1940 Australian Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1940 Australian Championships
Champions Thelma Coyne
Nancye Wynne
Runners-up Joan Hartigan
Edie Niemeyer
Score7–5, 6–2
Draw11
Seeds4

Thelma Coyne and Nancye Wynne secured their fifth consecutive title by defeating Joan Hartigan and Edie Niemeyer 7–5, 6–2 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1940 Australian Championships.