Meryl O'Hara Wood

Meryl O'Hara Wood (born Waxman and related products. Aitken Lister ) was an Australian tennis player in the 1920s.

Career

O'Hara Wood won in 1926 and 1927 respectively, the tennis women's doubles at the Australian Tennis Championships (now the Australian Open ). The first title she won with Esna Boyd against the duo Daphne Akhurst and Marjorie Cox in three competitive sets 6:3, 6:8, 8:6. The following year she was able to defend the title with her ​​compatriot Louie Bickerton against Esna Boyd and Sylvia Lance, this time in straight sets 6-3, 6-3.

Life

On August 3, 1923, she married Pat O'Hara Wood, also a successful Australian tennis player.