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{{short description|Australian tennis player}} | |||
'''Nancye Wynne Bolton''' (] ] – ] ]) was a female ] player from ]. She won the women's singles title six times at the ], second only to ] who won 11 titles. Bolton won 20 titles at the Australian Championships, second only to Court's 21 titles. | |||
{{Use British English|date=May 2011}} | |||
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} | |||
{{Infobox tennis biography | |||
| name = Nancye Wynne Bolton | |||
| fullname = | |||
| country = {{flagu|Australia}} | |||
| image = Nancye Wynne Bolton 1938.jpg | |||
| birth_place = ], Australia<ref>, Kingston Local History (])</ref> | |||
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1916|12|02}} | |||
| death_place = ], Australia | |||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|11|09|1916|12|02|df=y}} | |||
| height = {{height|m=1.78}} | |||
| plays = Right-handed | |||
| careerprizemoney = | |||
| tennishofyear = 2006 | |||
| tennishofid = nancye-wynne-bolton | |||
| singlesrecord = | |||
| singlestitles = | |||
| highestsinglesranking = | |||
| AustralianOpenresult = '''W''' (1937, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951) | |||
| FrenchOpenresult = 3R (]) | |||
| Wimbledonresult = QF (]) | |||
| USOpenresult = F (]) | |||
| doublesrecord = | |||
| doublestitles = | |||
| highestdoublesranking = | |||
| grandslamsdoublesresults = | |||
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = '''W''' (1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952) | |||
| AustralianOpenDoublesjuniorresult = | |||
| AustralianOpenDoublesseniorresult = | |||
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = | |||
| FrenchOpenDoublesjuniorresult = | |||
| FrenchOpenDoublesseniorresult = | |||
| WimbledonDoublesresult = | |||
| WimbledonDoublejuniorresult = | |||
| WimbledonDoublesseniorresult = | |||
| USOpenDoublesresult = | |||
| USOpenDoublesjuniorresult = | |||
| Mixed = Yes | |||
| mixedrecord = | |||
| mixedtitles = | |||
| AustralianOpenMixedresult = '''W''' (1940, 1946, 1947, 1948) | |||
| FrenchOpenMixedresult = F (1938) | |||
| WimbledonMixedresult = F (1947, 1951) | |||
}} | |||
] (l) and Nancye Wynne (r) in Adelaide (1938)]] | |||
'''Nancye Wynne Bolton''' (née '''Wynne'''; 2 December 1916 – 9 November 2001) was a ] player from Australia. She won the women's singles title six times at the ], third only to ]'s and ]' 11 and 7 titles respectively. Bolton won 20 titles at the Australian Championships, second only to Court's 23 titles. | |||
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According to Wallis Myers and John Orloff of '']'' and the '']'', 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.<ref>{{cite book |author=Collins, Bud |title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book |publisher=New Chapter Press |location=New York |year=2008 |pages=695, 702 |isbn=978-0-942257-41-0 }}</ref> According to Ned Potter of '']'' magazine, Bolton was the second ranked player in 1947, behind ]. | ||
She married George Bolton on 6 July 1940.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17689213 |title=Married in Melbourne. |newspaper=] |date=8 July 1940 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He was a ] pilot and was killed in May 1942 during a raid on Germany.<ref>{{cite web|title=ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52864|url=http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=52864|publisher=Aviation Safety Network (ASN)}}</ref> | |||
Bolton was inducted into the ] in 2006. | |||
Bolton was inducted into the ] in 2004. | |||
==Grand Slam record== | |||
*] | |||
**'''Singles champion (6)''': 1937, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951 | |||
**Singles runner-up (2): 1936, 1949 | |||
**'''Women's Doubles champion (10)''': 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952 | |||
**Women's Doubles runner-up (2): 1946, 1950 | |||
**'''Mixed Doubles champion (4)''': 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948 | |||
**Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1938 | |||
==Grand Slam tournament finals== | |||
*] | |||
**Singles runner-up: 1938 | |||
===Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)=== | |||
*] | |||
**Mixed Doubles runner-up (2): 1947, 1951 | |||
{|class="sortable wikitable" | |||
!style="width:40px"|Result | |||
!style="width:30px"|Year | |||
!style="width:165px"|Championship | |||
!style="width:50px"|Surface | |||
!style="width:190px"|Opponent | |||
!style="width:140px" class="unsortable"|Score | |||
|-style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1936 || ] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 4–6, 4–6 | |||
|-style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1937 || ] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 | |||
|-style="background:#ccffcc;" | |||
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1938|| ] || Grass || {{flagicon|USA}} ] || 0–6, 3–6 | |||
|-style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1940||] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 5–7, 6–4, 6–0 | |||
|-style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1946||] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 6–4, 6–4 | |||
|-style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1947||] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 6–3, 6–2 | |||
|-style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1948||] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 6–3, 6–1 | |||
|-style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1949||] || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} ] || 3–6, 4–6 | |||
|-style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1951||] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 6–1, 7–5 | |||
|} | |||
===Doubles: 12 (10 titles, 2 runner-ups)=== | |||
{|class="sortable wikitable" | |||
!style="width:40px"|Result | |||
!style="width:30px"|Year | |||
!style="width:165px"|Championship | |||
!style="width:50px"|Surface | |||
!style="width:190px"|Partner | |||
!style="width:190px"|Opponents | |||
!style="width:140px" class="unsortable"|Score | |||
|- style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1936||] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|AUS}} May Blik <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Katherine Woodward || 6–2, 6–4 | |||
|- style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1937||] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 6–2, 6–2 | |||
|- style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1938||] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|US}} ] <br /> {{flagicon|US}} ] || 9–7, 6–4 | |||
|- style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1939||] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 7–5, 6–4 | |||
|- style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1940||] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Emily Niemayer || 7–5, 6–2 | |||
|- style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1946||] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 7–9, 4–6 | |||
|- style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1947||] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 6–3, 6–3 | |||
|- style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1948||] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|AUS}} Pat Jones <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 6–3, 6–3 | |||
|- style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1949||] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|US}} ] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 6–0, 6–1 | |||
|- style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1950||] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|US}} ] <br /> {{flagicon|US}} ] || 2–6, 6–2, 3–6 | |||
|- style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1951||] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 6–2, 6–1 | |||
|- style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win||1952||] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|AUS}} Allison Burton Baker <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 6–1, 6–1 | |||
|} | |||
===Mixed doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)=== | |||
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!style="width:40px"|Result | |||
!style="width:30px"|Year | |||
!style="width:165px"|Championship | |||
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!style="width:190px"|Opponents | |||
!style="width:140px" class="unsortable"|Score | |||
|-style="background:#ebc2af;" | |||
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1938 || ] || Clay || {{flagicon|FRA}} ] || {{flagicon|FRA}} ]<br />{{flagicon|YUG|Kingdom}} ] || 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 | |||
|- style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1938 || ] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 3–6, 2–6 | |||
|- style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1940 || ] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 | |||
|- style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1946 || ] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 6–0, 6–4 | |||
|- style="background:#cfc;" | |||
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1947 || ] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|USA}} ] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 6–1, 4–6, 2–6 | |||
|- style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1947 || ] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 6–3, 6–3 | |||
|- style="background:#ffc;" | |||
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1948 || ] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 7–5, 4–6, 8–6 | |||
|- style="background:#cfc;" | |||
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1951 || ] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || {{flagicon|USA}} ] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 5–7, 2–6 | |||
|} | |||
==Grand Slam singles tournament timeline== | ==Grand Slam singles tournament timeline== | ||
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}} | |||
{|class="wikitable" | {|class="wikitable" | ||
! Tournament !! 1935 !! 1936 !! 1937 !! 1938 !! 1939 !! 1940 !! {{nowrap|1941–1944}} !! 1945 !! 1946{{efn|name=sequence|In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.}} !! 1947{{efn|name=sequence|In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.}} !! 1948 !! 1949 !! 1950 !! 1951 !! 1952 | |||
|- bgcolor="#efefef" | |||
! style="width:45px;" | SR | |||
! Tournament !! 1935 !! 1936 !! 1937 !! 1938 !! 1939 !! 1940 !! 1941 - 1944 !! 1945 !! 1946 !! 1947 !! 1948 !! 1949 !! 1950 !! 1951 !! 1952 !! Career SR | |||
! style="width:45px;" | {{Tooltip| W–L | Win–loss}} | |||
! style="width:45px;" | {{nowrap|Win %}} | |||
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| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|] | ||
| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | ] | ||
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | ''']''' | ||
| align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | ] | ||
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|] | ||
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | ''']''' | ||
| align="center" | NH | | align="center" | NH | ||
| align="center" | NH | | align="center" | NH | ||
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | ''']''' | ||
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | ''']''' | ||
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | ''']''' | ||
| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | ] | ||
| align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | ] | ||
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | ''']''' | ||
| align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | ] | ||
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| align="center" | 6 / 13 | ||
| align="center" | 44–7 | |||
| align="center" | 86.3 | |||
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| align="center" |A | | align="center" |A | ||
| align="center" |A | | align="center" |A | ||
| align="center" |A | | align="center" |A | ||
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R | | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|] | ||
| align="center" |A | | align="center" |A | ||
| align="center" |NH | | align="center" |NH | ||
| align="center" |R{{efn|name=restricted|Tournament restricted to French nationals and held under ].}} | |||
| align="center" | R | |||
| align="center" |A | | align="center" |A | ||
| align="center" |A | | align="center" |A | ||
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| align="center" | 1–1 | |||
| align="center" | 50.0 | |||
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| align="center" |A | | align="center" |A | ||
| align="center" |A | | align="center" |A | ||
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R | | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|] | ||
| align="center" |A | | align="center" |A | ||
| align="center" | NH | | align="center" | NH | ||
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| align="center" | NH | | align="center" | NH | ||
| align="center" |A | | align="center" |A | ||
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|] | ||
| align="center" |A | | align="center" |A | ||
| align="center" |A | | align="center" |A | ||
| align="center" |A | | align="center" |A | ||
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R | | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|] | ||
| align="center" |A | | align="center" |A | ||
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| align="center" | 7–3 | |||
| align="center" | 70.0 | |||
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| align="center" |A | | align="center" |A | ||
| align="center" |A | | align="center" |A | ||
| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | ] | ||
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| align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | ] | ||
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| align="center" | 77.8 | |||
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| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''Win–loss''' | ||
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |1–1 | ||
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | |
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |4–1 | ||
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |4–0 | ||
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |10–4 | ||
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | |
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0–1 | ||
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | |
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |4–0 | ||
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | |
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |– | ||
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | |
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |– | ||
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | |
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |5–0 | ||
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | |
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |11–2 | ||
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | |
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |4–0 | ||
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | |
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |3–1 | ||
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | |
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |3–1 | ||
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | |
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |7–1 | ||
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | |
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |3–1 | ||
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''6 / 19''' | | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | {{nowrap|'''6 / 19'''}} | ||
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | {{nowrap|'''59–13'''}} | |||
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''81.9''' | |||
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NH – tournament not held. | |||
R – tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation. | |||
A – did not participate in the tournament. | |||
SR – the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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==Notes== | |||
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==References== | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Australian tennis player
Country (sports) | Australia |
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Born | (1916-12-02)2 December 1916 Melbourne, Australia |
Died | 9 November 2001(2001-11-09) (aged 84) Melbourne, Australia |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Int. Tennis HoF | 2006 (member page) |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | W (1937, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951) |
French Open | 3R (1938) |
Wimbledon | QF (1947) |
US Open | F (1938) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1940, 1946, 1947, 1948) |
French Open | F (1938) |
Wimbledon | F (1947, 1951) |
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 in 2004.
Grand Slam tournament finals
Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1936 | Australian Championships | Grass | Joan Hartigan | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1937 | Australian Championships | Grass | Emily Hood Westacott | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 1938 | US Championships | Grass | Alice Marble | 0–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1940 | Australian Championships | Grass | Thelma Coyne Long | 5–7, 6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 1946 | Australian Championships | Grass | Joyce Fitch | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 1947 | Australian Championships | Grass | Nell Hall Hopman | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 1948 | Australian Championships | Grass | Marie Toomey | 6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 1949 | Australian Championships | Grass | Doris Hart | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1951 | Australian Championships | Grass | Thelma Coyne Long | 6–1, 7–5 |
Doubles: 12 (10 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Mixed doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | 1938 | French Championships | Clay | Christian Boussus | Simonne Mathieu Dragutin Mitić |
6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1938 | Australian Championships | Grass | Colin Long | Margaret Wilson John Bromwich |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1940 | Australian Championships | Grass | Colin Long | Nell Hall Hopman Harry Hopman |
7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
Win | 1946 | Australian Championships | Grass | Colin Long | Joyce Fitch John Bromwich |
6–0, 6–4 |
Loss | 1947 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | Colin Long | Louise Brough John Bromwich |
6–1, 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1947 | Australian Championships | Grass | Colin Long | Joyce Fitch John Bromwich |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 1948 | Australian Championships | Grass | Colin Long | Thelma Coyne Long Bill Sidwell |
7–5, 4–6, 8–6 |
Loss | 1951 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | Mervyn Rose | Doris Hart Frank Sedgman |
5–7, 2–6 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941–1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Australian Championships | 2R | F | W | SF | 2R | W | NH | NH | W | W | W | F | SF | W | SF | 6 / 13 | 44–7 | 86.3 |
French Championships | A | A | A | 3R | A | NH | R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | 4R | A | NH | NH | NH | A | QF | A | A | A | 3R | A | 0 / 3 | 7–3 | 70.0 |
U.S. Championships | A | A | A | F | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 7–2 | 77.8 |
Win–loss | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 10–4 | 0–1 | 4–0 | – | – | 5–0 | 11–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 6 / 19 | 59–13 | 81.9 |
See also
Notes
- ^ In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.
- Tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.
References
- Nancye Wynne Bolton: Tennis Champion, Kingston Local History (City of Kingston)
- Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 702. ISBN 978-0-942257-41-0.
- "Married in Melbourne". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 8 July 1940. p. 4.
- "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52864". Aviation Safety Network (ASN).
External links
- Nancye Wynne Bolton at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
- Nancye Wynne Bolton at Tennis Australia
- Nancye Bolton at Wimbledon
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- 1916 births
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- Australian Championships (tennis) champions
- Australian female tennis players
- International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees
- Sportswomen from Victoria (state)
- 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 sportswomen