Nancye Wynne Bolton (née Wynne; 2 December 1916 – 9 November 2001) was a
tennis
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player from Australia. She won the women's singles title six times at the
Australian Championships
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, third only to
Margaret Court
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's and
Serena Williams
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' 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
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'' and the ''
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'', 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
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.
She married George Bolton on 6 July 1940. He was a
RAAF
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pilot and was killed in May 1942 during a raid on Germany.
Bolton was inducted into the
International Tennis Hall of Fame
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in 2004.
Grand Slam tournament finals
Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Doubles: 12 (10 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Mixed doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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
Notes
References
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1916 births
2001 deaths
Australian Championships (tennis) champions
Australian female tennis players
International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees
Sportswomen from Victoria (Australia)
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's singles
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles
Tennis players from Melbourne
People educated at Lauriston Girls' School
People from Mentone, Victoria
People educated at Mentone Girls' Grammar School
20th-century Australian women