| 1936 Australian Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 20–27 January 1936 | |||
| Edition | 29th | |||
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Surface | Grass | |||
| Location | Adelaide, Australia | |||
| Venue | Memorial Drive | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Adrian Quist | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
| Joan Hartigan | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
| Adrian Quist /Don Turnbull | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
| Thelma Coyne /Nancye Wynne | ||||
| Mixed doubles | ||||
| Nell Hall Hopman /Harry Hopman | ||||
| Boys' singles | ||||
| John Bromwich | ||||
| Girls' singles | ||||
| Thelma Coyne | ||||
| Boys' doubles | ||||
| Jim Gilchrist /Henry Lindo | ||||
| Girls' doubles | ||||
| Molly Carter /Margaret Wilson | ||||
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The1936 Australian Championships was atennis tournament that took place on outdoorGrass courts at theMemorial Drive,Adelaide, Australia from 18 to 27 January (No matches were scheduled on Tuesday 21 January after the death of King George V). It was the 29th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as theAustralian Open), the 6th held in Adelaide, and the firstGrand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by AustraliansAdrian Quist andJoan Hartigan.
Adrian Quist defeatedJack Crawford 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 9–7
Joan Hartigan defeatedNancye Wynne 6–4, 6–4
Adrian Quist /Don Turnbull defeatedJack Crawford /Vivian McGrath 6–8, 6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Thelma Coyne /Nancye Wynne defeatedMay Blick /Kath Woodward 6–2, 6–4
Nell Hall Hopman /Harry Hopman defeatedMay Blick /Abel Kay 6–2, 6–0
| Preceded by | Grand Slams | Succeeded by |