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1930 Australian Championships – Women's Doubles
Third-seeded Emily Hood and Mall Molesworth defeated the second seeds Marjorie Cox and Sylvia Harper 6–3, 0–6, 7–5 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1930 Australian Championships. Seeds # Daphne Akhurst / Louie Bickerton ''(semifinals)'' # Marjorie Cox / Sylvia Harper ''(final)'' # Emily Hood / Mall Molesworth (champions) # Kathleen Le Messurier / Dorothy Weston Dorothy Weston (21 February 1900 – 17 March 1998) was an Australian tennis player from the inter-war period. She was twice a double ladies finalist at the Australian Championships in 1928 and 1932, each time alongside Kathleen Le Messuri ... ''(semifinals)'' Draw Draw References External links Source for seedings {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Championships - Women's Doubles,1930 1930 in Australian tennis 1930 in women's tennis 1930 in Australian women's sport Women's Doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Hood Westacott
Emily Hood Westacott (''née'' Hood; 6 May 1910– 9 October 1980), was an Australian female tennis player in the 1930s. In 1930 she won the national junior singles and doubles titles as well as the doubles title with Margaret Molesworth. Due to illness she played little tennis in 1935 and the first half of 1936. She won the Australian Championship singles in 1939, defeating Nell Hopman in straight sets. In 1937 she was a finalist losing in the final to Nancye Wynne Bolton in three sets. Together with Margaret Molesworth, she won three women's doubles titles at the Australian Championships in 1930, 1933, and 1934. In 1939 the Queensland Lawn Tennis Association proposed to send Westacott and May Hardcastle to the Wimbledon Championships The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, All England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
