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South Queensland Championships 1940

General Date1940-06-29 - 1940-07-06
Tournament typeAmateur
SurfaceUnknown
Rounds5
CityIpswich, Queensland
CountryAustralia

Source Australian Newspapers

Media

Winner Player Lester Dudley (Les) Hancock

Players

Charles Henry Boughey
Norman Brimson
Neville James (Pat) Callaghan
Noel Ernest de Voss
Ian Eldershaw

Leonard James (Len) Eriksen
Lester Dudley (Les) Hancock
Harold Arthur Leiper
Charles Graham (Graham) Murray
Harry Rode
Glenister Fermoy (Glen) Sheil

Edward Singleton
George William Tait
George Vincent
W. Ralph Webster
Geoffrey W. (Geoff) Wilkinson

Rounds
Round 1

The remaining players had a bye.

Harold Arthur Leiper*
Glenister Fermoy (Glen) Sheil

6-3 2-6 6-1

Round 2

Les Hancock*
George Vincent

6-0 6-0

Charles Henry Boughey*
Harry Rode

6-4 3-6 7-5

Leonard James (Len) Eriksen*
Norman Brimson

6-3 7-9 6-3

Charles Graham (Graham) Murray*
Noel Ernest de Voss

4-6 8-6 8-6

Geoffrey W. (Geoff) Wilkinson*
W. Ralph Webster

6-4 6-2

Edward Singleton*
Harold Arthur Leiper

6-2 3-6 6-4

George William Tait*
Ian Eldershaw

6-2 3-6 6-4

Pat Callaghan*

Quarterfinals

Les Hancock*
Charles Henry Boughey

6-1 6-1

Charles Graham (Graham) Murray*
Leonard James (Len) Eriksen

6-4 2-6 6-1

Geoffrey W. (Geoff) Wilkinson*
Edward Singleton

6-2 4-6 6-3

Pat Callaghan*
George William Tait

6-3 6-4

Semifinals

Les Hancock*
Charles Graham (Graham) Murray

6-1 6-3

Pat Callaghan*
Geoffrey W. (Geoff) Wilkinson

6-2 6-4

Final

Les Hancock*
Pat Callaghan

6-2 2-6 6-1

Tournament

Round 1