slam tennis grass court tournament hosted by the ILTF . It took place January 19-28, 1929 in Adelaide , Australia .

Defending champions in the singles were Jean Borotra for men and Daphne Akhurst for women. In the men's doubles, Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon were the defending champions , in the women's doubles Daphne Akhurst and Esna Boyd . In mixed, Daphne Akhurst and Jean Borotra were the defending champions.

Men's singles

Main article: Australian Championships 1929 / men's singles

Ladies singles

Main article: Australian Championships 1929 / women singles

No. Player Round reached

01. AustraliaAustralia Daphne Akhurst victory
02. AustraliaAustralia Louie Bickerton final
03. AustraliaAustralia Marjorie Cox Semifinals
04th AustraliaAustralia Sylvia Harper Semifinals

Men's doubles

Main article: Australian Championships 1929 / men's doubles

Ladies doubles

Main article: Australian Championships 1929 / women's doubles

No. pairing Round reached

01. AustraliaAustralia Sylvia Harper Meryl O'Hara Wood
AustraliaAustralia 
final
02. AustraliaAustralia Daphne Akhurst Louie Bickerton
AustraliaAustralia 
victory
03. AustraliaAustralia Emily Hood Margaret Molesworth
AustraliaAustralia 
Semifinals
04th AustraliaAustralia Katherine Le Mesurier Dorothy Weston
AustraliaAustralia 
Semifinals

Mixed

Main article: Australian Championships 1929 / Mixed

No. pairing Round reached

01. AustraliaAustralia Jack Crawford Marjorie Cox
AustraliaAustralia 
final
02. AustraliaAustralia Pat O'Hara Wood Meryl O'Hara Wood
AustraliaAustralia 
Semifinals
03. AustraliaAustralia Edgar Moon Daphne Akhurst
AustraliaAustralia 
victory
04th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Colin Gregory Margaret Molesworth
AustraliaAustralia 
Quarter finals

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