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1958 Australian Championships – Women's Singles
First-seeded Angela Mortimer defeated Lorraine Coghlan 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1958 Australian Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Angela Mortimer is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Angela Mortimer ''(champion)'' # Lorraine Coghlan ''(finalist)'' # Mary Carter ''(semifinals)'' # Mary Hawton ''(quarterfinals)'' # Daphne Fancutt ''(first round)'' # Maureen McCalman ''(second round)'' # Thelma Long ''(second round)'' # Fay Muller ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Championships - Women's Singles,1958 1958 in women's tennis 1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Mortimer
Florence Angela Margaret Mortimer Barrett, MBE (née Mortimer; born 21 April 1932) is a British former world No. 1 tennis player. Mortimer won three Grand Slam singles titles: the 1955 French Championships, the 1958 Australian Championships, and 1961 Wimbledon Championships when she was 29 years old and partially deaf. Mortimer also teamed with Anne Shilcock to win the women's doubles title at Wimbledon in 1955, her only women's doubles title at a major. She teamed with Coghlan to reach the women's doubles final at the 1958 Australian Championships. Mortimer and Peter Newman reached the mixed doubles final at the 1958 Australian Championships, her only mixed doubles final at a major. She is married to the former player and broadcaster John Barrett. Following the death of Shirley Fry in 2021, Mortimer became the longest still surviving Wimbledon ladies singles champion. Career Mortimer reached the quarterfinals of the US National Championships, then lost to second seed Dori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Hattersley
Alison may refer to: People * Alison (given name), including a list of people with the name * Alison (surname) Music * ''Alison'' (album), aka ''Excuse Me'', a 1975 album by Australian singer Alison MacCallum * "Alison" (song), song by Elvis Costello * "Alison (C'est ma copine à moi)", a 1993 single by Jordy * "Alison", 1994 single by Slowdive Places * Alison, New South Wales, suburb of the Central Coast region in NSW, Australia * Alison Sound, an inlet on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada * Point Alison, Alberta, a summer village in Alberta, Canada Other uses * ''Alison'' (film), a South African documentary film * ALISON (company), an educational technology company * Alison, common name for plants of the genus ''Alyssum'', including: ** Sweet alison, a decorative plant * ''Alison'' (katydid) a genus in the Hexacentrinae subfamily of bush crickets See also * Alisoun (other) * Alisson (other) * Allison (other) * Allisson (disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Duldig
Eva Ruth de Jong-Duldig (nee Duldig; born 11 February 1938) is an Austrian-born Australian and Dutch former tennis player, and current author. From the ages of two to four, she was detained by Australia in an isolated internment camp, as an enemy alien. She later competed in tennis, representing Australia at the Wimbledon Championships in 1961. She also played at Wimbledon in 1962 and 1963 for the Netherlands, and competed in the Australian Open, French Open, French Championships, Billie Jean King Cup, Fed Cup, and in the Israel-based Maccabiah Games, sometimes called the Jewish Olympics, where she won two gold medals. Early life Austria Duldig was born in Vienna, Austria, and is Jewish. Her father was modernist sculptor Karl Duldig (1902–1986). He played international soccer as a goalkeeper for Hakoah Vienna, Hakoah Wien, was the Austrian table tennis champion in 1923, and was one of the country's top tennis players. Her mother was artist and inventor Slawa Duldig, Slawa Horow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Roberts (tennis)
Valerie Lois "Val" Roberts (10 July 1938 – 23 August 2008) was an Australian gymnast. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and finished in 10th place with the Australian team in 1964. Her best individual result was 66th place on the balance beam in 1964. Her younger sister Jean Roberts Jean Evelyn Roberts (born 18 August 1943) is a former Australian Olympic athlete who competed in the shot put and discus throw events. She competed for the Coburg club, alongside athletes such as Raelene Boyle and Carolyn Lewis. Roberts won ... is an Olympic discus thrower."Australian Women at the 1956 Olympic Games" url=http://waghistory.gymnastics.org.au/val_roberts.html access-date=7 November 2015 Personal life Val married Ray Beitzel, a chemical engineer, and had two children: Matthew, and Felice. References 1938 births Gymnasts at the 1960 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Australia 2008 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Leonard
Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean Pierre Polnareff, a fictional character from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' Places * Jean, Nevada, USA; a town * Jean, Oregon, USA Entertainment * Jean (dog), a female collie in silent films * "Jean" (song) (1969), by Rod McKuen, also recorded by Oliver * ''Jean Seberg'' (musical), a 1983 musical by Marvin Hamlisch Other uses * JEAN (programming language) * USS ''Jean'' (ID-1308), American cargo ship c. 1918 * Sternwheeler Jean, a 1938 paddleboat of the Willamette River See also *Jehan * * Gene (other) * Jeanne (other) * Jehanne (other) * Jeans (other) * John (other) John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwen Thiele
Gwen Thiele (née O'Halloran; 23 March 1918 – 16 November 1979) was an Australian tennis player. She competed in the Australian Open 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 events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Th ... from 1937 to 1965. She was posthumously inducted into the South Australian Legend's Club in 2019. She married A.R. Thiele on 30 December 1944. Grand Slam tournament finals Doubles (1 runner-up) Mixed doubles (1 runner-up) References Australian female tennis players 1918 births 1979 deaths Place of birth missing {{australia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norma Marsh
Norma Marsh (born 13 January 1936) is an Australian retired tennis player. At the Australian Championships 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 events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Th ..., she reached the semifinals in 1958 (doubles) and the quarterfinals in 1962 and 1971 (singles). She was ranked No. 9 in Australia in 1962. In 1959 she won the singles title at the Dutch Open Championships. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marsh, Norma Australian female tennis players 1936 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Langley
Jill is an English feminine given name, a short form of the name Jillian (Gillian), which in turn originates as a Middle English variant of Juliana, the feminine form of the name Julian. People with the given name *Jill Astbury, Australian researcher into violence against women *Jill Balcon (1925–2009), British actress * Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan, American biostatistician and data scientist * Jill Becker, American psychological researcher * Jill Biden (born 1951), American educator and the First Lady of the United States * Jill E. Brown (born 1950), African American aviator * Jill Carroll (born 1977), American journalist * Jill Clayburgh (1944–2010), American actress * Jill Costello (1987–2010), American athlete and lung cancer activist * Jill Craigie (1911–1999), British film director and writer * Jill Craybas (born 1974), American tennis player * Jill Dando (1961–1999), British television presenter * Jill Dickman, Republican member of the Nevada Assembly * Jill Duggar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Court
Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (schooner), several ships * ''Elizabeth'' (freighter), an American freighter that was wrecked off New York harbor in 1850; see Places Australia * City of Elizabeth ** Elizabeth, South Australia * Elizabeth Reef, a coral reef in the Tasman Sea United States * Elizabeth, Arkansas * Elizabeth, Colorado * Elizabeth, Georgia * Elizabeth, Illinois * Elizabeth, Indiana * Hopkinsville, Kentucky, originally known as Elizabeth * Elizabeth, Louisiana * Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts * Elizabeth, Minnesota * Elizabeth, New Jersey, largest city with the name in the U.S. * Elizabeth City, North Carolina * Elizabeth (Charlotte neighborhood), North Carolina * Elizabeth, Pennsylvania * Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania (other) * Elizabe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Lehane
Janice Patricia "Jan" Lehane O'Neill OAM (née Lehane; born 9 July 1941) is a former Australian female tennis player. She was the first leading female player with a double-handed backhand. She won the singles title at the New South Wales Championships in 1959 after a three-sets victory in the final against Mary Carter Reitano. In 1960, she successfully defended her title by winning the semifinal against world No. 1 ranked Maria Bueno and the final in straight sets against Margaret Smith. At the Australian Championships, Lehane reached the singles final four consecutive years (1960–1963) but lost to Margaret Smith each time. She had a similar experience in women's doubles, reaching the final twice (in 1961 with Mary Bevis Hawton and 1963 with Lesley Turner Bowrey) but losing each time to a team that included Smith (with Mary Carter Reitano in 1961 and Robyn Ebbern in 1963). Lehane had more success in the mixed doubles, twice winning the title (in 1960 with Trevor Fancutt a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Tegart
Judy Tegart Dalton (née Tegart; born 12 December 1937) is an Australian former professional tennis player. She won nine Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major doubles titles, and completed the Grand Slam (tennis)#Career Grand Slam, career Grand Slam in women's doubles. Five of her doubles titles were with Margaret Court. Tegart was also a runner-up in 10 major doubles tournaments. Career Tegart reached the final at The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon in 1968, where she lost to Billie Jean King in two tight sets after defeating second-seeded Court in the quarterfinal and third-seeded Nancy Richey in the semifinal. She also reached the singles semifinals at Wimbledon in 1971 at the age of 33, losing to Court in three sets, and at the Australian Open, Australian Championships in 1968, losing to King in three sets. Her last appearance at a Grand Slam tournament was the 1977 Australian Open (December), 1977 Australian Open, where at the age of 40 she lost in the quarterfinals i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noelene Turner
Noelene Turner is an Australian former tennis player. Turner, one of six siblings, comes from a tennis playing family. She is the eldest of four sisters which includes Roland Garros winner Lesley Turner. Another sister Patricia was a good junior player. Their mother, competing under her maiden name Tosh, was a New South Wales Hardcourt champion. In 1963, Turner toured Europe and was a women's doubles quarter-finalist at Wimbledon. She made the singles third round of the 1963 French Championships The 1963 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 13 May until 26 May. It was the 67th staging of th ..., along the way beating Australia's seventh ranked player Judy Tegart. Turner was the 1963 Malayan singles champion. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Noelene Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian female ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
