The 1922 Australasian Championships was a

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tournament that took place on outdoor

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s at the White City Tennis Club, Sydney, Australia from 2 December to 9 December. It was the 15th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the third held in Sydney, and the third

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tournament of the year. It was the inaugural year for the women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles competitions. The singles titles were won by Australians

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and Margaret Molesworth.

Finals

Men's singles

defeated

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6–0, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

Women's singles

Margaret Molesworth defeated

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6–3, 10–8

Men's doubles

Jack Hawkes /

defeated

/ Norman Peach 8–10, 6–0, 6–0, 7–5

Women's doubles

Esna Boyd Robertson Esna Boyd Robertson (née Boyd; 21 September 1899 – 13 November 1966) was an Australian tennis player who reached seven consecutive women's singles finals at the Australian Open, Australian Championships from 1922 through 1928. She won one of ...

Marjorie Mountain Marjorie Mountain was an Australian tennis player. Grand slam finals Marjorie Mountain reached the final in women's doubles in the inaugural Australian Championship 1922 with Esna Boyd Esna Boyd Robertson (née Boyd; 21 September 1899 – 1 ...

defeated Floris St. George / Gwen Utz 1–6, 6–4, 7–5

Mixed doubles

/ Jack Hawkes defeated Gwen Utz /

Harold Utz Harold Utz was an Australian tennis player. Life Harold Stewart Utz was born in 1886. He married Gwendoline M Chiplin in 1920. Tennis career Harold Utz played some single tournaments and partnered Gwen Utz in mixed doubles. They reached the ...

6–1, 6–1

External links

Australian Open official website
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1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann, the day after Éamon de Valera ...

December 1922 sports events