1926 Australasian Championships – Women's Doubles
The first seeds Esna Boyd and Meryl O'Hara Wood defeated second-seeded Daphne Akhurst and Marjorie Cox 6–3, 6–8, 8–6 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1926 Australasian Championships.
| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1926 Australasian Championships | |
| Champions |  Esna Boyd Meryl O'Hara Wood |
| Runners-up | Daphne Akhurst Marjorie Cox |
| Score | 6–3, 6–8, 8–6 |
| Draw | 13 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Seeds
Esna Boyd / Meryl O'Hara Wood (champions)- Daphne Akhurst / Marjorie Cox (final)
- Sylvia Harper / Minnie Richardson (semifinals)
- Kathleen Le Messurier / Dorothy Weston (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
- SR = Special ranking
Draw
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Esna Boyd Meryl O'Hara Wood | 0 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nell Hamilton Edna Lawrence | 6 | 6 | Nell Hamilton Edna Lawrence | 6 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jean Laughton Lois Laughton | 3 | 2 | 1 | Esna Boyd Meryl O'Hara Wood | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alison Hooper Beryl Turner | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Sylvia Harper Minnie Richardson | 6 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vera Mathias Mrs. W. T. Rowe [a] | 6 | 2 | 0 | Alison Hooper Beryl Turner | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sylvia Harper Minnie Richardson | 6 | 6 | 3 | Sylvia Harper Minnie Richardson | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mrs. Menzies Agnes Ridgway | 1 | 1 | 1 | Esna Boyd Meryl O'Hara Wood | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Daphne Akhurst Marjorie Cox | 3 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kathleen Le Messurier Dorothy Weston | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Molly Finlayson [b] Mary Laidlaw | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kathleen Le Messurier Dorothy Weston | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margaret Officer Margaret Taylor | 8 | 9 | 2 | Daphne Akhurst Marjorie Cox | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jocelyn Bowman Joyce Lillecrapp | 6 | 7 | Margaret Officer Margaret Taylor | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Daphne Akhurst Marjorie Cox | 6 | 6 | 2 | Daphne Akhurst Marjorie Cox | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lorna Bollen Anna Menz | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- a Most likely Flora Rowe, mother of Ernest Rowe.
- b Most likely. Often spelled Miss C. Finlayson, even in sources that mentioned her as Miss M. Finlayson in other articles.
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