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Bert St. John was an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n tennis player.

St. John won the doubles title alongside Pat O'Hara Wood

Pat O'Hara Wood

Hector "Pat" O'Hara Wood was an Australian male tennis player.O'Hara Wood was born in St Kilda, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. He is best known for his two victories at the Australasian championships in 1920 and 1923. He died in 1961, aged seventy in Richmond...

at the Australasian Championships

Australian Open

The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...

, the future Australian Open

Australian Open

, in 1923

1923 Australasian Championships (tennis)

List of Champions of the 1923 Australasian Championships :-Men's singles: Pat O'Hara Wood defeated Bert St John 6-1 6-1 6-3-Women's singles: Margaret Molesworth defeated Esna Boyd 6-1, 7-5...

, and reached three more finals at the tournament, losing in singles to Pat O'Hara Wood

Pat O'Hara Wood

in 1923, in doubles alongside Gordon Lowe

Gordon Lowe

Sir Francis Gordon Lowe, 2nd Baronet was a former British male tennis player.Lowe's best remembered for winning the Australian Open in 1915...

in 1915

1915 Australasian Championships (tennis)

The 1915 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts and took place in Brisbane, Australia.-Singles: Gordon Lowe def. Horace Rice, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4.-Doubles:...

, and in mixed doubles alongside Margaret Molesworth

Margaret Molesworth

Maud Margaret 'Mall' Molesworth was a tennis player from Queensland, Australia who won the inaugural Australasian Championships women's singles title in 1922.-Tennis career:...

in 1923.

Runner-up (1)

Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1923 1923 Australasian Championships (tennis) List of Champions of the 1923 Australasian Championships :-Men's singles: Pat O'Hara Wood defeated Bert St John 6-1 6-1 6-3-Women's singles: Margaret Molesworth defeated Esna Boyd 6-1, 7-5...	Australasian Championships Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...	Grass	Pat O'Hara Wood Pat O'Hara Wood Hector "Pat" O'Hara Wood was an Australian male tennis player.O'Hara Wood was born in St Kilda, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. He is best known for his two victories at the Australasian championships in 1920 and 1923. He died in 1961, aged seventy in Richmond...	6–1, 6–1, 6–3

Winner (1)

Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
1923 1923 Australasian Championships (tennis) List of Champions of the 1923 Australasian Championships :-Men's singles: Pat O'Hara Wood defeated Bert St John 6-1 6-1 6-3-Women's singles: Margaret Molesworth defeated Esna Boyd 6-1, 7-5...	Australasian Championships Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...	Grass	Pat O'Hara Wood Pat O'Hara Wood Hector "Pat" O'Hara Wood was an Australian male tennis player.O'Hara Wood was born in St Kilda, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. He is best known for his two victories at the Australasian championships in 1920 and 1923. He died in 1961, aged seventy in Richmond...	Dudley Bullough Horace Rice Horace Rice ----Horace "Horrie" Rice was a Australian tennis player.Rice won the men's singles title at the 1907 Australasian Championships. He was also Runner Up 3 times...	6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–0

Runner-up (1)

Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
1915 1915 Australasian Championships (tennis) The 1915 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts and took place in Brisbane, Australia.-Singles: Gordon Lowe def. Horace Rice, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4.-Doubles:...	Australasian Championships Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...	Grass	Gordon Lowe Gordon Lowe Sir Francis Gordon Lowe, 2nd Baronet was a former British male tennis player.Lowe's best remembered for winning the Australian Open in 1915...	Clarence Todd Horace Rice Horace Rice ----Horace "Horrie" Rice was a Australian tennis player.Rice won the men's singles title at the 1907 Australasian Championships. He was also Runner Up 3 times...	8–6, 6–4, 7–9, 6–3

Runner-up (1)

Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
1923 1923 Australasian Championships (tennis) List of Champions of the 1923 Australasian Championships :-Men's singles: Pat O'Hara Wood defeated Bert St John 6-1 6-1 6-3-Women's singles: Margaret Molesworth defeated Esna Boyd 6-1, 7-5...	Australasian Championships Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...	Grass	Margaret Molesworth Margaret Molesworth Maud Margaret 'Mall' Molesworth was a tennis player from Queensland, Australia who won the inaugural Australasian Championships women's singles title in 1922.-Tennis career:...	Sylvia Lance Harper Sylvia Lance Harper Sylvia Harper was a female tennis player from Australia who won the singles title at the 1924 Australian Championships... Horace Rice Horace Rice ----Horace "Horrie" Rice was a Australian tennis player.Rice won the men's singles title at the 1907 Australasian Championships. He was also Runner Up 3 times...	2–6, 6–4, 6–4

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