Mary Carter Reitano (''née'' Carter; born 29 November 1934) is a former
tennis
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player from
Australia
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.
As a junior player she won the girls' singles title at the
Australian Championships
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in 1951 and 1952.
Reitano won the singles title at the
1956 Australian Championships
The 1956 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia from 20 January to 30 January. It was the 44th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the A ...
, defeating
Thelma 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 Sla ...
in the final in three sets after surviving a match point in the third set. At the
1959 Australian Championships
The 1959 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia from 16 January to 26 January. It was the 47th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the ...
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
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to win the women's doubles title there in 1961. Reitano teamed with three different partners to be the runner-up in women's doubles at the 1956, 1959, and 1962 Australian Championships. Reitano also was the runner-up in mixed doubles at the 1961 Australian Championships.
In February 1958 she married Sydney Reitano. She became a coaching professional in 1962.
Grand Slam tournament finals
Singles (2 titles)
Doubles (1 title, 3 runners-up)
Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
See also
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Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final
References
External links
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1934 births
Living people
Australian Championships (tennis) champions
Australian female tennis players
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's singles
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles
Place of birth missing (living people)
Australian Championships (tennis) junior champions