1925 Australasian Championships – Women's Doubles

Defending champions Daphne Akhurst and Sylvia Harper defeated Esna Boyd and Kathleen Le Messurier 6–4, 6–3 in the final, to win the Women's Doubles tennis title at the 1925 Australasian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Women's Doubles
1925 Australasian Championships
Champions	Daphne Akhurst Sylvia Harper
Runners-up	Esna Boyd Kathleen Le Messurier
Final score	6–4, 6–3
Draw	18
Seeds	4

With this win Akhurst completed her first Triple Crown achievement, having already won the singles and the mixed doubles titles earlier that day.

Seeds

1. Daphne Akhurst / Sylvia Harper (Champions)
2. Esna Boyd / Kathleen Le Messurier (Final)
3. Marjorie Cox / Floris St. George (Semifinals)
4. Pattie Meaney / Millie Mitchell (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	2	Esna Boyd Kathleen Le Messurier	6	6
		Miss Holt Mrs. F. Harper	3	2				2	Esna Boyd Kathleen Le Messurier	6	8
	4	Pattie Meaney Millie Mitchell	6	6				4	Pattie Meaney Millie Mitchell	4	6
		Mrs. Docker Jessie Watson	4	2											2	Esna Boyd Kathleen Le Messurier	4	3
	1	Daphne Akhurst Sylvia Harper	6	6											1	Daphne Akhurst Sylvia Harper	6	6
		Edie Butcherine Dorothy Weston	2	1				1	Daphne Akhurst Sylvia Harper	7	6
	3	Marjorie Cox Floris St. George	6	6				3	Marjorie Cox Floris St. George	5	3
		Louie Bickerton Grace Paterson	4	4

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								2	Esna Boyd Kathleen Le Messurier	6	6
									Minnie Goodman Nion Kenyon	3	4
															2	Esna Boyd Kathleen Le Messurier	6	6
																Miss Holt Mrs. F. Harper	3	2
									Miss Holt Mrs. F. Harper	w/o
									Coral Buttsworth Miss O'Connor
																						2	Esna Boyd Kathleen Le Messurier	6	8
																						4	Pattie Meaney Millie Mitchell	4	6
								4	Pattie Meaney Millie Mitchell	7	7	6
									Flora Cameron Nancy Fitzhardinge	5	9	3
															4	Pattie Meaney Millie Mitchell	6	6
		Muff Wilson Iris Woodd	6	6	6											Mrs. Docker Jessie Watson	4	2
		Doris Mackie Ula Valkenburg	2	8	4				Muff Wilson Iris Woodd	3	7
		Mrs. Docker Jessie Watson	6	6					Mrs. Docker Jessie Watson	6	9
		Mary Cooling Mrs. G. B. Stevens	2	2

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	Daphne Akhurst Sylvia Harper	6	6
		Anna Doyle Phyllis Lester	6	6					Anna Doyle Phyllis Lester	4	1
		Mrs. Evans Margaret Knoblanche	2	4											1	Daphne Akhurst Sylvia Harper	6	6
																Edie Butcherine ^[a] Dorothy Weston ^[a]	2	1
																						1	Daphne Akhurst Sylvia Harper	7	6
																						3	Marjorie Cox Floris St. George	5	3
								3	Marjorie Cox Floris St. George	6	6
									Minnie Richardson Adeline Wilkins	3	1
															3	Marjorie Cox Floris St. George	6	6
																Louie Bickerton Grace Paterson	4	4
									Louie Bickerton Grace Paterson	6	9
									Gwen Waterhouse Rhona White	2	7

Notes

• ^a Even the day before, this encounter was being announced as Akhurst and Harper vs. Weston and partner - so, logically, it had to be the first match of the tournament for Butcherine/Weston pair.

References

1. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 26 January 1925. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Lawn Tennis". The Register. South Australia, Australia. 27 January 1925. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 28 January 1925. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 29 January 1925. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 30 January 1925. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 31 January 1925. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
7. "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 2 February 1925. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

Source for seedings Source for the draw