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1959 Australian Championships – Women's Singles
Fourth-seeded Mary Reitano defeated Renée Schuurman 6–2, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1959 Australian Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Mary Reitano is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Sandra Reynolds ''(quarterfinals)'' # Renée Schuurman ''(finalist)'' # Lorraine Coghlan ''(quarterfinals)'' # Mary Reitano ''(champion)'' # Jan Lehane ''(semifinals)'' # Mary Hawton ''(semifinals)'' # Thelma Long ''(first round)'' # Betty Holstein ''(second round)'' 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,1959 1959 in women's tennis 1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Reitano
Mary Carter Reitano (''née'' Carter; born 29 November 1934) is a former tennis player from Australia. As a junior player she won the girls' singles title at the Australian Championships in 1951 and 1952. Reitano won the singles title at the 1956 Australian Championships, defeating Thelma Long in the final in three sets after surviving a match point in the third set. At the 1959 Australian Championships Reitano won her second singles title after a straight-sets victory in the final against Renée Schuurman. Additionally she reached the Australian semifinals in six other occasions. She teamed with 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 maj ... to win the women's doubles title there in 1961. Reitano teamed with three different partners to be the runner-up in wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |