Nancye Wynne Bolton (née Wynne; 2 December 1916 – 9 November 2001) was a

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player from Australia. She won the women's singles title six times at the

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, third only to

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's and

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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 ''

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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

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. She married George Bolton on 6 July 1940. He was a

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pilot and was killed in May 1942 during a raid on Germany. Bolton was inducted into the

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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

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bolton, Nancye Wynne 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