Nancye Wynne Bolton
Country (sports) Australia
Born(1916-12-02)2 December 1916
Melbourne, Australia[1]
Died9 November 2001(2001-11-09) (aged 84)
Melbourne, Australia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Int. Tennis HoF2006 (member page)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (1937, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951)
French Open3R (1938)
WimbledonQF (1947)
US OpenF (1938)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenW (1940, 1946, 1947, 1948)
French OpenF (1938)
WimbledonF (1947, 1951)
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
Loss1936Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Joan Hartigan4–6, 4–6
Win1937Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Emily Hood Westacott6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Loss1938US ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Alice Marble0–6, 3–6
Win1940Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Thelma Coyne Long5–7, 6–4, 6–0
Win1946Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Joyce Fitch6–4, 6–4
Win1947Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Nell Hall Hopman6–3, 6–2
Win1948Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Marie Toomey6–3, 6–1
Loss1949Australian ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Doris Hart3–6, 4–6
Win1951Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Thelma Coyne Long6–1, 7–5

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

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1936Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Thelma Coyne LongAustralia May Blik
Australia Katherine Woodward
6–2, 6–4
Win1937Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Thelma Coyne LongAustralia Nell Hall Hopman
Australia Emily Hood Westacott
6–2, 6–2
Win1938Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Thelma Coyne LongUnited States Dorothy Bundy Cheney
United States Dorothy Workman
9–7, 6–4
Win1939Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Thelma Coyne LongAustralia May Hardcastle
Australia Nell Hall Hopman
7–5, 6–4
Win1940Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Thelma Coyne LongAustralia Joan Hartigan
Australia Emily Niemayer
7–5, 6–2
Loss1946Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Thelma Coyne LongAustralia Joyce Fitch
Australia Mary Bevis Hawton
7–9, 4–6
Win1947Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Thelma Coyne LongAustralia Joyce Fitch
Australia Mary Bevis Hawton
6–3, 6–3
Win1948Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Thelma Coyne LongAustralia Pat Jones
Australia Mary Bevis Hawton
6–3, 6–3
Win1949Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Thelma Coyne LongUnited States Doris Hart
Australia Marie Toomey
6–0, 6–1
Loss1950Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Thelma Coyne LongUnited States Louise Brough
United States Doris Hart
2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win1951Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Thelma Coyne LongAustralia Joyce Fitch
Australia Mary Bevis Hawton
6–2, 6–1
Win1952Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Thelma Coyne LongAustralia 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
Loss1938French ChampionshipsClayFrance Christian BoussusFrance Simonne Mathieu
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragutin Mitić
6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Loss1938Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Colin LongAustralia Margaret Wilson
Australia John Bromwich
3–6, 2–6
Win1940Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Colin LongAustralia Nell Hall Hopman
Australia Harry Hopman
7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Win1946Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Colin LongAustralia Joyce Fitch
Australia John Bromwich
6–0, 6–4
Loss1947Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Colin LongUnited States Louise Brough
Australia John Bromwich
6–1, 4–6, 2–6
Win1947Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Colin LongAustralia Joyce Fitch
Australia John Bromwich
6–3, 6–3
Win1948Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Colin LongAustralia Thelma Coyne Long
Australia Bill Sidwell
7–5, 4–6, 8–6
Loss1951Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Mervyn RoseUnited 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.
Tournament1935193619371938193919401941–194419451946[lower-alpha 1]1947[lower-alpha 1]19481949195019511952 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[lower-alpha 2] 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. 1 2 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).
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