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1936 Australian Championships (tennis)

1936 Australian Championships
Date 18 January – 27 January
Edition 29th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Grass
Location Adelaide, Australia
Venue Memorial Drive
Champions
Men's Singles
Australia Adrian Quist
Women's Singles
Australia Joan Hartigan Bathurst
Men's Doubles
Australia Adrian Quist / Australia Don Turnbull
Women's Doubles
Australia Thelma Coyne / Australia Nancye Wynne
Mixed Doubles
Australia Nell Hall Hopman / Australia Harry Hopman
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The 1936 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia from 18 to 27 January (No matches were scheduled on Monday 21 January after the death of King George V). It was the 29th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 6th held in Adelaide, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Australians Adrian Quist and Joan Hartigan Bathurst.

Australia Adrian Quist defeated Australia Jack Crawford 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 9–7

Australia Joan Hartigan Bathurst defeated Australia Nancye Wynne Bolton 6–4, 6–4


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