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Nancye Wynne 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 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 The International Tennis Hall of Fame is located in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has a population over 5 million (19% of the population of Australia, as per 2021 census), mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians". The area of Melbourne has been home to Aboriginal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Australian Championships – Women's Singles
Joan Hartigan defeated Nancye Wynne 6–4, 6–4, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1936 Australian Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Joan Hartigan is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Thelma Coyne ''(semifinals)'' # Joan Hartigan ''(champion)'' # Nell Hopman ''(quarterfinals)'' # Dorothy Stevenson ''(second round)'' # May Blick ''(semifinals)'' # Nancye Wynne ''(finalist)'' # Gwen Griffiths ''(quarterfinals)'' # May Hardcastle ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 See also * 1936 Australian Championships – Men's singles References * External linksSource for seedings and the drawSource for the first-round resultsSource for the second-round results {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Championships - Women's Singles,1936 1936 in women's tennis 1936 Events January&nda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Australian Championships – Women's Singles
First-seeded Doris Hart defeated Nancye Bolton 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1949 Australian Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Doris Hart is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Doris Hart ''(champion)'' # Nancye Bolton ''(finalist)'' # Thelma Long ''(semifinals)'' # Joyce Fitch ''(second round)'' # Mary Hawton ''(quarterfinals)'' # Sadie Newcombe ''(quarterfinals)'' # Esme Ashford ''(second round)'' # Dulcie Whittaker ''(quarterfinals)'' 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:Australian Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Toomey
Marie Toomey (3 October 1923 – 29 March 2014) was a tennis player from Australia who reached the women's singles final of the 1948 Australian Championships, losing to Nancye Wynne Bolton 6–3, 6–1. Toomey teamed with Doris Hart to reach the women's doubles final of the 1949 Australian Championships, losing to Bolton and Thelma Coyne Long Thelma Dorothy Coyne Long (née Coyne; 14 October 1918 – 13 April 2015) was an Australian tennis player and one of the female players who dominated Australian tennis from the mid-1930s to the 1950s. During her career she won 19 Grand Sl ... 6–0, 6–1. Grand Slam finals Singles (1 runner-up) Doubles (1 runner-up) Grand Slam singles tournament timeline 1In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon. See also * Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Toomey, Marie Australian female tennis players 1923 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Australian Championships – Women's Singles
First-seeded Nancye Bolton defeated Marie Toomey 6–3, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1948 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)'' # Thelma Long ''(second round)'' # Mary Bevis ''(semifinals)'' # Marie Toomey ''(finalist)'' # Pat Jones ''(second round)'' # Nell Hopman ''(quarterfinals)'' # Sadie Newcombe ''(second round)'' # Dulcie Whittaker ''(first round)'' 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:Australian Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nell Hall Hopman
Eleanor "Nell" Mary Hall Hopman, CBE (née Hall; 9 March 1909 – 10 January 1968) was one of the female tennis players that dominated Australian tennis from 1930 through the early 1960s. She was the first wife of Harry Hopman, the coach and captain of 22 Australian Davis Cup teams. Early life Hopman was born on 9 March 1909 at Coogee, Sydney and was the only daughter and second of three children of Charles Ernest Hall, clerk, and Mabel Gertrude, née Tipper. She was educated at Claremont College, Randwick and as a student she excelled at tennis and music. She obtaining her licentiate and teaching diploma at the Royal College of Music, London, and received a scholarship in 1928 but instead elected to pursue a tennis career. Career Hopman teamed with her husband to win four mixed-doubles titles at the Australian Championships (1930, 1936, 1937, and 1939). They were mixed-doubles finalists at Wimbledon in 1935, losing to Fred Perry and Dorothy Round Little in three sets. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 Australian Championships – Women's Singles
First-seeded Nancye Bolton defeated Nell Hopman 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1947 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)'' # Thelma Long ''(semifinals)'' # Joyce Fitch ''(quarterfinals)'' # Sadie Newcombe ''(second round)'' # Pat Jones ''(semifinals)'' # Nell Hopman ''(finalist)'' # Mary Beavis ''(quarterfinals)'' # Constance Wilson ''(quarterfinals)'' 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:Australian Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Fitch
Joyce Fitch Rymer (née Fitch; 3 April 1922 – 26 July 2012) was a tennis player from Australia who reached the women's singles final of the 1946 Australian Championships, losing to Nancye Wynne Bolton 6–4, 6–4. She teamed with Mary Bevis Hawton to win the women's doubles title at the 1946 Australian Championships, defeating Bolton and Thelma Coyne Long in the final 9–7, 6–4. Rymer and Hawton reached the women's doubles final at the 1947 and 1951 Australian Championships, losing both years to the Bolton-Long team. In 1946, 1947 and 1949 she reached the finals of the Australian Championships in mixed doubles with partner, John Bromwich and again in 1950 with Eric Sturgess Eric William Sturgess (10 May 1920 – 14 January 2004) was a South African male tennis player and winner of six Grand Slam doubles titles. He also reached the singles final of a Grand Slam tournament three times but never won. Sturgess was ra ..., losing all four times. Fitch married John Olive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Thelma Coyne Long
Thelma Dorothy Coyne Long (née Coyne; 14 October 1918 – 13 April 2015) was an Australian tennis player and one of the female players who dominated Australian tennis from the mid-1930s to the 1950s. During her career she won 19 Grand Slam tournament titles. In 2013, Long was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Tennis career At the Australian Championships, Long won singles titles in 1952 and 1954 and was a singles finalist in 1940, 1951, 1955 and 1956. In women's doubles, she won ten titles with Nancye Wynne Bolton (1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951 and 1952) and two titles with Mary Bevis Hawton (1956 and 1958). Long was a women's doubles finalist with Bolton in 1946 and 1950. She won mixed doubles titles in 1951, 1952 and 1955 with George Worthington and in 1954 with Rex Hartwig. She was a mixed doubles finalist in 1948 with Bill Sidwell. At Wimbledon, Long was a women's doubles finalist in 1957 with Hawton and a mixed doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. 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 * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = 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 1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Marble
Alice Marble (September 28, 1913 – December 13, 1990) was an American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam championships between 1936 and 1940: five in singles, six in women's doubles, and seven in mixed doubles. She was ranked world No. 1 in 1939. Early life Born in the small town of Beckwourth, California, Marble moved with her family at the age of five to San Francisco. A tomboy, she played seven sports at San Francisco Polytechnic High School, including basketball and baseball, but her brother persuaded her to try tennis. She quickly mastered the game, playing in Golden Gate Park, and by age 15, won several California junior tournaments. Tennis career At the U.S. Championships, Marble won the singles title in 1936 and from 1938 to 1940, the women's doubles title with Sarah Palfrey Cooke from 1937 to 1940, and the mixed doubles title with Gene Mako in 1936, Don Budge in 1938, Harry Hopman in 1939, and Bobby Riggs in 1940. At Wimbledon, Marble won the singles title in 1939 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
