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'''Nancye Wynne Bolton''' (2 December 1916 – 9 November 2001) 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. '''Nancye Wynne Bolton''' (2 December 1916 – 9 November 2001) 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.


According to most sources, Bolton finished 1938, 1947, and 1948 ranked in the world top 10. According to ] of '']'' magazine, Bolton was the second ranked player in 1947, just behind ]. According to Wallis Myers 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, N.Y |year=2008 |pages=695, 702 |isbn=0-942257-41-3 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref> According to ] of '']'' magazine, Bolton was the second ranked player in 1947, just behind ].


Bolton was inducted into the ] in 2006. Bolton was inducted into the ] in 2006.
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Revision as of 19:11, 5 January 2009

Nancye Wynne Bolton (2 December 1916 – 9 November 2001) was a female tennis player from Australia. She won the women's singles title six times at the Australian Championships, second only to Margaret Court who won 11 titles. Bolton won 20 titles at the Australian Championships, second only to Court's 21 titles.

According to Wallis Myers 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, just behind Louise Brough Clapp.

Bolton was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006.

Grand Slam record

  • Australian Championships
    • 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
  • Wimbledon
    • Mixed Doubles runner-up (2): 1947, 1951

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 - 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 Career SR
Australian Championships 2R F W SF 2R W NH NH W W W F SF W SF 6 / 13
French Championships A A A 3R A NH R A A A A A A A A 0 / 1
Wimbledon A A A 4R A NH NH NH A QF A A A 3R A 0 / 3
U.S. Championships A A A F A A A A A SF A A A A A 0 / 2
SR 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 1 6 / 19

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.

In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.

See also

External links

References

  1. Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 702. ISBN 0-942257-41-3.
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