1974 Australian Open – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1974 Australian Open
Final
Champions	Evonne Goolagong Peggy Michel
Runners-up	Kerry Harris Kerry Melville
Score	7–5, 6–3
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends men women mixed
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1974 tennis event results

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Margaret Court and Virginia Wade were the reigning champions. They did not compete to defend their titles.

Seeds

1. Kerry Harris / Kerry Melville (final)
2. Evonne Goolagong / Peggy Michel (champions)
3. Lesley Hunt / Janet Young (semifinals)
4. Judy Dalton / Julie Heldman (semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Kerry Harris Kerry Melville	6	6
	4	Judy Dalton Julie Heldman	3	4
								1	Kerry Harris Kerry Melville	5	3
								2	Evonne Goolagong Peggy Michel	7	6
	3	Lesley Hunt Janet Young
	2	Evonne Goolagong Peggy Michel	w/o

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	K Harris K Melville	w/o
		D Eastburn N Eastburn						1	K Harris K Melville	6	6
		K Hogarth C Matison	7	3	1				C O'Neil K Ruddell	2	3
		C O'Neil K Ruddell	6	6	6										1	K Harris K Melville	7	7
		S Barker L Beaven	6	6												S Barker L Beaven	5	6
		B Dale K Nomura	3	2					S Barker L Beaven	6	6
		J Fallis L Raymond	4	3					H Anliot I Larsson	4	3
		H Anliot I Larsson	6	6																		1	K Harris K Melville	6	6
		J Newberry P Teeguarden	6	7																		4	J Dalton J Heldman	3	4
		F Candy J Griffiths	2	5					J Newberry P Teeguarden	6	5
		H Gourlay K Krantzcke	6	6					H Gourlay K Krantzcke	7	7
		J Fayter M Tesch	4	0												H Gourlay K Krantzcke	3	4
		K Chute V Lancaster	6	6											4	J Dalton J Heldman	6	6
		W Paish K Szeman	1	0					K Chute V Lancaster	2	4
		M Morgan P Whytcross	3	3				4	J Dalton J Heldman	6	6
	4	J Dalton J Heldman	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	3	L Hunt J Young	6	6
		C Cerato G Williams	1	1				3	L Hunt J Young	6	6
		J Glynn M Liddle	4	2					C Hillebrand L Nette	3	0
		C Hillebrand L Nette	6	6											3	L Hunt J Young	6	6
		Ji Schwikert Jo Schwikert	7	6												Ji Schwikert Jo Schwikert	3	4
		B Hawcroft J O'Neill	6	1					Ji Schwikert Jo Schwikert	7	1	10
		T Sade M Yokobori	1	2					P Coleman W Turnbull	6	6	8
		P Coleman W Turnbull	6	6																		3	L Hunt J Young
		A Kiyomura K Sawamatsu	6	7																		2	E Goolagong P Michel	w/o
		J Forbes C Germaine	1	6					A Kiyomura K Sawamatsu	6	7
		M Strandberg M Wikstedt	4	1					J Dimond D Fromholtz	1	6
		J Dimond D Fromholtz	6	6												A Kiyomura K Sawamatsu	4	4
		N Lauteslager S Lundgren	4	3											2	E Goolagong P Michel	6	6
		J Walker K Walker	6	6					J Walker K Walker	0	2
		N Brouwer A Schothurst	1	1				2	E Goolagong P Michel	6	6
	2	E Goolagong P Michel	6	6

External links

• 1974 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation