1925 Australasian Championships – Women's doubles

Defending champions Daphne Akhurst and Sylvia Harper defeated Esna Boyd and Kathleen Le Messurier 6–4, 6–3 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1925 Australasian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Women's doubles
1925 Australasian Championships
ChampionsAustralia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Sylvia Harper
Runners-upAustralia Esna Boyd
Australia Kathleen Le Messurier
Score6–4, 6–3
Draw18
Seeds4

With this win Akhurst completed her first Triple Crown achievement, having already won the singles and the mixed doubles titles earlier that day.

Seeds
  1. Australia Daphne Akhurst / Australia Sylvia Harper (champions)
  2. Australia Esna Boyd / Australia Kathleen Le Messurier (final)
  3. Australia Marjorie Cox / Australia Floris St. George (semifinals)
  4. Australia Pattie Meaney / Australia Millie Mitchell (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2 Australia Esna Boyd
Australia Kathleen Le Messurier 		6 6
Australia Miss Holt
Australia Mrs. F. Harper 		3 2 2 Australia Esna Boyd
Australia Kathleen Le Messurier 		6 8
4 Australia Pattie Meaney
Australia Millie Mitchell 		6 6 4 Australia Pattie Meaney
Australia Millie Mitchell 		4 6
Australia Mrs. Docker
Australia Jessie Watson 		4 2 2 Australia Esna Boyd
Australia Kathleen Le Messurier 		4 3
1 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Sylvia Harper 		6 6 1 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Sylvia Harper 		6 6
Australia Edie Butcherine
Australia Dorothy Weston 		2 1 1 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Sylvia Harper 		7 6
3 Australia Marjorie Cox
Australia Floris St. George 		6 6 3 Australia Marjorie Cox
Australia Floris St. George 		5 3
Australia Louie Bickerton
Australia Grace Paterson 		4 4

Section 1
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Australia Esna Boyd
Australia Kathleen Le Messurier 		6 6
Australia Minnie Goodman
Australia Nion Kenyon 		3 4
2 Australia Esna Boyd
Australia Kathleen Le Messurier 		6 6
Australia Miss Holt
Australia Mrs. F. Harper 		3 2
Australia Miss Holt
Australia Mrs. F. Harper 		w/o
Australia Coral Buttsworth
Australia Miss O'Connor
2 Australia Esna Boyd
Australia Kathleen Le Messurier 		6 8
4 Australia Pattie Meaney
Australia Millie Mitchell 		4 6
4 Australia Pattie Meaney
Australia Millie Mitchell 		7 7 6
Australia Flora Cameron
Australia Nancy Fitzhardinge 		5 9 3
4 Australia Pattie Meaney
Australia Millie Mitchell 		6 6
Australia Muff Wilson
Australia Iris Woodd 		6 6 6 Australia Mrs. Docker
Australia Jessie Watson 		4 2
Australia Doris Mackie
Australia Ula Valkenburg 		2 8 4 Australia Muff Wilson
Australia Iris Woodd 		3 7
Australia Mrs. Docker
Australia Jessie Watson 		6 6 Australia Mrs. Docker
Australia Jessie Watson 		6 9
Australia Mary Cooling
Australia Mrs. G. B. Stevens 		2 2

Section 2
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Sylvia Harper 		6 6
Australia Anna Doyle
Australia Phyllis Lester 		6 6 Australia Anna Doyle
Australia Phyllis Lester 		4 1
Australia Mrs. Evans
Australia Margaret Knoblanche 		2 4 1 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Sylvia Harper 		6 6
Australia Edie Butcherine [a]
Australia Dorothy Weston [a] 		2 1
1 Australia Daphne Akhurst
Australia Sylvia Harper 		7 6
3 Australia Marjorie Cox
Australia Floris St. George 		5 3
3 Australia Marjorie Cox
Australia Floris St. George 		6 6
Australia Minnie Richardson
Australia Adeline Wilkins 		3 1
3 Australia Marjorie Cox
Australia Floris St. George 		6 6
Australia Louie Bickerton
Australia Grace Paterson 		4 4
Australia Louie Bickerton
Australia Grace Paterson 		6 9
Australia Gwen Waterhouse
Australia Rhona White 		2 7

Notes
  • a Even the day before, this encounter was being announced as Akhurst and Harper vs. Weston and partner – so, logically, it had to be the first match of the tournament for Butcherine/Weston pair.

References
  1. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 January 1925. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Lawn Tennis". The Register. Adelaide, Australia. 27 January 1925. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 January 1925. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 January 1925. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 January 1925. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 January 1925. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 February 1925. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
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