Australian Open 1940


General 1940-01-19 - 1940-01-29
Grandslam
Grass
5
Sydney, White City Tennis Club Stadium, Rushcutters Bay
Australia

Source Australian open drawsheets, Tennis Australia, The Sydney Morning Herald


Info Draw: 32



Media


Winner Adrian Karl Quist


Players
Robert Ramsay Barnes
Frederick E. (Fred) Bennett
Maxwell Henry (Max) Bonner
John Edward Bromwich
Neville James (Pat) Callaghan
R. Compaan
John Herbert (Jack) Crawford
Regner Olaf (Jack) Cummings
Dr John Nelson Diggle
Captain Edwin William Roy (Roy) Felan
James (Jim) Gilchrist
Lester Dudley (Les) Hancock
Jack Edwin Harper
Roy Harrison
Henry Christian (Harry) Hopman
Arthur Vincent Huxley
William Lean
Arthur Alexander Liddle
Henry Allen Lindo
Colin Foster Long
Maxwell James Frederick (Max) McDermott
Vivian Erzerum Bede (Viv) McGrath
Charles Graham (Graham) Murray
Douglas Maxwell (Max) Newcombe
Dennis Robert (Dinny) Pails
Adrian Karl Quist
Oswald William Thomas (Bill) Sidwell
Brian Strohfeldt
David (Dave) Thompson
Donald Paterson (Don) Turnbull
Harold (Hal) Robert Whillans
Kevin William Yon


Rounds
Round 1
John Bromwich*
R. Compaan
6-0 6-2 6-1
Les Hancock*
David (Dave) Thompson
w.o.
Jack Harper*
Arthur Huxley
6-0 7-9 6-3 8-6
Dinny Pails*
Dr John Nelson Diggle
6-1 6-1 6-2
Jack Crawford*
Brian Strohfeldt
6-0 6-2 6-4
Colin Long*
Charles Graham (Graham) Murray
6-1 6-1 6-0
Max Newcombe*
Kevin William Yon
6-1 6-3 6-2
Henry Lindo*
Max McDermott
6-1 9-7 7-5
Adrian Quist*
Robert Barnes
6-2 6-3 6-2
James (Jim) Gilchrist*
Jack Cummings
2-6 6-3 6-4 9-7
Bill Sidwell*
Roy Harrison
6-2 6-3 6-1
Max Bonner*
Harold (Hal) Robert Whillans
6-4 6-3 6-2
Harry Hopman*
Roy Felan
6-4 7-5 6-4
Frederick E. (Fred) Bennett*
Arthur Alexander Liddle
6-1 6-2 4-6 6-1
Vivian McGrath*
William Lean
6-1 6-1 6-4
Don Turnbull*
Pat Callaghan
6-1 3-6 6-2 6-2

Round 2
John Bromwich*
Les Hancock
6-3 6-0 6-1
Dinny Pails*
Jack Harper
6-2 6-3 7-5
Jack Crawford*
Colin Long
6-3 6-4 6-3
Max Newcombe*
Henry Lindo
6-4 6-3 6-2
Adrian Quist*
James (Jim) Gilchrist
6-3 6-3 6-3
Bill Sidwell*
Max Bonner
10-8 6-2 6-4
Harry Hopman*
Frederick E. (Fred) Bennett
6-1 6-0 6-2
Vivian McGrath*
Don Turnbull
6-2 6-1 6-1

Quarterfinals
John Bromwich*
Dinny Pails
7-5 6-0 6-0
Jack Crawford*
Max Newcombe
6-3 6-0 7-5
Adrian Quist*
Bill Sidwell
6-3 11-13 6-3 6-2
Vivian McGrath*
Harry Hopman
6-8 6-1 7-5 6-2

Semifinals
Jack Crawford*
John Bromwich
6-4 6-1 9-7
Adrian Quist*
Vivian McGrath
6-4 10-8 6-3

Final
Adrian Quist*
Jack Crawford
6-3 6-1 6-2


Tournament
Round 1
Adrian Quist*
Robert Barnes
James (Jim) Gilchrist*
Jack Cummings
Bill Sidwell*
Roy Harrison
Max Bonner*
Harold (Hal) Robert Whillans
Vivian McGrath*
William Lean
Don Turnbull*
Pat Callaghan
Harry Hopman*
Roy Felan
Frederick E. (Fred) Bennett*
Arthur Alexander Liddle
Jack Crawford*
Brian Strohfeldt
Colin Long*
Charles Graham (Graham) Murray
Max Newcombe*
Kevin William Yon
Henry Lindo*
Max McDermott
John Bromwich*
R. Compaan
Les Hancock*
David (Dave) Thompson
Dinny Pails*
Dr John Nelson Diggle
Jack Harper*
Arthur Huxley
Round 2
Adrian Quist*
James (Jim) Gilchrist
Bill Sidwell*
Max Bonner
Vivian McGrath*
Don Turnbull
Harry Hopman*
Frederick E. (Fred) Bennett
Jack Crawford*
Colin Long
Max Newcombe*
Henry Lindo
John Bromwich*
Les Hancock
Dinny Pails*
Jack Harper
Quarterfinals
Adrian Quist*
Bill Sidwell
Vivian McGrath*
Harry Hopman
Jack Crawford*
Max Newcombe
John Bromwich*
Dinny Pails
Semifinals
Adrian Quist*
Vivian McGrath
Jack Crawford*
John Bromwich
Final
Adrian Quist*
Jack Crawford