Nancye Wynne Bolton

Nancye Wynne Bolton (née Wynne; 2 December 1916 – 9 November 2001) was an Australian tennis player. 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.

Nancye Wynne Bolton

Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(1916-12-02)2 December 1916 Melbourne, Australia[1]
Died	9 November 2001(2001-11-09) (aged 84) Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Int. Tennis HoF	2006 (member page)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	W (1937, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951)
French Open	3R (1938)
Wimbledon	QF (1947)
US Open	F (1938)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	W (1940, 1946, 1947, 1948)
French Open	F (1938)
Wimbledon	F (1947, 1951)

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

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	Joan Hartigan	4–6, 4–6
Win	1937	Australian Championships	Grass	Emily Hood Westacott	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Loss	1938	US Championships	Grass	Alice Marble	0–6, 3–6
Win	1940	Australian Championships	Grass	Thelma Coyne Long	5–7, 6–4, 6–0
Win	1946	Australian Championships	Grass	Joyce Fitch	6–4, 6–4
Win	1947	Australian Championships	Grass	Nell Hall Hopman	6–3, 6–2
Win	1948	Australian Championships	Grass	Marie Toomey	6–3, 6–1
Loss	1949	Australian Championships	Grass	Doris Hart	3–6, 4–6
Win	1951	Australian Championships	Grass	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	Thelma Coyne Long	May Blik Katherine Woodward	6–2, 6–4
Win	1937	Australian Championships	Grass	Thelma Coyne Long	Nell Hall Hopman Emily Hood Westacott	6–2, 6–2
Win	1938	Australian Championships	Grass	Thelma Coyne Long	Dorothy Bundy Cheney Dorothy Workman	9–7, 6–4
Win	1939	Australian Championships	Grass	Thelma Coyne Long	May Hardcastle Nell Hall Hopman	7–5, 6–4
Win	1940	Australian Championships	Grass	Thelma Coyne Long	Joan Hartigan Emily Niemayer	7–5, 6–2
Loss	1946	Australian Championships	Grass	Thelma Coyne Long	Joyce Fitch Mary Bevis Hawton	7–9, 4–6
Win	1947	Australian Championships	Grass	Thelma Coyne Long	Joyce Fitch Mary Bevis Hawton	6–3, 6–3
Win	1948	Australian Championships	Grass	Thelma Coyne Long	Pat Jones Mary Bevis Hawton	6–3, 6–3
Win	1949	Australian Championships	Grass	Thelma Coyne Long	Doris Hart Marie Toomey	6–0, 6–1
Loss	1950	Australian Championships	Grass	Thelma Coyne Long	Louise Brough Doris Hart	2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win	1951	Australian Championships	Grass	Thelma Coyne Long	Joyce Fitch Mary Bevis Hawton	6–2, 6–1
Win	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)

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

• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

Notes

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