Australian Hard Courts Championship 1940


General 1940-03-23 - 1940-03-30
Amateur
Clay
5
Hobart, New Town Association Courts, Creek Road
Australia

Source American Lawn Tennis, The Mercury


Info Draw: 22
Is also the Tasman championships?



Media


Winner John Edward Bromwich


Players
Theo H. Alexander
R. Bowen-Jones
John Edward Bromwich
S. Coombs
John Herbert (Jack) Crawford
Captain Edwin William Roy (Roy) Felan
James (Jim) Gilchrist
Jack Edwin Harper
Jack R. Harrington
Peter Harris
Roy Harrison
Robert Evan (Evan) Henry
Henry Christian (Harry) Hopman
Noel Douglas Kirkby
Arthur John Matthews
E.J. Morey
W.H. Morrison
Douglas Maxwell (Max) Newcombe
Harold James Panitzki
Neil Bruce Rickets
James Edward Scollick
Ward Ralph Wilcox


Rounds
Round 1

The remaining Players had a bye.

Roy Harrison*
Arthur John Matthews
8-6 10-8 6-0
E.J. Morey*
R. Bowen-Jones
8-6 6-2 6-3
James (Jim) Gilchrist*
Theo H. Alexander
6-0 6-0 6-0
Max Newcombe*
Peter Harris
6-3 6-3 6-4
Jack Harper*
S. Coombs
6-0 6-1 6-3
Jack R. Harrington*
Robert Evan (Evan) Henry
6-3 6-3 6-0

Round 2
John Bromwich*
Neil Bruce Rickets
6-0 6-1 6-0
Noel Kirkby*
Ward Ralph Wilcox
6-0 6-0 6-2
Harry Hopman*
Roy Harrison
6-1 6-2 6-2
James (Jim) Gilchrist*
E.J. Morey
6-0 6-0 6-1
Max Newcombe*
Jack Harper
6-1 6-0 6-4
Roy Felan*
Jack R. Harrington
9-7 6-3 6-1
James Edward Scollick*
Harold James Panitzki
9-7 6-2 6-3
Jack Crawford*
W.H. Morrison
6-4 6-1 6-1

Quarterfinals
John Bromwich*
Noel Kirkby
6-2 6-1 6-3
Harry Hopman*
James (Jim) Gilchrist
6-4 6-4 6-3
Max Newcombe*
Roy Felan
6-2 6-4 6-2
Jack Crawford*
James Edward Scollick
6-0 6-2 6-3

Semifinals
John Bromwich*
Harry Hopman
6-1 6-2 6-2
Jack Crawford*
Max Newcombe
6-4 10-8 8-6

Final
John Bromwich*
Jack Crawford
6-1 4-6 6-2 6-2


Tournament
Round 1
Roy Harrison*
Arthur John Matthews
James (Jim) Gilchrist*
Theo H. Alexander
E.J. Morey*
R. Bowen-Jones
Max Newcombe*
Peter Harris
Jack Harper*
S. Coombs
Jack R. Harrington*
Robert Evan (Evan) Henry
Round 2
John Bromwich*
Neil Bruce Rickets
Noel Kirkby*
Ward Ralph Wilcox
Harry Hopman*
Roy Harrison
James (Jim) Gilchrist*
E.J. Morey
Jack Crawford*
W.H. Morrison
James Edward Scollick*
Harold James Panitzki
Max Newcombe*
Jack Harper
Roy Felan*
Jack R. Harrington
Quarterfinals
John Bromwich*
Noel Kirkby
Harry Hopman*
James (Jim) Gilchrist
Jack Crawford*
James Edward Scollick
Max Newcombe*
Roy Felan
Semifinals
John Bromwich*
Harry Hopman
Jack Crawford*
Max Newcombe
Final
John Bromwich*
Jack Crawford