Misplaced Pages

1927 Australian Championships

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from 1927 Australian Championships (tennis)) Tennis tournament
1927 Australian Championships
Date22 January – 31 January 1927
Edition20th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceGrass
LocationMelbourne, Australia
VenueKooyong Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
Australia Gerald Patterson
Women's singles
Australia Esna Boyd
Men's doubles
Australia Jack Hawkes / Australia Gerald Patterson
Women's doubles
Australia Louie Bickerton / Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood
Mixed doubles
Australia Esna Boyd / Australia Jack Hawkes
Boys' singles
Australia Jack Crawford
Boys' doubles
Australia Jack Crawford / Australia Harry Hopman
← 1926 · Australian Championships · 1928 →

The 1927 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia from 22 January to 1 February. It was the 20th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 5th held in Melbourne, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. Australians Gerald Patterson and Esna Boyd won the singles titles.

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1927 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Australia Gerald Patterson defeated Australia Jack Hawkes 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 18–16, 6–3

Women's singles

Main article: 1927 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Australia Esna Boyd defeated Australia Sylvia Lance Harper 5–7, 6–1, 6–2

Men's doubles

Main article: 1927 Australian Championships – Men's doubles

Australia Jack Hawkes / Australia Gerald Patterson defeated Australia Ian McInness / Australia Pat O'Hara Wood 8–6, 6–1, 6–2

Women's doubles

Main article: 1927 Australian Championships – Women's doubles

Australia Louie Bickerton / Australia Meryl O'Hara Wood defeated Australia Esna Boyd / Australia Sylvia Lance Harper 6–3, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1927 Australian Championships – Mixed doubles

Australia Esna Boyd / Australia Jack Hawkes defeated Australia Youtha Anthony / Australia Jim Willard 6–1, 6–3

External links

Preceded by1926 U.S. National Championships Grand Slams Succeeded by1927 French Championships
Australian Open
Pre Open Era
Open Era
1927 in tennis
Grand Slam
National teams
Categories: