Mary Hawton

Mary Renetta Hawton (née Bevis; 4 September 1924 – 18 January 1981) was a tennis player from Australia. Her career ranged from the 1940s to the 1950s.

Mary Hawton

Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(1924-09-04)4 September 1924 Sydney, Australia
Died	18 January 1981(1981-01-18) (aged 56) Sydney, Australia
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	SF (1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1959)
French Open	4R (1960, 1962)
Wimbledon	4R (1958)
US Open	QF (1957)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (1946, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958)
French Open	F (1958)
Wimbledon	F (1957)
US Open	SF (1957, 1958, 1960)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	W (1958)
French Open	QF (1960, 1962)
Wimbledon	3R (1957, 1960)
US Open	2R (1957)

Hawton won the women's doubles title at the Australian Championships five times.^[1][2] In 1958 she also won the mixed doubles title together with compatriot Robert Howe.^[3]

In 1948, she married Keith Ernest Hawton.^[4][5]

She was captain of the Australian Fed Cup team in 1979 and 1980 and director of the NSW Tennis Association.

In 1979, Hawton published a book titled How to Play Winning Tennis.^[6] She died on 18 January 1981 in Sydney, Australia.^[7]

The Mary Hawton Trophy, the prize for the winner of the Australian teams championships for girls, was named after her,^[8] as is Hawton Place, in the Canberra suburb of Chisholm.^[9]

Career

Mary Hawton found much success in Australia at the Australian Championships. She made it to the semifinals in singles six times in 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956 and 1959. Hawton reached 12 finals in Australia, eight of these being consecutive. She also reached the doubles finals at the Wimbledon and French Championships in 1957 and 1958 with Australian Thelma Coyne Long. Hawton ended her career with six Grand Slam titles: five in women's doubles and one in mixed doubles.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 14 (5–9)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1946	Australian Championships	Grass	Joyce Fitch	Nancye Wynne Bolton Thelma Coyne Long	9–7, 6–4
Loss	1947	Australian Championships	Grass	Joyce Fitch	Nancye Wynne Bolton Thelma Coyne Long	3–6, 3–6
Loss	1948	Australian Championships	Grass	Pat Jones	Nancye Wynne Bolton Thelma Coyne Long	3–6, 3–6
Loss	1951	Australian Championships	Grass	Joyce Fitch	Nancye Wynne Bolton Thelma Coyne Long	2–6, 1–6
Loss	1952	Australian Championships	Grass	Alison Burton	Nancye Wynne Bolton Thelma Coyne Long	1–6, 1–6
Loss	1953	Australian Championships	Grass	Beryl Penrose	Maureen Connolly Julia Sampson	4–6, 2–6
Win	1954	Australian Championships	Grass	Beryl Penrose	Hazel Redick-Smith Julia Wipplinger	6–3, 8–6
Win	1955	Australian Championships	Grass	Beryl Penrose	Nell Hall Hopman Gwen Thiele	7–5, 6–1
Win	1956	Australian Championships	Grass	Thelma Coyne Long	Mary Carter Reitano Beryl Penrose	6–2, 5–7, 9–7
Loss	1957	Australian Championships	Grass	Fay Muller	Shirley Fry Althea Gibson	2–6, 1–6
Loss	1957	Wimbledon	Grass	Thelma Coyne Long	Althea Gibson Darlene Hard	1–6, 2–6
Win	1958	Australian Championships	Grass	Thelma Coyne Long	Lorraine Coghlan Angela Mortimer	7–5, 6–8, 6–2
Loss	1958	French Championships	Clay	Thelma Coyne Long	Yola Ramírez Rosie Reyes	4–6, 5–7
Loss	1961	Australian Championships	Grass	Jan Lehane	Mary Carter Reitano Margaret Smith	4–6, 6–3, 5–7

Mixed doubles: 2 (1–1)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1956	Australian Championships	Grass	Roy Emerson	Beryl Penrose Neale Fraser	2–6, 4–6
Win	1958	Australian Championships	Grass	Robert Howe	Angela Mortimer Peter Newman	9–11, 6–1, 6–2

Grand Slam performance timelines

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.

Singles

Tournament	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australia	2R	QF	SF	QF	QF	QF	SF	SF	SF	QF	SF	QF	QF	SF	QF	QF	3R	2R	2R	2R	38–20
France	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	3R	3R	A	4R	A	4R	A	A	A	7–5
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	4R	A	2R	A	2R	A	A	A	4–4
United States	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	3R	A	2R	A	1R	A	A	A	6–3

Doubles

Tournament	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australia	W	F	F	SF	SF	F	F	F	W	W	W	F	W	SF	SF	F	QF	QF	QF	2R	45–15
France	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	QF	F	A	SF	A	2R	A	A	A	7–4
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	F	SF	A	SF	A	2R	A	A	A	11–4
United States	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	SF	SF	A	SF	A	A	A	A	A	7–3