| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1928 Australian Championships | |
| Champions |  Daphne Akhurst Esna Boyd |
| Runners-up | Kathleen Le Messurier Dorothy Weston |
| Final score | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Draw | 14 |
| Seeds | 4 |
The first seeds Daphne Akhurst and Esna Boyd defeated the fourth seeds Kathleen Le Messurier and Dorothy Weston 6–3, 6–1 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1928 Australian Championships. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Daphne Akhurst / Esna Boyd (champions) Louie Bickerton / Meryl O'Hara Wood (semifinals) Marjorie Cox / Sylvia Harper (semifinals) Kathleen Le Messurier / Dorothy Weston (final)| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Daphne Akhurst Esna Boyd | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coral Buttsworth [a] Mall Molesworth | 6 | 6 | Coral Buttsworth Mall Molesworth | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nell Lloyd Lorna Utz | 4 | 2 | 1 | Daphne Akhurst Esna Boyd | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dorothy Dingle Gwen Waterhouse | 6 | 6 | 3 | Marjorie Cox Sylvia Harper | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mrs. E. Dyer Mrs. O. Waddington | 1 | 3 | Dorothy Dingle Gwen Waterhouse | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Marjorie Cox Sylvia Harper | 6 | 8 | 3 | Marjorie Cox Sylvia Harper | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Birdie Bond Iris Luckie | 0 | 6 | 1 | Daphne Akhurst Esna Boyd | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louie Bickerton Meryl O'Hara Wood | w/o | 4 | Kathleen Le Messurier Dorothy Weston | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Millie Membrey Grace Paterson | 2 | Louie Bickerton Meryl O'Hara Wood | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mrs. Bolton Edith Freudenstein | w/o | Mrs. Bolton Edith Freudenstein | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kath Hayes [a] Mrs. F. Harper | 2 | Louie Bickerton Meryl O'Hara Wood | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floris Conway Pattie Meaney | 6 | 6 | 4 | Kathleen Le Messurier Dorothy Weston | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Eileen Rischbieth Mrs. W. T. Rowe [b] | 0 | 0 | Floris Conway Pattie Meaney | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kathleen Le Messurier Dorothy Weston | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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