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1940 Australian Championships – Women's Singles
First-seeded Nancye Wynne defeated Thelma Coyne 5–7, 6–4, 6–0 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1940 Australian Championships (tennis), 1940 Australian Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Nancye Wynne is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Nancye Wynne ''(champion)'' # Thelma Coyne ''(finalist)'' # Nell Hopman ''(semifinals)'' # May Hardcastle ''(quarterfinals)'' # Joan Hartigan ''(semifinals)'' # Alison Hattersley ''(quarterfinals)'' # Gwen O'Halloran ''(quarterfinals)'' # Constance Coate ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier (tennis), Qualifier * WC = wild card (tennis), Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired (tennis), Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Notes and references Notes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Championships - Women's Singles,1940 1940 in women's tennis Australian Championships (tennis) by year – Women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancye Wynne
Nancye Wynne Bolton (née Wynne; 2 December 1916 – 9 November 2001) was a tennis player from Australia. She won the women's singles title six times at the Australian Open, Australian Championships, third only to Margaret Court's and Serena Williams' 11 and 7 titles respectively. Bolton won 20 titles at the Australian Championships, second only to Court's 23 titles. According to Wallis Myers and John Orloff of ''The Daily Telegraph'' and the ''Daily Mail'', Bolton was ranked in the world top ten in 1938, 1947, and 1948 (no rankings issued from 1940 through 1945), reaching a career high of World No. 4 in those rankings in 1947 and 1948. According to Ned Potter of ''American Lawn Tennis'' magazine, Bolton was the second ranked player in 1947, behind Louise Brough. She married George Bolton on 6 July 1940. He was a RAAF pilot and was killed in May 1942 during a raid on Germany. Bolton was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2004. Grand Slam tournament finals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
