Emily Hood Westacott
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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. Together with Margaret Molesworth
, she won three women's doubles titles at the Australian Championships in 1930, 1933, and 1934.
She won the Australian Championship
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...
singles in 1939, two years after losing in the final. Together with 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:...
, she won three women's doubles titles at the Australian Championships in 1930, 1933, and 1934.