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1937 Australian Championships (tennis)
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List of Champions of the 1937 Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open):
Vivian McGrath
defeated
John Bromwich
6-3 1-6 6-0 2-6 6-1
Nancye Wynne Bolton
defeated
Emily Hood Westacott
6-3, 5-7, 6-4
Men's Singles
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Vivian McGrath
Vivian Erzerum Bede "Viv" McGrath was an Australian tennis champion of the 1930s. Along with John Bromwich, he was one of the first great players to use a two-handed backhand. His name was pronounced "McGraw"....
defeated
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John Bromwich
John Edward Bromwich was a male tennis player from Australia who, along with his countryman Vivian McGrath, was one of the first great players to use a two-handed forehand....
6-3 1-6 6-0 2-6 6-1
Women's Singles
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Nancye Wynne Bolton
Nancye Wynne Bolton was a female tennis player from Australia. She won the women's singles title six times at the Australian Championships, second only to Margaret Court who won 11 titles...
defeated
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Emily Hood Westacott
Emily Hood Westacott , also known by her maiden name, Emily Hood, was an Australian tennis player in the 1930s.She won the Australian Championship singles in 1939, two years after losing in the final...
6-3, 5-7, 6-4