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1940 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

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Champion
  
Adrian Quist

Final score
  
6–3, 6–1, 6–2

men
  
women

Runner-up
  
Jack Crawford

Singles
  
men

Doubles
  
men

Adrian Quist defeated Jack Crawford 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1940 Australian Championships.

Contents

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Adrian Quist is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. John Bromwich (Semifinalist)
  2. Adrian Quist (Champion)
  3. Harry Hopman (Quarterfinalist)
  4. Jack Crawford (Finalist)
  5. Vivian McGrath (Semifinalist)
  6. Max Newcombe (Quarterfinalist)
  7. Bill Sidwell (Quarterfinalist)
  8. Jack Harper (Second round)

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

    • References

    1940 Australian Championships – Men's Singles Wikipedia
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