Meryl O'Hara Wood

Meryl Aitken O'Hara Wood, née Waxman (died 6 May 1958[1]) was an Australian tennis player active in the 1920s and -30s.

Meryl O'Hara Wood
Meryl O'Hara Wood, with Gerald Patterson, at the 1928 French Championships
Country (sports) Australia
Died6 May 1958
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenSF (1928)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (1926, 1927)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenF (1932)

Career

Wood won the women's doubles title at the Australian Championships (now the Australian Open) in 1926 and 1927. She won the 1926 title with compatriot Esna Boyd, defeating Daphne Akhurst and Marjorie Cox in the final in three close sets: 6–3, 6–8, 8–6. She successfully defended her title the following year with partner Louie Bickerton, winning in the final against Esna Boyd and Sylvia Lance in two straight sets.[2]

On 3 August 1923, she married Australian tennis player Pat O'Hara Wood.[3][4]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1924 Australasian Championships Grass Kathrine Le Mesurier Daphne Akhurst
Sylvia Lance Harper		 5–7, 2–6
Win1926 Australasian Championships Grass Esna Boyd Daphne Akhurst
Marjorie Cox		 6–3, 6–8, 8–6
Win1927 Australian Championships Grass Louie Bickerton Esna Boyd
Sylvia Lance Harper		 6–3, 6–3
Loss1929 Australian Championships Grass Sylvia Lance Harper Daphne Akhurst
Louie Bickerton		 2–6, 6–3, 2–6

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1932 Australian Championships Grass Jiro Satoh Marjorie Cox Crawford
Jack Crawford		 8–6, 6–8, 3–6

References
  1. "Mrs. O'Hara Wood". The Age. Fairfax Media. 7 May 1958. p. 3. Retrieved 22 June 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 374. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  3. "Family Notices". The Argus. Melbourne. 29 September 1923. p. 17 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Lawn tennis". The Examiner. Launceston, Tas. 11 August 1923. p. 15 Edition: Daily – via National Library of Australia.
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