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This is a list of the main career statistics of Australian former tennis player Margaret Court. She won 64 Grand Slam events (24 singles, 19 doubles, 21 mixed doubles), which is a record for a male or female player. Her 24 Grand Slam singles titles and 21 in mixed doubles are also all-time records for both sexes. She achieved a career Grand Slam in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. She is one of three women to have achieved the calendar year Grand Slam in singles (alongside
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and Maureen Connolly), and is the only woman to have achieved the mixed doubles Grand Slam, which she did twice. Court won more than half of the Grand Slam singles tournaments she played (24 of 47). She won 192 singles titles before and after the Open Era, an all-time record. Her career singles win-loss record was 1,177–106, for a winning percentage of 91.74 percent on all surfaces (hard, clay, grass, carpet), is also an all-time record. She won at least 100 singles matches in 1965 (113–8), 1968 (107–12), 1969 (104–6), 1970 (110–6), and 1973 (108–6). She won more than 80 percent of her singles matches against top 10 players (297–73) and was the year-end top ranked player seven times.


Grand Slam performance timeline


Singles


Doubles


Mixed doubles

Note: The shared mixed doubles titles at the Australian Championships/Open in 1965 and 1969 are not always counted in Court's Grand Slam win total because the finals were never played. The Australian Open does officially count them as joint victories. Otherwise, she would have 21 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, which is reflected in the above table.


Grand Slam finals


Singles: 29 finals (24 titles, 5 runner-ups)


Women's doubles: 33 finals (19 titles, 14 runner-ups)


Mixed doubles: 25 finals (21 titles, 4 runner-ups)


Win-Loss singles record in Majors

:Australian Championships/Australian Open Court's overall win-loss record at the Australian Championships/Australian Open was 61–3 (95.3%) in 14 years (1959–1966, 1968–1971, 1973, 1975). (Her win total includes one walkover but does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to
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in 1975,
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in 1968, and
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in 1959. :French Championships/French Open Court's overall win-loss record at the French Championships/French Open was 47–5 (90.3%) in 10 years (1961–1966, 1969–1971, 1973). (Her win total includes three walkovers but does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to Gail Chanfreau in 1971, Nancy Richey in 1966, Lesley Turner Bowrey in 1965, Věra Pužejová Suková in 1963, and Ann Haydon-Jones in 1961. :United States Championships/United States Open Court's overall win-loss record at the United States Championships/United States Open was 51–6 (89.5%) in 11 years (1961–1965, 1968–1970, 1972–1973, 1975). (Her win total does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to
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in 1975,
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in 1972, Maria Bueno in 1968 and 1963,
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in 1964, and Darlene Hard in 1961. :Wimbledon Championships Court's overall win-loss record at Wimbledon was 51–9 (85%) in 12 years (1961–1966, 1968–1971, 1973, 1975). (Her win total includes one mid-match retirement by her opponent, but does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1975 and 1971,
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in 1973, Ann Haydon-Jones in 1969,
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in 1968,
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in 1966 and 1962, Maria Bueno in 1964, and
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in 1961. :United States Championships/United States Open Court's overall win-loss record at the United States Championships/United States Open was 51–6 (89.5%) in 11 years (1961–1965, 1968–1970, 1972–1973, 1975). (Her win total does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to
Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova ( cs, Martina Navrátilová ; ; born October 18, 1956) is a Czech–American, former professional tennis player. Widely considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, Navratilova won 18 major singles titles, 31 maj ...
in 1975,
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in 1972, Maria Bueno in 1968 and 1963,
Karen Hantze Susman Karen Susman (née Hantze; born December 11, 1942) is a retired female tennis player from the United States. She won the 1962 women's singles title at Wimbledon, defeating Věra Pužejová Suková in the final 6–4, 6–4, but did not defend he ...
in 1964, and Darlene Hard in 1961.


Career singles finals: 234 (192 titles, 42 runner-ups)

Margaret Court contested 234 known singles finals between April 1958 and February 1977 she won 192 of those finals, 92 titles came in the Open Era of tennis. (Incomplete roll)


Federation Cup

Court played in the then-named
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since its inception in
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...
, and then played again in
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
and
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
. She returned to the tournament after her temporary retirement, and played again with the Australian Fed Cup team in
1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...
,
1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
and finally in December 1970. Of the six years she played, the Australian team won in four:
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
,
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
,
1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...
and December 1970. She accumulated a total of 35 wins over her career, which ties with Evonne Goolagong Cawley and Dianne Balestrat as the third-most ever from an Australian. She holds a perfect 20–0 singles record, a near-perfect 40–1 singles set record, tying with Kerry Reid as the best-ever from an Australian. Her doubles record of 15–5 is the fifth-highest of an Australian.


Wins (4)


Participations (40)


Singles (20)


Doubles (20)


References

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