Nancye Wynne Bolton
Australian tennis player
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| Intro | Australian tennis player | |
| A.K.A. | Nancye Meredith Wynne Bolton | |
| A.K.A. | Nancye Meredith Wynne Bolton | |
| Places | Australia | |
| was | Athlete Tennis player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 10 June 1916, Melbourne | |
| Death | 9 November 2001Melbourne (aged 85 years) |
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Biography
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, 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 and John Olliff 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 2006.
Grand Slam tournament finals
Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1936 | Australian Championships | Grass | Joan Hartigan | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1937 | Australian Championships | Grass | Emily Hood Westacott | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1938 | US Championships | Grass | Alice Marble | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1940 | Australian Championships | Grass | Thelma Coyne Long | 5–7, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Winner | 1946 | Australian Championships | Grass | Joyce Fitch | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1947 | Australian Championships | Grass | Nell Hall Hopman | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 1948 | Australian Championships | Grass | Marie Toomey | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 1949 | Australian Championships | Grass | Doris Hart | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1951 | Australian Championships | Grass | Thelma Coyne Long | 6–1, 7–5 |
Doubles: 12 (10 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1936 | Australian Championships | Grass | Thelma Coyne Long | May Blik Katherine Wooodward | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1937 | Australian Championships | Grass | Thelma Coyne Long | Nell Hall Hopman Emily Hood Westacott | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 1938 | Australian Championships | Grass | Thelma Coyne Long | Dorothy Bundy Cheney Dorothy Workman | 9–7, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1939 | Australian Championships | Grass | Thelma Coyne Long | May Hardcastle Nell Hall Hopman | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1940 | Australian Championships | Grass | Thelma Coyne Long | Joan Hartigan Emily Niemayer | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 1946 | Australian Championships | Grass | Thelma Coyne Long | Joyce Fitch Mary Bevis Hawton | 7–9, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1947 | Australian Championships | Grass | Thelma Coyne Long | Joyce Fitch Mary Bevis Hawton | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 1948 | Australian Championships | Grass | Thelma Coyne Long | Pat Jones Mary Bevis Hawton | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 1949 | Australian Championships | Grass | Thelma Coyne Long | Doris Hart Marie Toomey | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 1950 | Australian Championships | Grass | Thelma Coyne Long | Louise Brough Doris Hart | 2–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1951 | Australian Championships | Grass | Thelma Coyne Long | Joyce Fitch Mary Bevis Hawton | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 1952 | Australian Championships | Grass | Thelma Coyne Long | Allison Burton Baker Mary Bevis Hawton | 6–1, 6–1 |
Mixed doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1938 | French Championships | Clay | Christian Boussus | Simonne Mathieu Dragutin Mitić | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 1938 | Australian Championships | Grass | Colin Long | Margaret Wilson John Bromwich | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1940 | Australian Championships | Grass | Colin Long | Nell Hall Hopman Harry Hopman | 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1946 | Australian Championships | Grass | Colin Long | Joyce Fitch John Bromwich | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1947 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | Colin Long | Louise Brough John Bromwich | 6–1, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1947 | Australian Championships | Grass | Colin Long | Joyce Fitch John Bromwich | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 1948 | Australian Championships | Grass | Colin Long | Thelma Coyne Long Bill Sidwell | 7–5, 4–6, 8–6 |
| Runner-up | 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# | A | NH |
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; or (NH) tournament not held.
| 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 |