1940 Australian Championships – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
1940 Australian Championships
Final
Champions	Nancye Wynne Colin Long
Runners-up	Nell Hopman Harry Hopman
Score	7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Details
Draw	14[a]
Seeds	4
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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The fourth seeds Nancye Wynne and Colin Long started their streak of four consecutive Australian Mixed Doubles titles by defeating the defending champions Nell Hopman and Harry Hopman 7–5, 2–6, 6–4, to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1940 Australian Championships.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Seeds

Draw

Key

Draw

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	2	Joan Hartigan[b] Vivian McGrath	6	6
		Alison Hattersley[c] Les Hancock	4	4				2	Joan Hartigan Vivian McGrath	6	6
		Olive Stebbing[c] Jim Gilchrist	6	6					Olive Stebbing Jim Gilchrist	3	2
		Rosemary Rees[b] Max Newcombe	4	2											2	Joan Hartigan Vivian McGrath	6	4	3
	4	Nancye Wynne Colin Long	6	6											4	Nancye Wynne Colin Long	4	6	6
		Gwen O'Halloran Fred Bennett	1	3				4	Nancye Wynne Colin Long	6	6
		Edie Niemeyer Bill Sidwell	6	6					Edie Niemeyer Bill Sidwell	3	3
		Kath Woodward Max Bonner	3	4																		4	Nancye Wynne Colin Long	7	2	6
																						1	Nell Hopman Harry Hopman	5	6	4
									Audrey Lewin[c][d] Bert Felan	2	6	1
								3	May Hardcastle[b] John Bromwich	6	4	6
															3	May Hardcastle John Bromwich	7	7	2
		Mary Chapman[b] Don Turnbull	6	6											1	Nell Hopman Harry Hopman	9	5	6
		Connie Coate[c] Harold Whillans	2	3					Mary Chapman Don Turnbull	4	2
	1	Nell Hopman Harry Hopman	6	6				1	Nell Hopman Harry Hopman	6	6
		Clare Proctor Jack Cummings	2	4

Notes

References

External links

• [1] Source for seedings and the draw

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