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Encyclopedia > Margaret Smith Court
Margaret Smith Court
Country  Australia
Residence Perth, Australia
Date of birth July 16, 1942 (1942-07-16) (age 65)
Place of birth Albury, Australia
Height 5'9 (1.75 m)
Weight 149 lbs. (67.5 kg)
Turned Pro 1968
Retired 1977
Plays Right-handed
Career Prize Money US$
Singles
Career record: -
Career titles: 92 during open era
Highest ranking: 1 (1973)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open W (1960-66, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973)
French Open W (1962, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1973)
Wimbledon W (1963, 1965, 1970)
U.S. Open W (1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1973)
Doubles
Career record: -
Career titles: 48 during open era
Highest ranking: -

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Margaret Smith Court AO MBE (born 16 July 1942) is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Australia, who in 1970, became the first woman in the open era to win all four Grand Slam singles titles in the same calendar year. Court won a record 24 Grand Slam singles titles, more than any other player – male or female – in tennis. She won a record 62 Grand Slam titles – 24 singles, 19 women's doubles, and 19 mixed doubles, again, more than any other player – male or female – in tennis. Many consider her the greatest female tennis player. The International Tennis Hall of Fame states, "There has never been a tennis player to match (her)."[1] Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows, New York Tennis is a game played between two players (singles) or between two teams of two players (doubles). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Open Era in tennis began in 1968, when the Grand Slam events such as the Wimbledon Championships abandoned the longstanding rules of amateurism and allowed professionals to compete. ... In tennis, a singles player or doubles team that wins all four Grand Slam titles in the same year is said to have achieved the Grand Slam or a Calendar Year Grand Slam. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Tennis statistics. ... The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a non-profit tennis hall of fame and museum at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. // The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a non-profit institution dedicated to preserving the history of tennis, inspiring and encouraging junior tennis development, enshrining...

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Biography

She was born Margaret Smith in 1942, in Albury, New South Wales, the youngest of four children of Lawrence Smith and Catherine Smith (née Beaufort). She began playing tennis when she was eight years old and was 17 when she won the first of seven consecutive singles titles at the Australian Championships in 1960. Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Albury is a city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the Northern side of the Murray River. ... Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Motto(s): Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004... The Australian Open is held each January at Melbourne Park. ...


After Wimbledon in 1966, Court decided to retire from tennis. In 1967, she married Barry Court (and became known as Margaret Smith Court or Margaret Court). She returned to tennis in 1968. In 1970, she won all four Grand Slam singles titles. In 1971, Court lost the Wimbledon singles final to Evonne Goolagong Cawley while pregnant with her first child, Daniel, who was born in March 1972. Court made a comeback the same year and played in the U.S. Open. In 1974, her second child, Marika, was born. Court started playing again but retired permanently in 1977 when she learned she was expecting the third of her four children. The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as Wimbledon, is the oldest major championship in tennis and is widely considered to be the most prestigious. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... In tennis, a singles player or doubles team that wins all four Grand Slam titles in the same year is said to have achieved the Grand Slam or a Calendar Year Grand Slam. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley, born July 31, 1951 at Griffith, New South Wales, Australia, was a professional tennis player. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Open tennis tournament, commonly referred to as the US Open, is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam tennis tournaments. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ...


Court is one of only three players to have achieved a career "boxed set" of Grand Slam titles, winning every possible Grand Slam title – singles, same-sex doubles and mixed doubles – at all four Grand Slam events. The others are Doris Hart and Martina Navrátilová. Court, however, is the only person to have won all 12 Grand Slam events at least twice. She also is unique in having completed a boxed set before the start of the open era in 1968 and a separate boxed set after the start of the open era. Doris Hart (born on June 2, 1925 in St. ... Martina Navrátilová (b. ... The Open Era in tennis began in 1968, when the Grand Slam events such as the Wimbledon Championships abandoned the longstanding rules of amateurism and allowed professionals to compete. ...


She is also widely remembered for having lost a heavily publicized and U.S. televised challenge match to a former World No. 1 male tennis player, the 55-year-old Bobby Riggs, on Mother's Day, May 13, 1973, in Ramona, California. Court was the top-ranked women's player at the time, and it has been written that she did not take the match seriously, assuming that she would win without difficulty. Using a mixture of lobs and drop shots, however, Riggs beat her handily 6-2, 6-1. Four months later, Billie Jean King beat Riggs in the even more famous Battle of the Sexes match in the Houston Astrodome to even the score. World number one male tennis player rankings is a year-by-year listing of both the male tennis player who, at the end of a full year of play, has generally been considered to be the best overall player for the entire year, and of the runner-up for that... Bobby Riggs on the cover of Sports Illustrated just before his match with Billie Jean King in 1973 Riggs at Wimbledon in 1939 Robert Larimore (Bobby) Riggs (February 25, 1918 – October 25, 1995) was a 1930s–40s tennis player who was the World No. ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Billie Jean Moffitt King (born November 22, 1943 in Long Beach, California) is a retired tennis player from the United States. ... The Battle of the Sexes was a nationally televised tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King, held at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, on September 20, 1973. ... The Reliant Astrodome, formerly just the Astrodome, is a domed sports stadium in Houston, Texas, and is part of the Reliant Park complex. ...


In 1979, Court was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a non-profit tennis hall of fame and museum at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. // The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a non-profit institution dedicated to preserving the history of tennis, inspiring and encouraging junior tennis development, enshrining...


In January 2003, Show Court One at Melbourne Park was renamed Margaret Court Arena. Also in 2003, Australia Post honoured her and fellow Australian tennis Rod Laver by putting their images on postage stamps. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Melbourne Park at night. ... Australia Post is the government-owned postal service of Australia. ... For the arena in Melbourne Park used for show matches in the Australian Open, see Rod Laver Arena Rodney George (Rod) Laver MBE (born August 9, 1938, in Rockhampton, Australia) is a former tennis player from Australia who was the World No. ... An Australian stamp commemorating the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 This is a list of people on the postage stamps of Australia. ...


Court now lives in Perth, Western Australia, and runs Victory Life Centre (see [1]), a Christian ministry. The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      A Christian () is a person who...


Court's father-in-law, Sir Charles Court, and brother-in-law, Richard Court, were Liberal premiers of Western Australia. Sir Charles Walter Michael Court, AK, KCMG, OBE (Mil) (born September 29, 1911), Australian politician, was Premier of Western Australia between 1974 and 1982. ... Richard Fairfax Court AC (born Nedlands, September 27, 1947), was Liberal Party Premier of Western Australia between 1993 and 2001. ... This article concerns the modern Australian political party. ... John Forrest, the first Premier of Western Australia The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. ...


Career timeline

  • 1960 - Won her first singles title at the Australian Championships but lost the junior girls final to Lesley Turner.
  • 1962 - Won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments.
  • 1963 - Became the first Australian woman to win a singles title at Wimbledon. She and Ken Fletcher became the only team to win all four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles during the same calendar year.
  • 1964 - Won three of the four Grand Slam mixed doubles tournaments. Her women's doubles title at Wimbledon completed her career "boxed set" of Grand Slam titles.
  • 1965 - Won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments and all four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, with three different partners.
  • 1966 - Temporarily retired.
  • 1969 - Won three of the four Grand Slam singles and mixed doubles tournaments.
  • 1970 - Won all four Grand Slam singles tournaments, defeating Kerry Melville Reid in the Australian Open final, Helga Niessen Masthoff in the French Open final, Billie Jean King in the Wimbledon final, and Rosemary Casals in the U.S. Open final. Maureen Connolly Brinker in 1953 and Steffi Graf in 1988 are the only other women who have won all four Grand Slam singles tournaments during the same calendar year.
  • 1973 - Won three of the four Grand Slam singles and women's doubles tournaments. Lost her match with Bobby Riggs. Her women's doubles title at the U.S. Open completed a "boxed set" of Grand Slam titles won exclusively after the start of the open era in 1968.
  • 1975 - Played the final Grand Slam singles match of her career, losing to Martina Navratilova 6-2, 6-4 in a quarterfinal of the U.S. Open. Partnered with Virginia Wade at the U.S. Open to win her 62nd Grand Slam title and 19th Grand Slam women's doubles title, defeating Billie Jean King and Rosemary Casals in the final. This was Court's last Grand Slam title.
  • 1977 - Played the final singles match of her career, defeating Greer Stevens 5-7, 7-6, 6-3 in the third round of the Virginia Slims of Detroit. Court defaulted the quarterfinal to Francoise Durr upon learning that she was pregnant with her third child.

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Grand Slam titles and world rankings

Court won a record 62 Grand Slam titles, including a record 24 singles titles, 19 women's doubles titles, and a record 19 mixed doubles titles. She won 64 Grand Slam titles, including 21 mixed doubles titles, if the shared championships at the Australian Championships/Open in 1965 and 1969 are counted. The finals were not played because of bad weather. Court could have won even more mixed doubles titles had the event been held at the 1970, 1971, 1973, and 1975 Australian Opens. In tennis, a singles player or doubles team that wins all four Grand Slam titles in the same year is said to have achieved the Grand Slam or a Calendar Year Grand Slam. ... The Australian Open is held each January at Melbourne Park. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Court won 62 of the 85 Grand Slam finals (72.9%) in which she appeared, including 24-5 (82.8%) in singles finals, 19-14 (57.6%) in women's doubles finals, and 19-4 (82.6%) in mixed doubles finals.


Court reached the finals in 29, the semifinals in 36, and the quarterfinals in 43 of the 47 Grand Slams singles tournaments she played during her career. Her won-lost record in Grand Slam singles tournaments was 210-23 .901 (47-5 at the French Championships/Open, 51-9 at Wimbledon, 51-6 at the U.S. Championships/Open, and 61-3 at the Australian Championships/Open). She won 11 of the 16 Grand Slam singles tournaments she entered beginning with the 1969 Australian Open and ending with the 1973 U.S. Open. She also won 11 of the 17 Grand Slam singles tournaments she entered beginning with the 1962 Australian Championships and ending with the 1966 Australian Championships. During her career, Court was 146-2 (98.6%) against unseeded players in Grand Slam singles tournaments. The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ... The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as Wimbledon, is the oldest major championship in tennis and is widely considered to be the most prestigious. ... The United States Open tennis tournament, commonly referred to as the US Open, is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam tennis tournaments. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ...


Court is the only player to have won the calendar year Grand Slam in both singles and mixed doubles. She won the singles slam in 1970, the mixed doubles slam in 1963 with fellow Australian Ken Fletcher, and the mixed doubles slam in 1965 with three different partners (Fletcher, John Newcombe, and Fred Stolle). Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the former Australian rules footballer (father of Dustin Fletcher) see Ken Fletcher (footballer). ... John Newcombe. ... Frederick Fred Sydney Stolle (October 8, 1938) is an Australian male tennis player. ...


Court won more than half of the Grand Slam events held in 1963 (8 of 12), 1964 (7 of 12), 1965 (9 of 12), 1969 (8 of 12), 1970 (7 of 11), and 1973 (6 of 11).


According to the end-of-year rankings compiled by the London Daily Telegraph from 1914 through 1972, Court was ranked No. 1 in the world six times: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, and 1970. Court also was ranked No. 1 for 1973, when the official rankings were produced by the Women's Tennis Association. This article deals with The Daily Telegraph in Britain, see The Daily Telegraph (Australia) for the Australian publication The Daily Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper founded in 1855. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The Womens Tennis Association, formed in 1973, is the principal organizing body of womens professional tennis. ...


Grand Slam singles finals (29)

Wins (24)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1960 Australian Championships Jan Lehane O'Neill 7–5, 6–2
1961 Australian Championships (2) Jan Lehane O'Neill 6–1, 6–4
1962 Australian Championships (3) Jan Lehane O'Neill 6–0, 6–2
1962 French Championships Lesley Turner Bowrey 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
1962 U.S. Championships Darlene Hard 9–7, 6–4
1963 Australian Championships (4) Jan Lehane O'Neill 6–2, 6–2
1963 Wimbledon Billie Jean King 6–3, 6–4
1964 Australian Championships (5) Lesley Turner Bowrey 6–3, 6–2
1964 French Championships (2) Maria Bueno 5–7, 6–1, 6–2
1965 Australian Championships (6) Maria Bueno 5–7, 6–4, 5–2 retired
1965 Wimbledon (2) Maria Bueno 6–4, 7–5
1965 U.S. Championships (2) Billie Jean King 8–6, 7–5
1966 Australian Championships (7) Nancy Richey Gunter walkover
1969 Australian Open (8) Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–1
1969 French Open (3) Ann Haydon-Jones 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
1969 U.S. Open (3) Nancy Richey Gunter 6–2, 6–2
1970 Australian Open (9) Kerry Melville Reid 6–1, 6–3
1970 French Open (4) Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–2, 6–4
1970 Wimbledon (3) Billie Jean King 14–12, 11–9
1970 U.S. Open (4) Rosemary Casals 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
1971 Australian Open (10) Evonne Goolagong Cawley 2–6, 7–6, 7–5
1973 Australian Open (11) Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–4, 7–5
1973 French Open (5) Chris Evert 6–7, 7–6, 6–4
1973 U.S. Open (5) Evonne Goolagong Cawley 7–6, 5–7, 6–2

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Runner-ups (5)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1963 U.S. Championships Maria Bueno 7-5, 6-4
1964 Wimbledon Maria Bueno 6-4, 7-9, 6-3
1965 French Championships Lesley Turner Bowrey 6-3, 6-4
1968 Australian Championships Billie Jean King 6-1, 6-2
1971 Wimbledon Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6-4, 6-1

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Grand Slam women's doubles finals (33)

Wins (19)

Year Championship Partnering Opponents in Final Score/Final
1961 Australian Championships Mary Carter Reitano Mary Bevis Hawton
Jan Lehane O'Neill
6-4, 3-6, 7-5
1962 Australian Championships Robbyn Ebbern Darlene Hard
Mary Carter Reitano
6-4, 6-4
1963 Australian Championships Robbyn Ebbern Jan Lehane O'Neill
Lesley Turner Bowrey
6-1, 6-3
1963 U.S. Championships Robbyn Ebbern Maria Bueno
Darlene Hard
4-6, 10-8, 6-3
1964 French Championships Lesley Turner Bowrey Flag of Argentina Norma Baylon
Helga Schultze
6-3, 6-1
1964 Wimbledon Lesley Turner Bowrey Billie Jean King
Karen Hantze Susman
7-5, 6-2
1965 Australian Championships Lesley Turner Bowrey Robbyn Ebbern
Billie Jean King
1-6, 6-2, 6-3
1965 French Championships Lesley Turner Bowrey Francoise Durr
Jeanine Lieffrig
6-3, 6-1
1966 French Championships Judy Tegart Dalton Jill Blackman
Fay Toyne
4-6, 6-1, 6-1
1968 U.S. Open Maria Bueno Billie Jean King
Rosemary Casals
4-6, 9-7, 8-6
1969 Australian Open Judy Tegart Dalton Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King
6-4, 6-4
1969 Wimbledon Judy Tegart Dalton Patricia Hogan
Peggy Michel
9-7, 6-2
1970 Australian Open Judy Tegart Dalton Kerry Melville Reid
Kerry Harris
6-3, 6-1
1970 U.S. Open Judy Tegart Dalton Rosemary Casals
Virginia Wade
6-3, 6-4
1971 Australian Open Evonne Goolagong Cawley Jill Emmerson
Lesley Hunt
6-0, 6-0
1973 Australian Open Virginia Wade Kerry Harris
Kerry Melville Reid
6-4, 6-4
1973 U.S. Open Virginia Wade Billie Jean King
Rosemary Casals
3-6, 6-3, 7-5
1973 French Championships Virginia Wade Francoise Durr
Betty Stove
6-2, 6-3
1975 U.S. Open Virginia Wade Billie Jean King
Rosemary Casals
7-5, 2-6, 7-6

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Runner-ups (14)

Year Championship Partnering Opponents in Final Score/Final
1960 Australian Championships Lorraine Coghlan Robinson Maria Bueno
Christine Truman Janes
6-2, 5-7, 6-2
1961 Wimbledon Jan Lehane O'Neill Billie Jean King
Karen Hantze Susman
6-3, 6-4
1962 French Championships Justina Bricka Sandra Reynolds Price
Renee Schuurman Haygarth
6-4, 6-4
1963 French Championships Robbyn Ebbern Ann Haydon Jones
Renee Schuurman Haygarth
7-5, 6-4
1963 Wimbledon Robbyn Ebbern Maria Bueno
Darlene Hard
8-6, 9-7
1964 Australian Championships Robbyn Ebbern Judy Tegart Dalton
Lesley Turner Bowrey
6-4, 6-4
1964 U.S. Championships Lesley Turner Bowrey Billie Jean King
Karen Hantze Susman
3-6, 6-2, 6-4
1966 Australian Championships Lesley Turner Bowrey Carole Caldwell Graebner
Nancy Richey Gunter
6-4, 7-5
1966 Wimbledon Judy Tegart Dalton Maria Bueno
Nancy Richey Gunter
6-3, 4-6, 6-4
1969 French Open Nancy Richey Gunter Ann Haydon Jones
Francoise Durr
6-0, 4-6, 7-5
1969 U.S. Open Virginia Wade Francoise Durr
Darlene Hard
0-6, 6-4, 6-4
1971 Wimbledon Evonne Goolagong Cawley Billie Jean King
Rosemary Casals
6-3, 6-2
1972 U.S. Open Virginia Wade Francoise Durr
Betty Stove
6-3, 1-6, 6-3
1975 Australian Championships Olga Morozova Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Peggy Michel
7-6, 7-6

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Grand Slam mixed doubles finals (23)

Note: The two shared mixed doubles titles at the Australian Championships/Open in 1965 and 1969 traditionally are not counted in Court's win total because the finals were never played. Otherwise, she would have 64 Grand Slam titles, 21 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, and 25 Grand Slam mixed doubles finals.


Wins (19)

Year Championship Partnering Opponents in Final Score/Final
1961 U.S. Championships Robert Mark Dennis Ralston
Darlene Hard
3-6, 6-2, 6-4
1962 U.S. Championships Fred Stolle Frank Froehling III
Lesley Turner Bowrey
0-6, 6-4, 6-4
1963 Australian Championships Ken Fletcher Fred Stolle
Lesley Turner Bowrey
6-4, 6-4
1963 French Championships Ken Fletcher Fred Stolle
Lesley Turner Bowrey
6-1, 6-2
1963 Wimbledon Ken Fletcher Bob Hewitt
Darlene Hard
11-9, 6-4
1963 U.S. Championships Ken Fletcher Ed Rubinoff
Judy Tegart Dalton
0-6, 6-4, 6-4
1964 Australian Championships Ken Fletcher Mike Sangster
Jan Lehane O'Neill
6-4, 6-4
1964 French Championships Ken Fletcher Fred Stolle
Lesley Turner Bowrey
6-3, 4-6, 8-6
1964 U.S. Championships John Newcombe Ed Rubinoff
Judy Tegart Dalton
0-6, 6-4, 6-4
1965 Australian Championships John Newcombe Owen Davidson
Robbyn Ebbern
shared championship, final not played
1965 French Championships Ken Fletcher John Newcombe
Maria Bueno
6-4, 6-4
1965 Wimbledon Ken Fletcher Tony Roche
Judy Tegart Dalton
12-10, 6-3
1965 U.S. Championships Fred Stolle Frank Froehling III
Judy Tegart Dalton
0-6, 6-4, 6-4
1966 Wimbledon Ken Fletcher Dennis Ralston
Billie Jean King
4-6, 6-3, 6-3
1968 Wimbledon Ken Fletcher Alex Metreveli
Olga Morozova
6-1, 14-12
1969 Australian Open Marty Riessen Fred Stolle
Ann Haydon Jones
shared championship, final not played
1969 French Championships Marty Riessen Jean Claude Barclay
Francoise Durr
6-3, 6-2
1969 U.S. Open Marty Riessen Dennis Ralston
Francoise Durr
0-6, 6-4, 6-4
1970 U.S. Open Marty Riessen Frew McMillan
Judy Tegart Dalton
0-6, 6-4, 6-4
1972 U.S. Open Marty Riessen Ilie Nastase
Rosemary Casals
0-6, 6-4, 6-4
1975 Wimbledon Marty Riessen Alan Stone
Betty Stove
6-4, 7-5

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Runner-ups (4)

Year Championship Partnering Opponents in Final Score/Final
1964 Wimbledon Ken Fletcher Fred Stolle
Lesley Turner Bowrey
6-4, 6-4
1968 Australian Championships Alan Stone Dick Crealy
Billie Jean King
walkover
1971 Wimbledon Marty Riessen Owen Davidson
Billie Jean King
3-6, 6-2, 15-13
1973 U.S. Open Marty Riessen Owen Davidson
Billie Jean King
6-3, 3-6, 7-6

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Grand Slam tournament timelines

Singles

Tournament 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 Career SR
Australia 2R W W W W W W W A F W W W A W A QF 11 / 14
France A A QF W QF W F SF A A W W 3R A W A A 5 / 10
Wimbledon A A QF 2R W F W SF A QF SF W F A SF A SF 3 / 12
United States A A SF W F 4R W A A QF W W A SF W A QF 5 / 11
SR 0 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 4 3 / 4 2 / 4 2 / 4 3 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 3 3 / 4 4 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 1 3 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 3 24 / 47

A = did not participate in the tournament. Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.


See also

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Women's doubles

Tournament 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 Career SR
Australia A F W W W F W F A SF W W W A W A F 8 / 13
France A A 3R F F W W W A A F SF SF A W A A 4 / 10
Wimbledon A A F SF F W 3R F A QF W QF F A QF A QF 2 / 12
United States A A 2R QF W F A A A W F W A F W A W 5 / 10
SR 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 4 1 / 4 2 / 4 2 / 4 2 / 3 1 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 3 2 / 4 2 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 1 3 / 4 0 / 0 1 / 3 19 / 45

A = did not participate in the tournament. Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam women's doubles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.


Mixed doubles

Tournament 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 Career SR
Australia A A A A W W W SF A F W NH NH NH NH NH NH 4 / 6
France A A SF A W W W 3R A A W SF 3R A A A A 4 / 8
Wimbledon A A SF A W F W W A W SF 2R A A F A W 5 / 10
United States A A W W W W W A A A W W A W F A SF 8 / 10
SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 3 1 / 1 4 / 4 3 / 4 4 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 2 3 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 2 21 / 34

NH = event not held. Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


A = did not participate in the tournament.


SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam mixed doubles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.


Note: The shared mixed doubles titles at the Australian Championships/Open in 1965 and 1969 traditionally are not counted in Court's Grand Slam win total because the finals were never played. Otherwise, she would have 21 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, which is reflected in the above table. In tennis, a singles player or doubles team that wins all four Grand Slam titles in the same year is said to have achieved the Grand Slam or a Calendar Year Grand Slam. ...


Wimbledon singles record

Court's overall win-loss record at Wimbledon was 51-9 (85%) in 12 years (1961-1966, 1968-1971, 1973, 1975). (Her win total includes one mid-match retirement but does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1975 and 1971, Chris Evert in 1973, Ann Haydon Jones in 1969, Judy Tegart Dalton in 1968, Billie Jean King in 1966 and 1962, Maria Bueno in 1964, and Christine Truman Janes in 1961. Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley, born July 31, 1951 at Griffith, New South Wales, Australia, was a professional tennis player. ... Chris Evert on a Wheaties box Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a former World No. ... Ann Haydon-Jones, born Adrianne Shirley Haydon on October 7, 1938 in Birmingham, England, is a former table tennis and lawn tennis champion. ... Judy Tegart (born December 12, 1937) was an Australian professional tennis player. ... Billie Jean Moffitt King (born November 22, 1943 in Long Beach, California) is a retired tennis player from the United States. ... Maria Ester Audion Bueno, born October 11, 1939, in São Paulo, Brazil, is a former tennis champion. ... Christine Truman Janes, MBE, (born on January 16, 1941 in Woodford Green, England), is a female former tennis player from the United Kingdom. ...


Court was 3-2 in finals, 5-4 in semifinals, and 9-2 in quarterfinals. Court failed to reach the quarterfinals only once, in 1962 during her second Wimbledon. After receiving a bye during the first round, Court lost to unseeded Billie Jean King in the second round.


Court was 5-6 in three set matches, 46-3 in two set matches, and 0-2 in deuce third sets, i.e., sets that were tied 5-5 before being resolved.


Court was seeded all 12 years she entered Wimbledon. (The tournament seeded only 8 players through 1976.)

  • Seeded #1 in 1962 (lost second round), 1963 (champion), 1964 (finalist), 1966 (semifinalist), 1969 (semifinalist), 1970 (champion), 1971 (finalist), 1973 (semifinalist).
  • Seeded #2 in 1961 (quarterfinalist), 1965 (champion), 1968 (quarterfinalist).
  • Seeded #5 in 1975 (semifinalist).

Court was 10-8 .556 against seeded players. She was 41-1 against unseeded players, her only loss occurring during the second round of the 1962 tournament against Billie Jean King.

  • Versus #1 seeds, Court was 1-0 (Maria Bueno (1965)).
  • Versus #2 seeds, Court was 2-1 (wins: Martina Navratilova (1975), Billie Jean King (1970); loss: Maria Bueno (1964)).
  • Versus #3 seeds, Court was 1-1 (win: Billie Jean King (1964); loss: Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1971)).
  • Versus #4 seeds, Court was 1-4 (win: Darlene Hard (1963); losses: Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1975), Chris Evert (1973), Ann Haydon Jones (1969), Billie Jean King (1966)).
  • Versus #5 seeds, Court was 1-0 (Rosemary Casals (1970)).
  • Versus #6 seeds, Court was 0-1 (Christine Truman Janes (1961)).
  • Versus #7 seeds, Court was 1-1 (win: Julie Heldman (1969); loss: Judy Tegart Dalton (1968)).
  • Versus #8 seeds, Court was 3-0 (Olga Morozova (1973), Helga Niessen Masthoff (1970), Renee Schuurman Haygarth (1963)).

Against her major rivals at Wimbledon, Court was 3-2 versus Billie Jean King, 2-1 versus Christine Truman Janes, 1-0 versus Martina Navratilova, 1-0 versus Darlene Hard, 1-0 versus Karen Hantze Susman, 1-0 versus Nancy Richey Gunter, 1-0 versus Rosemary Casals, 1-1 versus Maria Bueno, 0-1 versus Ann Haydon Jones, 0-1 versus Chris Evert, and 0-2 versus Evonne Goolagong Cawley. Martina Navratilova (born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World No. ... Darlene Hard (born January 6, 1936 in Los Angeles, California, United States) was a tennis player known for her volleying ability and strong serves. ... Rosemary Rosie Casals (born September 16, 1948) was an American professional tennis player. ... Julie Heldman (born December 8, 1945) won 22 professional tennis titles and helped pioneer the womens pro circuit. ... Olga Morozova (Russian: Ольга Морозова; born February 22, 1949 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian professional tennis player. ... Helga Niessen Masthoff (born November 11, 1941 in Essen, Germany) was a tennis player from West Germany. ... Renee Schuurman Haygarth (born October 26, 1939 - died in 2001) was a female tennis player from South Africa who won five Grand Slam womens doubles titles and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title. ... Karen Hantze Susman (born on December 11, 1942 in San Diego, California, USA) was a female tennis player from the United States. ... Nancy Richey Gunter (born August 23, 1942 in San Angelo, Texas, United States) is a former tennis player from the U.S. During her career, she won two Grand Slam singles titles (1967 Australian Championships and 1968 French Open) and four Grand Slam womens doubles titles (1965 U.S...


United States Championships/Open singles record

Court's overall win-loss record at the United States Championships/United States Open was 51-6 (89.5%) in 11 years (1961-1965, 1968-1970, 1972-1973, 1975). (Her win total does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to Martina Navratilova in 1975, Billie Jean King in 1972, Maria Bueno in 1968 and 1963, Karen Hantze Susman in 1964, and Darlene Hard in 1961. Martina Navratilova (born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World No. ... Billie Jean Moffitt King (born November 22, 1943 in Long Beach, California) is a retired tennis player from the United States. ... Maria Ester Audion Bueno, born October 11, 1939, in São Paulo, Brazil, is a former tennis champion. ... Karen Hantze Susman (born on December 11, 1942 in San Diego, California, USA) was a female tennis player from the United States. ... Darlene Hard (born January 6, 1936 in Los Angeles, California, United States) was a tennis player known for her volleying ability and strong serves. ...


Court was 5-1 in finals, 6-2 in semifinals, and 8-2 in quarterfinals. Court failed to reach the quarterfinals only once, in 1964 when she lost to Karen Hantze Susman in the fourth round.


Court was 9-3 in three set matches, 42-3 in two set matches, and 0-0 in deuce third sets, i.e., sets that were tied 5-5 before being resolved.


Court was seeded all 11 years she entered the United States Championships/United States Open.

  • Seeded #1 in 1962 (champion), 1963 (finalist), 1965 (champion), 1970 (champion).
  • Seeded #2 in 1964 (lost fourth round), 1969 (champion), 1973 (champion).
  • Seeded #4 in 1968 (quarterfinalist).
  • Seeded #5 in 1961 (semifinalist), 1972 (semifinalist), 1975 (quarterfinalist).

Court was 13-6 against seeded players and 38-0 against unseeded players.

  • Versus #1 seeds, Court was 0-2 (Billie Jean King (1972), Darlene Hard (1961)).
  • Versus #2 seeds, Court was 1-0 (Rosemary Casals (1970)).
  • Versus #3 seeds, Court was 3-1 (wins: Chris Evert (1973), Nancy Richey Gunter (1970 and 1965); loss: Martina Navratilova (1975)).
  • Versus #4 seeds, Court was 3-1 (wins: Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1973), Rosemary Casals (1972), Christine Truman Janes (1961); loss: Maria Bueno (1963)).
  • Versus #5 seeds, Court was 2-1 (wins: Virginia Wade (1969), Billie Jean King (1965); loss: Maria Bueno (1968)).
  • Versus #6 seeds, Court was 2-0 (Nancy Richey Gunter (1969), Francoise Durr (1965)).
  • Versus #7 seeds, Court was 2-0 (Virginia Wade (1973), Christine Truman Janes (1963)).
  • Versus #11 seeds, Court was 0-1 (Karen Hantze Susman (1964)).

Against her major rivals at the United States Championships/United States Open, Court was 3-0 versus Nancy Richey Gunter, 2-0 versus Virginia Wade, 2-0 versus Rosemary Casals, 2-0 versus Francoise Durr, 2-0 versus Christine Truman Janes, 1-0 versus Chris Evert, 1-0 versus Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 1-1 versus Darlene Hard, 1-1 versus Billie Jean King, 1-2 versus Maria Bueno, 0-1 versus Martina Navratilova, and 0-1 versus Karen Hantze Susman. Rosemary Rosie Casals (born September 16, 1948) was an American professional tennis player. ... Chris Evert on a Wheaties box Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a former World No. ... Nancy Richey Gunter (born August 23, 1942 in San Angelo, Texas, United States) is a former tennis player from the U.S. During her career, she won two Grand Slam singles titles (1967 Australian Championships and 1968 French Open) and four Grand Slam womens doubles titles (1965 U.S... Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley, born July 31, 1951 at Griffith, New South Wales, Australia, was a professional tennis player. ... Christine Truman Janes, MBE, (born on January 16, 1941 in Woodford Green, England), is a female former tennis player from the United Kingdom. ... Sarah Virginia Wade (born July 10, 1945, in Bournemouth, England) is a former tennis player from the United Kingdom. ... Francoise Durr (b. ...


French Championships/Open singles record

Court's overall win-loss record at the French Championships/French Open was 47-5 (90.3%) in 10 years (1961-1966, 1969-1971, 1973). (Her win total includes three walkovers but does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to Gail Chanfreau in 1971, Nancy Richey Gunter in 1966, Lesley Turner Bowrey in 1965, Věra Pužejová Suková in 1963, and Ann Haydon Jones in 1961. Gail Chanfreau (born April 3, 1945) was an amateur and professional tennis player from France. ... Nancy Richey Gunter (born August 23, 1942 in San Angelo, Texas, United States) is a former tennis player from the U.S. During her career, she won two Grand Slam singles titles (1967 Australian Championships and 1968 French Open) and four Grand Slam womens doubles titles (1965 U.S... Lesley Turner Bowrey (born August 16, 1942) is an Australian female tennis player. ... Vera Sukova (1931-1982) was a tennis player from Czecholslovakia. ... Ann Haydon-Jones, born Adrianne Shirley Haydon on October 7, 1938 in Birmingham, England, is a former table tennis and lawn tennis champion. ...


Court was 5-1 in finals, 6-1 in semifinals, and 7-2 in quarterfinals. Court failed to reach the quarterfinals only once, in 1971 when she lost to unseeded Gail Chanfreau in the third round.


Court was 8-0 in three set matches, 39-5 in two set matches, and 2-0 in deuce third sets, i.e., sets that were tied 5-5 before being resolved.


Court was seeded all 10 years she entered the French Championships/French Open.

  • Seeded #1 in 1963 (quarterfinalist), 1964 (champion), 1965 (finalist), 1966 (semifinalist), 1969 (champion), 1970 (champion), 1971 (lost third round), 1973 (champion).
  • Seeded #2 in 1962 (champion).
  • Seeded #3 in 1961 (quarterfinalist).

Court was 15-4 .789 against seeded players. She was 32-1 against unseeded players, her only loss occurring during the third round of the 1971 tournament against Gail Chanfreau.

  • Versus #2 seeds, Court was 2-0 (Chris Evert (1973), Maria Bueno (1964)).
  • Versus #3 seeds, Court was 1-1 (win: Ann Haydon Jones (1969); loss: Lesley Turner Bowrey (1965)).
  • Versus #4 seeds, Court was 4-0 (Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1973), Julie Heldman (1970), Nancy Richey Gunter (1969 and 1965)).
  • Versus #5 seeds, Court was 0-1 (Nancy Richey Gunter (1966)).
  • Versus #6 seeds, Court was 1-1 (win: Renee Schuurman Haygarth (1962); loss: Ann Haydon Jones (1961)).
  • Versus #7 seeds, Court was 2-0 (Helga Niessen Masthoff (1970), Edda Buding (1962)).
  • Versus #8 seeds, Court was 3-1 (wins: Rosemary Casals (1970), Kerry Melville Reid (1969), Věra Pužejová Suková (1964); loss: Věra Pužejová Pužejová Suková (1963)).
  • Versus #9 seeds, Court was 1-0 (Norma Baylon (1965)).
  • Versus #13 seeds, Court was 1-0 (Lesley Turner Bowrey (1962)).

Against her major rivals at the French Championships/French Open, Court was 2-1 versus Nancy Richey Gunter, 1-0 versus Chris Evert, 1-0 versus Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 1-0 versus Maria Bueno, 1-0 versus Rosemary Casals, 1-1 versus Ann Haydon Jones, 1-1 versus Lesley Turner Bowrey, and 1-1 versus Věra Pužejová Suková. Chris Evert on a Wheaties box Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a former World No. ... Maria Ester Audion Bueno, born October 11, 1939, in São Paulo, Brazil, is a former tennis champion. ... Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley, born July 31, 1951 at Griffith, New South Wales, Australia, was a professional tennis player. ... Julie Heldman (born December 8, 1945) won 22 professional tennis titles and helped pioneer the womens pro circuit. ... Renee Schuurman Haygarth (born October 26, 1939 - died in 2001) was a female tennis player from South Africa who won five Grand Slam womens doubles titles and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title. ... Helga Niessen Masthoff (born November 11, 1941 in Essen, Germany) was a tennis player from West Germany. ... Rosemary Rosie Casals (born September 16, 1948) was an American professional tennis player. ... Kerry Reid is a former professional tennis player from Australia. ...


Australian Championships/Open singles record

Court's overall win-loss record at the Australian Championships/Australian Open was 61-3 (95.3%) in 14 years (1959-1966, 1968-1971, 1973, 1975). (Her win total includes one walkover but does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to Martina Navratilova in 1975, Billie Jean King in 1968, and Mary Carter Reitano in 1959. Martina Navratilova (born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World No. ... Billie Jean Moffitt King (born November 22, 1943 in Long Beach, California) is a retired tennis player from the United States. ... Mary Carter Reitano (born circa 1935) was a female tennis player from Australia. ...


Court was 11-1 in finals, 12-0 in semifinals, and 12-1 in quarterfinals. Court failed to reach the quarterfinals only once, in 1959 during her first Australian Championships. Court lost to fourth seeded Mary Carter Reitano in the second round.


Court was 6-0 in three set matches, 51-3 in two set matches, and 2-0 in deuce third sets, i.e., sets that were tied 5-5 before being resolved.


Court was seeded 13 of the 14 years she entered the Australian Championships/Australian Open.

  • Seeded #1 overall in 1961 (champion), 1962 (champion), 1963 (champion), 1964 (champion), 1970 (champion), 1971 (champion), 1973 (champion), 1975 (quarterfinalist).
  • Seeded #1 domestic in 1965 (champion), 1966 (champion).
  • Seeded #2 overall in 1969 (champion).
  • Seeded #7 overall in 1960 (champion).
  • Seeded #7 domestic in 1968 (finalist).
  • Unseeded in 1959 (lost second round).

Court was 26-3 .897 against seeded players and 35-0 against unseeded players.

  • Versus #1 seeds (overall, domestic, or foreign), Court was 5-1 (wins: Billie Jean King (1969), Lesley Turner Bowrey (1968), Nancy Richey Gunter (1966), Maria Bueno (1965 and 1960); loss: Billie Jean King (1968)).
  • Versus #2 seeds (overall, domestic, or foreign), Court was 6-0 (Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1973 and 1971), Kerry Melville Reid (1970), Carole Caldwell Graebner (1966), Billie Jean King (1965), Jan Lehane O'Neill (1961)).
  • Versus #3 seeds (overall, domestic, or foreign), Court was 3-0 (Rosemary Casals (1968), Jan Lehane O'Neill (1963 and 1960)).
  • Versus #4 seeds (overall, domestic, or foreign), Court was 5-1 (wins: Karen Krantzcke (1970), Kerry Melville Reid (1973 and 1969), Yola Ramirez Ochoa (1962), Mary Carter Reitano (1960); loss: Mary Carter Reitano (1959)).
  • Versus #5 seeds (overall, domestic, or foreign), Court was 4-0 (Rosemary Casals (1969), Norma Baylon (1965), Robyn Ebbern (1965), Jan Lehane O'Neill (1962)).
  • Versus #7 seeds (overall, domestic, or foreign), Court was 1-0 (Madonna Schacht (1966)).
  • Versus #8 seeds (overall, domestic, or foreign), Court was 2-1 (wins: Karen Krantzcke (1973), Helen Gourlay Cawley (1971)); loss: Martina Navratilova (1975)).

Against her major rivals at the Australian Championships/Australian Open, Court was 5-0 versus Jan Lehane O'Neill, 4-0 versus Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 3-0 versus Kerry Melville Reid, 2-0 versus Maria Bueno, 2-0 versus Rosemary Casals, 2-0 versus Lesley Turner Bowrey, 2-1 versus Billie Jean King, 1-0 versus Judy Tegart Dalton, 1-0 versus Francoise Durr, 1-0 versus Nancy Richey Gunter, and 0-1 versus Martina Navratilova. Lesley Turner Bowrey (born August 16, 1942) is an Australian female tennis player. ... Nancy Richey Gunter (born August 23, 1942 in San Angelo, Texas, United States) is a former tennis player from the U.S. During her career, she won two Grand Slam singles titles (1967 Australian Championships and 1968 French Open) and four Grand Slam womens doubles titles (1965 U.S... Maria Ester Audion Bueno, born October 11, 1939, in São Paulo, Brazil, is a former tennis champion. ... Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley, born July 31, 1951 at Griffith, New South Wales, Australia, was a professional tennis player. ... Kerry Reid is a former professional tennis player from Australia. ... Carole Caldwell Graebner (born June 24, 1943), was an outstanding amateur American tennis player in the 1960s. ... Jan Lehane ONeill (born July 9, 1941) is an Australian female tennis player. ... Rosemary Rosie Casals (born September 16, 1948) was an American professional tennis player. ... Yola Ramírez Ochoa (born March 1, 1935 in Mexico City, Mexico) was an internationally renowned tennis player in the 1950s and 1960s. ... Robyn Ebbern (born July 2, 1944, in Brisbane) was an Australian tennis player. ... Helen Gourlay (born December 23, 1946) is a tennis player from Australia. ... Judy Tegart (born December 12, 1937) was an Australian professional tennis player. ... Francoise Durr (b. ...


Honours

In 1967, she was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander...


In 2007, she was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO). Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ...


References

  1. ^ Hall of Famers - Margaret Court Smith "The Arm". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-02-14.

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

  • Margaret Court profile on WTA Tour's official website
  • International Tennis Hall of Fame profile
  • Official Wimbledon website profile
  • Fed Cup record
Preceded by
Maureen Connolly Brinker (1953)
Calendar year grand slam champions
1970
Succeeded by
Steffi Graf (1988)

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