1940 Australian Championships – Women's doubles

Thelma Coyne and Nancye Wynne secured their fifth consecutive title by defeating Joan Hartigan and Edie Niemeyer 7–5, 6–2 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1940 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4]

Women's doubles
1940 Australian Championships
ChampionsAustralia Thelma Coyne
Australia Nancye Wynne
Runners-upAustralia Joan Hartigan
Australia Edie Niemeyer
Score7–5, 6–2
Draw11
Seeds4

Seeds
  1. Australia Thelma Coyne / Australia Nancye Wynne (champions)
  2. Australia May Hardcastle / Australia Nell Hopman (quarterfinals)
  3. Australia Alison Hattersley / Australia Olive Stebbing (semifinals)
  4. Australia Joan Hartigan / Australia Edie Niemeyer (final)

Draw

Key

Draw
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Australia Rosemary Rees
Australia Kath Woodward 		9 3 6
2 Australia May Hardcastle
Australia Nell Hopman 		7 6 4
Australia Rosemary Rees
Australia Kath Woodward 		5 4
4 Australia Joan Hartigan
Australia Edie Niemeyer 		6 6 4 Australia Joan Hartigan
Australia Edie Niemeyer 		7 6
Australia Mary Chapman
Australia Pat Searl[lower-alpha 1] 		1 3 4 Australia Joan Hartigan
Australia Edie Niemeyer 		7 6
Australia Doris Mauger
Australia Gwen O'Halloran 		w/o Australia Doris Mauger
Australia Gwen O'Halloran 		5 2
Australia Clare Proctor
Australia Thelma Rice 		4 Australia Joan Hartigan
Australia Edie Niemeyer 		5 2
1 Australia Thelma Coyne
Australia Nancye Wynne 		w/o 1 Australia Thelma Coyne
Australia Nancye Wynne 		7 6
Australia Beth Peach[lower-alpha 2]
Australia Pat Searl 		1 Australia Thelma Coyne
Australia Nancye Wynne 		w/o
Australia Vivienne Berg[lower-alpha 3]
Australia Dorothy Jenkins
1 Australia Thelma Coyne
Australia Nancye Wynne 		6 6
3 Australia Alison Hattersley
Australia Olive Stebbing 		2 3
3 Australia Alison Hattersley
Australia Olive Stebbing 		6 6
Australia Connie Coate
Australia Audrey Lewin 		2 1

Notes
  1. In the original draw Mary Chapman plays with a 'partner', while Pat Searl makes a team with Beth Peach and they are drawn against Coyne/Wynne.
  2. Apparent withdrawal of Beth Peach. Pat Searl becomes the 'partner' of Mary Chapman.
  3. Miss Berg withdrew due to injury.[5]

References
  1. "Tennis Title Surprise". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31,845. 23 January 1940. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Crawford and McGrath". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31,846. 24 January 1940. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Tennis Final". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31,849. 27 January 1940. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Bromwich Goes Down". The Argus. No. 29,153. Melbourne. 29 January 1940. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Victorian Girls Too Strong". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. IV, no. 260 (New Series). New South Wales, Australia. 19 January 1938. p. 18 – via National Library of Australia.
  • Source for seedings and the draw
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