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1946 Australian Championships – Women's Singles
First-seeded Nancye Bolton defeated Joyce Fitch 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1946 Australian Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Nancye Bolton is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Nancye Bolton ''(champion)'' # Nell Hopman ''(quarterfinals)'' # Thelma Long ''(quarterfinals)'' # Joan Hartigan ''(quarterfinals)'' # Constance Wilson ''(semifinals)'' # Alison Hattersley ''(second round)'' # Dulcie Whittaker ''(quarterfinals)'' # Joyce Fitch ''(finalist)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Retirement is the withdrawal from one's position or occupation or from one's active working life. A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours or workload. Many people choose to retire when they are elderly or incapable of doing their j ... Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancye Bolton
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] |
Pat Jones (tennis)
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Australian Championships (tennis) By Year – Women's Singles
The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, and the US Open (tennis), US Open. The Australian Open starts in the middle of January and continues for two weeks coinciding with the Australia Day holiday. It features men's and women's singles; men's, women's, and mixed doubles; junior's championships; and wheelchair, legends, and exhibition events. Novak Djokovic has the most Australian Open mens singles titles of all time with 9. Before 1988, it was played on grass courts, but since then three types of hardcourt surfaces have been used: green-coloured Rebound Ace up to 2007, blue Plexicushion from 2008 to 2019, and blue GreenSet since 2020. First held in 1905 as the Australasian championships, the Australian Open has grown to become one of the biggest sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 In Women's Tennis
Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 - Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic of Albania, with himself as prime minister of Albania, prime minister. * January 16 – Charles de Gaulle resigns as head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic, French provisional government. * January 17 - The United Nations Security Council holds its first session, at Church House, Westmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 - Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic of Albania, with himself as prime minister of Albania, prime minister. * January 16 – Charles de Gaulle resigns as head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic, French provisional government. * January 17 - The United Nations Security Council holds its first session, at Church House, Westmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Grand Slam Women's Singles Champions
This article details the list of women's singles Grand Slam tournaments tennis champions. Some major changes have taken place in history and have affected the number of titles that have been won by various players. These have included the opening of the French national championships to international players in 1925, the elimination of the challenge round in 1922, and the admission of professional players in 1968 (the start of the Open Era). Since then, 58 women have won at least one grand slam. All of these tournaments have been listed based on the modern definition of a tennis major, rather than when they were officially recognized by the ILTF. The Australian, French Championships, and U.S. tournaments were officially recognized by the ILTF in 1924, though the French Championships were not played in 1924 because of the Olympics. The United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) had several grievances with the ILTF and refused to join when it was formed in 1913. From 1913 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 U
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: ** Germany begins Operation Bodenplatte, an attempt by the ''Luftwaffe'' to cripple Allied air forces in the Low Countries. ** Chenogne massacre: German prisoners are allegedly killed by American forces near the village of Chenogne, Belgium. * January 6 – WWII: A German offensive recaptures Esztergom, Hungary from the Russians. * January 12 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive in Eastern Europe, against the German Army. * January 13 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the East Prussian Offensive, to eliminate German forces in East Prussia. * January 16 – WWII: Adolf Hitler takes residence in the ''Führerbunker'' in Berlin. * January 17 ** WWII: The Soviet Union occupies Warsaw, Polan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sybil Sheidow
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Josephine Spehr-Jones
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Marjorie Stevens
Marjorie is a female given name derived from Margaret, which means pearl. It can also be spelled as Margery or Marjory. Marjorie is a medieval variant of Margery, influenced by the name of the herb marjoram. It came into English from the Old French, from the Latin '' Margarita'' (pearl). After the Middle Ages this name was rare, but it was revived at the end of the 19th century. Short forms of the name include Marge, Margie, Marj and Jorie. People *Marjorie, Countess of Carrick (also Margaret) (1253–1292), mother of Robert the Bruce *Marjorie Abbatt (1899–1991), English toy maker and businesswoman *Marjorie Acker (1894–1985), American artist *Marjorie Agosín (born 1955), American writer, activist, and professor * Marjorie Anderson (1913–1999), British actress and BBC radio broadcaster * Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson (1909–2002), Scottish historian and paleographer *Marjorie Arnfield (1930–2001), English landscape artist * Marjorie Barnard (1897–1987), Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Hawton
Mary Renetta Hawton (née Bevis; 4 September 1924 – 18 January 1981) was a tennis player from Australia. Her career ranged from the 1940s to the 1950s. Hawton won the women's doubles title at the Australian Championships five times. In 1958 she also won the mixed doubles title together with compatriot Robert Howe. In 1948, she married Keith Ernest Hawton. She was captain of the Australian Fed Cup team in 1979 and 1980 and director of the NSW Tennis Association. In 1979, Hawton published a book titled ''How to Play Winning Tennis''. She died on 18 January 1981 in Sydney, Australia. The Mary Hawton Trophy, the prize for the winner of the Australian teams championships for girls, was named after her, as is Hawton Place, in the Canberra suburb of Chisholm. Career Mary Hawton found much success in Australia at the Australian Championships. She made it to the semifinals in singles six times in 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956 and 1959. Hawton reached 12 finals in Australia, eight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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