The 1937 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the

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, Australia from 22 January to 1 February. It was the 30th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the

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), the 8th held in Sydney, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Australians

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and

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Finals

Men's singles

defeated John Bromwich 6–3, 1–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–1

Women's singles

defeated Emily Hood Westacott 6–3, 5–7, 6–4

Men's doubles

Adrian Quist / Don Turnbull defeated John Bromwich / Jack Harper 6–2, 9–7, 1–6, 6–8, 6–4

Women's doubles

Thelma Coyne Thelma Dorothy Coyne Long (née Coyne; 14 October 1918 – 13 April 2015) was an Australian tennis player and one of the female players who dominated Australian tennis from the mid-1930s to the 1950s. During her career she won 19 Grand S ...

defeated

Nell Hall Hopman Eleanor "Nell" Mary Hall Hopman, CBE (née Hall; 9 March 1909 – 10 January 1968) was one of the female tennis players that dominated Australian tennis from 1930 through the early 1960s. She was the first wife of Harry Hopman, the coach and ca ...

/ Emily Hood Westacott 6–2, 6–2

Mixed doubles

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defeated

Dorothy Stevenson Dorothy 'Dot' Stevenson was an Australian tennis player who was active in the 1930s. Career Partnering compatriot Don Turnbull she reached the final of the mixed event at the 1937 Australian Championships which they lost in three sets to th ...

/ Don Turnbull 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

External links

Australian Open official website
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