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City of Sydney Championships 1940

General Date1940-04-08 - 1940-04-15
Tournament typeAmateur
SurfaceGrass
Rounds5
CitySydney, Strathfield Union Recreation Club Courts
CountryAustralia

Source The Sydney Morning Herald

Info Draw: 18

Media

Winner Player John Edward Bromwich

Players

Robert Ramsay Barnes
John Edward Bromwich
Arthur H. Chapman
Dr Clifford Stirling Colvin
Regner Olaf (Jack) Cummings
William Harrison (Bill) Edwards
James (Jim) Gilchrist

Richard Burlington Hyem

R. Compaan
J.H.F. Kaleski
S.R. May
Vivian Erzerum Bede (Viv) McGrath
G. Merrick

R. Murden
Dennis Robert (Dinny) Pails
David (Dave) Thompson
Neil Leonard Turvey
Leslie Vincer

Rounds
Round 1

The remaining Players had a bye.

Vivian McGrath*
J.H.F. Kaleski

6-0 6-0 6-0

Jack Cummings*
Arthur H. Chapman

6-2 6-4 8-10 2-6 6-2

David (Dave) Thompson*
Richard Burlington Hyem

6-0 6-0 6-2

Round 2

Vivian McGrath*
Jack Cummings

7-5 1-6 7-5 3-6 6-4

Robert Barnes*
R. Murden

6-0 6-0 6-2

Dr Clifford Stirling Colvin*

bye

Dinny Pails*
R. Compaan

6-1 6-1 6-1

James (Jim) Gilchrist*
G. Merrick

w.o.

William Harrison (Bill) Edwards*
David (Dave) Thompson

7-5 3-6 6-1 4-6 6-1

Neil Turvey*
S.R. May

6-2 6-3 6-3

John Bromwich*
Leslie Vincer

w.o.

Quarterfinals

Vivian McGrath*
Robert Barnes

6-1 6-3 6-3

Dinny Pails*
Dr Clifford Stirling Colvin

6-2 6-2 6-0

James (Jim) Gilchrist*
William Harrison (Bill) Edwards

6-3 6-0 6-0

John Bromwich*
Neil Turvey

6-2 6-1 6-2

Semifinals

Dinny Pails*
Vivian McGrath

7-5 6-4 9-7

John Bromwich*
James (Jim) Gilchrist

6-3 6-2 6-1

Final

John Bromwich*
Dinny Pails

6-3 6-3 6-3

Tournament

Round 1