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1971 Australian Open – Women's Singles
Two-time defending champion Margaret Court defeated Evonne Goolagong in the final, 2–6, 7–6(7–0), 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1971 Australian Open. It was her tenth Australian Open title, her sixth consecutive major singles title and her 21st major singles title overall. Seeds The first and second seeds receive a bye into the second round. # Margaret Court (champion) # Evonne Goolagong ''(finalist)'' # Lesley Turner Bowrey ''(withdrew before the tournament began)'' # Gail Chanfreau ''(first round)'' # Patti Hogan ''(second round)'' # Kerry Harris ''(first round)'' # Winnie Shaw ''(semifinals)'' # Helen Gourlay Helen Gourlay Cawley (''née'' Gourlay; born 23 December 1946) is a retired tennis player from Australia. Personal Helen Gourlay was born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. She married Richard Leon Cawley in January 1977, and married William ... ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Court
Margaret Court (''née'' Smith; born 16 July 1942), also known as Margaret Smith Court, is an Australian retired former world No. 1 tennis player and a Christian minister. Considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, her 24 major singles titles and total of 64 major titles (including 19 Grand Slam women's doubles and 21 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles) are the most in tennis history. Court was born in Albury, New South Wales. In 1960, aged 17, she won the first of seven consecutive Australian Open singles titles. She completed a Career Grand Slam at the age of 21 with her victory at Wimbledon in 1963. Taking a brief hiatus in 1966 and 1967, Court played as an amateur until the advent of the Open Era in 1968. She completed a Grand Slam by winning all four major singles titles in 1970, part of a record six consecutive major singles victories. She gave birth to her first child in 1972, but returned to tennis later in the year and won three Grand Slam singles ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Hawcroft
Barbara Hawcroft (born 13 October 1950) is an Australian former professional tennis player. She is the younger sister of squash player Marion Jackman. Hawcroft was a quarter-finalist at the 1972 Australian Open and twice reached the third round at Wimbledon Wimbledon most often refers to: * Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London * Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships Wimbledon may also refer to: Places London * .... References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hawcroft, Barbara 1950 births Living people Australian female tennis players Tennis players from Brisbane Sportswomen from Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Sherriff
Carol Sherriff (born 20 October 1946) is an Australian former professional tennis player. Sherriff, a right-handed player from Sydney, is a daughter of tennis coach Ross Sherriff and younger sister of Gail Sherriff, better known as Gail Chanfreau. The sisters reached the doubles semi-finals of the 1965 French Championships together. They played against each other in the second round of the 1966 Wimbledon Championships The 1966 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 20 June until Saturday 2 July 1966. It was the 80th ..., which was the only known occasion since 1884 that two sisters had faced off at Wimbledon. The match attracted attention from the local press and was won in three sets by her sister Gail. From 1970 she competed as Carol Zeeman, after marrying South African tennis player Colin Zeeman. She has since remarried and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilyn Tesch
Marilyn Tesch is an Australian former professional tennis player. A native of Bundaberg, Queensland, Tesch was a two-time Australian Open doubles quarter-finalist. She also made the mixed doubles fourth round at Wimbledon in 1973 with Anand Amritraj, where they lost in three sets to Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert. Her best singles result at grand slam level was a third round appearance at the 1973 Australian Open. Tesch, who is now known by her married name Rasmussen, was runner-up to Evonne Goolagong Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley (née Goolagong; born 31 July 1951) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. Goolagong was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s. At the age of 19, she won the French Open singl ... at the 1970 Australian Hard Court Championships. In 1978 she had the distinction of winning both of New Zealand's national titles. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tesch, Marilyn Year of birth missing (living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Fallis
Janet Fallis is an Australian former professional tennis player of the 1970s. Fallis won a girls' doubles title at the 1970 Australian Open partnering Janet Young, with whom she reached the women's doubles quarter-finals of the 1971 Australian Open. She made it to the singles third round in 1974, losing to the top-seeded Chris Evert. Her best result on the WTA Tour The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. WTA Tour tourna ... was a doubles runner-up finish at the 1974 NSW Open. WTA Tour finals Doubles (0–1) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fallis, Janet Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian female tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles 20th-century Australian women Place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Kayser
Helen Kayser is an Australian former professional tennis player. A left-handed player from Wollongong, Kayser was active on tour in the 1960s and 1970s. Kayser played in the doubles main draw at Wimbledon and twice featured in the singles second round of the Australian Open, including in 1971 when she lost to Evonne Goolagong. She also made the quarter-finals of the women's doubles that year, partnering Barbara Hawcroft Barbara Hawcroft (born 13 October 1950) is an Australian former professional tennis player. She is the younger sister of squash player Marion Jackman. Hawcroft was a quarter-finalist at the 1972 Australian Open and twice reached the third round .... References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kayser, Helen Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian female tennis players Tennis players from New South Wales Sportspeople from Wollongong Sportswomen from New South Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Edwards
Patricia A. Edwards is a retired Australian tennis player. She won the girls' double title in the Australian Championship (now the Australian Open) twice, in 1969 and 1971. Biography Edwards' father, tennis coach Vic Edwards, was also Evonne Goolagong's coach. Edwards and Goolagong trained together and were doubles partners in international competitions in 1970 and 1971, including at Wimbledon Wimbledon most often refers to: * Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London * Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships Wimbledon may also refer to: Places London * ... in 1970. In 1973 Edwards married Errol Hill at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney. References Australian female tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-tennis-bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Hole
Sue Hole is an Australian former professional tennis player. Active in the 1960s and 1970s, Hole competed in overseas tournaments during her career, including the French Open and Wimbledon. She featured in the singles third round of the 1966 Australian Championships The 1966 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the White City Tennis Club, Sydney, Australia from 21 to 31 January. It was the 54th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the A .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hole, Sue Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian female tennis players Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dianne Fromholtz
Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat (née Fromholtz; born 10 August 1956) is an Australian former professional tennis player who reached a highest singles ranking of world No. 4 in 1979. Career Fromholtz began playing tennis at the age of seven. She left school at the age of 16 to play in international tournaments. She turned pro in 1973 and joined the WTA Tour. At the age of 17, she actively participated in the professional tennis circuit, winning the singles title at a dozen tournaments in 1973, but the rules at the time did not permit prize money to be paid to participants under 18 years of age. She reached the finals of the Australian Open in January 1977, losing to fellow Australian Kerry Melville Reid in two sets. She was a semifinalist at the French Open in 1979 and 1980. She also reached the semifinals of the US Open in 1976. Fromholtz won 8 WTA Tour singles titles and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 in 1979. Partnering with Helen Gourlay Cawley, she won the Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrienne Avis
Adrienne is the French feminine form of the male name Adrien. Its meaning is literally "from the city Hadria." * Adrienne Albert (born 1941), composer * Adrienne Ames (1907–1947), American actress * Adrienne Armstrong (born 1969), wife of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong * Adrienne Arsenault (born 1967), Canadian journalist * Adrienne Bailon (born 1983), member of girl group The Cheetah Girls and host of the Real Talk Show * Adrienne Barbeau (born 1945), American actress * Adrienne Beames (born 1942), Australian long-distance runner * Adrienne Bolland (1896–1975), French test pilot and first woman to fly over the Andes * Adrienne Clarke (born 1938), Australian botanist and former Lieutenant Governor of Victoria * Adrienne Clarkson (born 1939), Canadian journalist and former Governor General of Canada * Adrienne Corri (born 1933), Scottish actress * Adrienne Fazan (1906–1986), American Academy Award-winning film editor * Adrienne Frantz (born 1978), America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Walsham
Sandra Walsham Reid is an Australian former professional tennis player. Walsham was a women's doubles semi-finalist at the 1967 Australian Championships and qualified for the singles main draw of the 1970 Wimbledon Championships. She took over the Matraville Sports Centre with husband Bob Reid in 1988. Their children, Renee Reid and Todd Reid Todd Reid (3 June 1984 – 23 October 2018) was an Australian professional tennis player. He excelled as a junior and peaked in the Men's Tour in September 2004, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 105. Tennis career Juniors ..., were both professional tennis players. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Walsham, Sandra Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian female tennis players Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicki Lancaster
Vicki Lancaster-Kerr (born 26 January 1951) is an Australian former professional tennis player. Lancaster-Kerr was an Australian Open junior doubles champion (with Lesley Hunt in 1968) and competed on the professional tour during the 1970s. Her two appearances in the women's singles second round at the Australian Open included a three set loss to eventual semi-finalist Sue Barker in 1975. She played collegiate tennis for Midland College in the Texas city of Midland Midland may refer to: Places Australia * Midland, Western Australia Canada * Midland, Albert County, New Brunswick * Midland, Kings County, New Brunswick * Midland, Newfoundland and Labrador * Midland, Ontario India * Midland Ward, Kohima, Nagal ..., where she still resides. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lancaster-Kerr, Vicki 1951 births Living people Australian female tennis players Midland College alumni Australian emigrants to the United States Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
