Thelma Coyne (l) and Nancye Wynne (r) in Adelaide (1938)

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.[2] 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.[3] He was a RAAF pilot and was killed in May 1942 during a raid on Germany.[4]

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
Loss 1936 Australian Championships Grass Australia Joan Hartigan 4–6, 4–6
Win 1937 Australian Championships Grass Australia Emily Hood Westacott 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Loss 1938 US Championships Grass United States Alice Marble 0–6, 3–6
Win 1940 Australian Championships Grass Australia Thelma Coyne Long 5–7, 6–4, 6–0
Win 1946 Australian Championships Grass Australia Joyce Fitch 6–4, 6–4
Win 1947 Australian Championships Grass Australia Nell Hall Hopman 6–3, 6–2
Win 1948 Australian Championships Grass Australia Marie Toomey 6–3, 6–1
Loss 1949 Australian Championships Grass United States Doris Hart 3–6, 4–6
Win 1951 Australian Championships Grass Australia Thelma Coyne Long 6–1, 7–5

Doubles: 12 (10 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1936 Australian Championships Grass Australia Thelma Coyne Long Australia May Blik
Australia Katherine Woodward		 6–2, 6–4
Win 1937 Australian Championships Grass Australia Thelma Coyne Long Australia Nell Hall Hopman
Australia Emily Hood Westacott		 6–2, 6–2
Win 1938 Australian Championships Grass Australia Thelma Coyne Long United States Dorothy Bundy Cheney
United States Dorothy Workman		 9–7, 6–4
Win 1939 Australian Championships Grass Australia Thelma Coyne Long Australia May Hardcastle
Australia Nell Hall Hopman		 7–5, 6–4
Win 1940 Australian Championships Grass Australia Thelma Coyne Long Australia Joan Hartigan
Australia Emily Niemayer		 7–5, 6–2
Loss 1946 Australian Championships Grass Australia Thelma Coyne Long Australia Joyce Fitch
Australia Mary Bevis Hawton		 7–9, 4–6
Win 1947 Australian Championships Grass Australia Thelma Coyne Long Australia Joyce Fitch
Australia Mary Bevis Hawton		 6–3, 6–3
Win 1948 Australian Championships Grass Australia Thelma Coyne Long Australia Pat Jones
Australia Mary Bevis Hawton		 6–3, 6–3
Win 1949 Australian Championships Grass Australia Thelma Coyne Long United States Doris Hart
Australia Marie Toomey		 6–0, 6–1
Loss 1950 Australian Championships Grass Australia Thelma Coyne Long United States Louise Brough
United States Doris Hart		 2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 1951 Australian Championships Grass Australia Thelma Coyne Long Australia Joyce Fitch
Australia Mary Bevis Hawton		 6–2, 6–1
Win 1952 Australian Championships Grass Australia Thelma Coyne Long Australia Allison Burton Baker
Australia Mary Bevis Hawton		 6–1, 6–1

Mixed doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1938 French Championships Clay France Christian Boussus France Simonne Mathieu
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragutin Mitić		 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1938 Australian Championships Grass Australia Colin Long Australia Margaret Wilson
Australia John Bromwich		 3–6, 2–6
Win 1940 Australian Championships Grass Australia Colin Long Australia Nell Hall Hopman
Australia Harry Hopman		 7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Win 1946 Australian Championships Grass Australia Colin Long Australia Joyce Fitch
Australia John Bromwich		 6–0, 6–4
Loss 1947 Wimbledon Championships Grass Australia Colin Long United States Louise Brough
Australia John Bromwich		 6–1, 4–6, 2–6
Win 1947 Australian Championships Grass Australia Colin Long Australia Joyce Fitch
Australia John Bromwich		 6–3, 6–3
Win 1948 Australian Championships Grass Australia Colin Long Australia Thelma Coyne Long
Australia Bill Sidwell		 7–5, 4–6, 8–6
Loss 1951 Wimbledon Championships Grass Australia Mervyn Rose United States Doris Hart
Australia Frank Sedgman		 5–7, 2–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941–1944 1945 1946[a] 1947[a] 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 SR W–L Win %
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[b] 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

  1. ^ a b In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.
  2. ^ Tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.

References

  1. ^ Nancye Wynne Bolton: Tennis Champion, Kingston Local History (City of Kingston)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Married in Melbourne". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 8 July 1940. p. 4.
  4. ^ "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52864". Aviation Safety Network (ASN).
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancye_Wynne_Bolton
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