1952 Australian Championships

1952 Australian Championships
Date	18–28 January 1952
Edition	40th
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Grass
Location	Adelaide, Australia
Venue	Memorial Drive
Champions
Men's singles
Ken McGregor
Women's singles
Thelma Coyne Long
Men's doubles
Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman
Women's doubles
Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton
Mixed doubles
Thelma Coyne Long / George Worthington

The 1952 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia from 19 January to 28 January. It was the 40th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 10th held in Adelaide, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Australians Ken McGregor and Thelma Coyne Long.

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1952 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Ken McGregor defeated Frank Sedgman 7–5, 12–10, 2–6, 6–2

Women's singles

Main article: 1952 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Thelma Coyne Long defeated Helen Angwin 6–2, 6–3

Men's doubles

Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman defeated Don Candy / Mervyn Rose 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 [1]

Women's doubles

Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton defeated Alison Burton Baker / Mary Bevis Hawton 6–1, 6–1 [2]

Mixed doubles

Thelma Coyne Long / George Worthington defeated Gwen Thiele / Tom Warhurst 9–7, 7–5 [3]

References

1. "1952 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
2. "1952 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
3. "1952 Mixed Doubles". Tennis Australia.

External links

• Australian Open official website

Preceded by 1951 U.S. National Championships

Grand Slams

Succeeded by 1952 French Championships