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{{Short description|Brazilian tennis player (1939–2018)}}
{{Portuguese name|Andion|[[Bueno (surname)|Bueno]]}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name                  = Maria Esther Bueno
| fullname              = Maria Esther Andion Bueno
| image                 = Maria Bueno 2016.jpg 
| caption               = Bueno in 2016
| country               = {{BRA}}
| birth_date            = {{birth date|df=yes|1939|10|11}}
| birth_place           = [[São Paulo]], Brazil
| death_date            = {{death date and age|2018|6|8|1939|10|11|df=yes}}
| death_place           = São Paulo, Brazil
| height                = {{height|m=1.70}}
| turnedpro             = 1950
| retired               = 1977
| plays                 = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
|website                = [http://www.mariabueno.org www.mariabueno.org]
| careerprizemoney      =
| tennishofyear         = 1978
| tennishofid           = maria-bueno
| singlesrecord         = {{tennis win loss percentage|W=652|L=168|dec=0}} 
| singlestitles         = 66
| highestsinglesranking = [[World number 1 ranked female tennis players|No. '''1''']] (1959)
| AustralianOpenresult  = F ([[1965 Australian Championships – Women's singles|1965]])
| FrenchOpenresult      = F ([[1964 French Championships – Women's singles|1964]])
| Wimbledonresult       = '''W''' ([[1959 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1959]], [[1960 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1960]], [[1964 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1964]])
| USOpenresult          = '''W''' ([[1959 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles|1959]], [[1963 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles|1963]], [[1964 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles|1964]], [[1966 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles|1966]])
| doublesrecord         = 
| doublestitles         = 
| highestdoublesranking =
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = '''W''' ('''1960''')
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult     = '''W''' ('''1960''') 
| WimbledonDoublesresult      = '''W''' ([[1958 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1958]], '''[[1960 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1960]]''', [[1963 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1963]], [[1965 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1965]], [[1966 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1966]])
| USOpenDoublesresult         = '''W''' ('''1960''', 1962, 1966, 1968)
|mixedrecord                       =
|mixedtitles                       =
|AustralianOpenMixedresult         = SF (1960)
|FrenchOpenMixedresult             = '''W''' (1960)
|WimbledonMixedresult              = F (1959, 1960, 1967)
|USOpenMixedresult                 = F (1958, 1960)
| medals = 
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1963 Pan American Games|São Paulo 1963]]|Singles}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1963 Pan American Games|São Paulo 1963]]|Women's Doubles}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1963 Pan American Games|São Paulo 1963]]|Mixed Doubles}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1955 Pan American Games|Mexico City 1955]]|Women's Doubles}}
}}
'''Maria Esther Andion Bueno''' (11 October 1939 – 8 June 2018), also known as '''Maria Bueno''' or '''MEB''' for short, was a Brazilian professional [[tennis]] player. During her 11-year career in the 1950s and 1960s, she won 19 [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments|major]] titles (seven in women's singles, 11 in women's doubles, and one in mixed doubles), making her the most successful South American tennis player in history, and the only one to ever win [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] in singles.<ref name=WaPo_obit>{{cite news |last1=Schudel |first1=Matt |title=Maria Bueno, Brazilian tennis star who won 3 Wimbledon singles titles, dies at 78 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/maria-bueno-brazilian-tennis-star-who-won-3-wimbledon-singles-titles-dies-at-78/2018/06/09/a7a0d2cc-6bef-11e8-bf8c-f9ed2e672adf_story.html |access-date=11 June 2018 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=9 June 2018}}</ref> Bueno was the year-end No. 1 female player in 1959 and 1960 and was known for her graceful style of play, that earned her the nickname "tennis ballerina", or "bailarina do tênis" in Portuguese”.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maria BUeno, 60 years on – The Championships, Wimbledon 2021 – Official Site by IBM|url=https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2019-07-13/maria_bueno_60_years_on.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221222027/https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2019-07-13/maria_bueno_60_years_on.html|archive-date=2022-02-21|website=wimbledon.com}}</ref>

In 1960, Bueno became the first woman to win the [[List of Grand Slam women's doubles champions#Grand Slam|Grand Slam]] in doubles (all four majors in a year), three of them partnering [[Darlene Hard]] and one with [[Christine Truman]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=O Globo – 4 July 2017|url=http://www.mariabueno.org/indextemp.php/portuguese-press-cuttings/o-globo-4-july-2017/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221222205/http://www.mariabueno.org/indextemp.php/portuguese-press-cuttings/o-globo-4-july-2017/|archive-date=2022-02-21|website=Maria Esther Bueno|language=en-GB}}</ref>

For 65 years, Bueno remained as the first and only Brazilian woman to have won a Grand Slam title, until [[Luisa Stefani]] won the mixed doubles title alongside fellow Brazilian [[Rafael Matos]] at the [[2023 Australian Open – Mixed doubles|Australian Open in 2023]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-30 |title=Luisa Stefani volta aos treinos após título do Australian Open e vai motivada para o Oriente Médio |url=https://www.espn.com.br/tenis/artigo/_/id/11552044/luisa-stefani-volta-aos-treinos-apos-titulo-do-australian-open-e-vai-motivada-para-o-oriente-medio |access-date=2025-07-17 |website=ESPN.com |language=pt}}</ref>

==Tennis career==
Bueno was born in [[São Paulo]].<ref name=Guardian_obit /> Her father, a businessman, was a keen club tennis player.<ref name=MEB_earlybio>{{cite web |url=http://www.mariabueno.org/indextemp.php/the-early-years/ |title=The early years: Fast track to the top: 1939 to 1959 |work=Maria Esther Bueno |access-date=10 June 2018 }}</ref> Her elder brother Pedro was also a tennis player.<ref name=MEB_earlybio /> She began playing tennis aged six<ref name=Guardian_obit /><ref name=Telegraph_obit /> at the Clube de Regatas Tiete in São Paulo and, without having received any formal training, won her first tournament at age 12.<ref name=throwback>{{cite web|author1=Leigh Walsh|title=Throwback Thursday: Maria Bueno Wins Her Third Wimbledon|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2014-05-29/201405301401461485822.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=AELTC|date=29 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531144304/http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2014-05-29/201405301401461485822.html|archive-date=31 May 2014}}</ref> She was 15 when she won her country's women's singles championship.<ref name="ithof"/> She first went abroad in 1957 at age 17 and won the Orange Bowl juniors tournament in Florida, USA.<ref>{{cite web |title=Europeans rate Bueno as next tennis champ |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/298329419 |website=[[The Miami News]] |page=2C |date=16 August 1958|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref name="aeltc2016">{{cite web |author1=Paul Newman |title=From the archive: Maria Bueno, pride of Brazil |url=https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2016-08-16/from_the_archive_maria_bueno_pride_of_brazil.html |website=wimbledon.com |publisher=[[AELTC]] |date=16 August 2016}}</ref>

Joining the international circuit in 1958, Bueno won the singles title at the [[Rome Masters|Italian Championships]].{{efn|name=italian|Bueno won the Italian Championships again in 1961 and 1965 to become the second three-time winner of the tournament after [[Margaret Court|Margaret Smith]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Maria Bueno Cops Italian Net Crown|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WItGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2429%2C2037468|work=[[Schenectady Gazette]]|agency=Associated Press|date=12 May 1965|page=36|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref>}} The same year she gained the first of her [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] titles, winning the women's doubles at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] with [[Althea Gibson]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136302176 |title=Australians Fail in Wimbledon Doubles Attempt |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=32 |issue=9,525 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=7 July 1958 |access-date=10 June 2018 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The following year, Bueno won her first singles title at Wimbledon, defeating [[Darlene Hard]] in the final.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article114846497 |title=Fraser And Emerson Tale Doubles Title |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=33 |issue=9,334 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=6 July 1959 |access-date=10 June 2018 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> She also won the singles title at the [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. Championships]] after a straight-sets victory in the final against [[Christine Truman]], earning the World No. 1 ranking for 1959 and the [[Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year]] award.<ref name=wtalegend>{{cite web|title=Maria Bueno: A Brazilian Tennis Legend|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3688629|website=wtatennis.com|publisher=WTA|date=26 February 2014}}</ref> Bueno was the first non-North-American woman to win both Wimbledon and the U.S. Championships in the same calendar year. In her native Brazil, she returned as a national heroine, honored by the country's president and given a ticker-tape parade on the streets of São Paulo.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wimbledon Champions: Women's top 25|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2304247/Wimbledon-Champions-Womens-top-25.html|work=The Telegraph|date=28 June 2008}}</ref>

According to [[Lance Tingay]] of the ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'' and the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' and [[Bud Collins]], Bueno was ranked in the world top ten from 1958 through 1960 and from 1962 through 1968, reaching a career high of World No. 1 in those rankings in 1959 and 1960.<ref>{{cite book |author=Collins, Bud |title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book |publisher=New Chapter Press |location=New York, N.Y |year=2008 |pages=695, 703 |isbn=978-0-942257-41-0 }}</ref> The [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]] also lists her as the top ranked player in 1964 (after losing the final at the French Championships and winning both Wimbledon and the U.S. Championships) and 1966.

Bueno won the singles title at Wimbledon three times and at the U.S. Championships four times.<ref name=throwback/> She was a singles finalist at the [[Australian Open|Australian Championships]] and the [[French Championships]], losing both finals to [[Margaret Court|Margaret Smith]]. Bueno reached at least the quarterfinals in each of the first 26 Grand Slam singles tournaments she played.<ref name="ithof"/> This streak ended at Wimbledon in 1967 when she lost in the fourth round because of an arm injury.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}

As a doubles player, Bueno won twelve Grand Slam championships with six different partners. In 1960, she became the first woman to win the women's doubles title at all four Grand Slam tournaments in the same calendar year, partnered with [[Christine Truman]] at the Australian Championships and Hard at the French Championships, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Championships.<ref name="collins2016">{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|author-link=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2016|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=New York|isbn=978-1-937559-38-0|pages=589–590|edition=3rd}}</ref>

Her playing career was affected by various arm and leg injuries.<ref name=Telegraph_obit /><ref name="ithof"/> She played only intermittently after 1968; her final tournament win was the [[Japan Open (tennis)|Japan Open]] in 1974, her only professional win.<ref name=Guardian_obit /><ref name="ithof"/> She retired from playing in 1977.<ref name=BBC_obit>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-44422258 |title=Maria Bueno: Brazilian star of 1960s women's tennis dies |publisher=BBC |date=9 June 2018 |access-date=9 June 2018}}</ref>

Her playing style was described as bold and aggressive; she had a hard [[Serve (tennis)|serve]], was a strong [[Volley (tennis)|volleyer]], and often came into the net.<ref name="ithof"/> [[Bud Collins]] described her as "incomparably balletic and flamboyant".<ref name="ithof"/> She did not use a coach,<ref name=Telegraph_obit /><ref name="ithof"/> and attributed her speed on the court to training with men.<ref name=Telegraph_obit>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2018/06/09/maria-bueno-won-wimbledon-three-times-dies-battle-cancer/ |title=Maria Bueno, three-time Wimbledon champion whose pink knickers caused a storm, dies from cancer  |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=9 June 2018 |access-date=9 June 2018}}</ref> The American player [[Billie Jean King]] acknowledged her as an influence.<ref name=WTA_obit>{{cite web |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/she-was-one-we-all-looked-billie-jean-king-leads-tributes-maria-esther-bueno |title=Seven-time Grand Slam champion Maria Esther Bueno, who passed away on Friday, was "the first superstar of South America". |publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]] |date=9 June 2018 |access-date=9 June 2018 }}</ref> She was also known for her on-court style, wearing tennis dresses designed by [[Ted Tinling]].<ref name=Telegraph_obit /><ref name="ithof"/>

==Later career==
[[File:Maria Bueno.jpg|thumb|245px|Bueno in July 1964 at a tournament in the Netherlands.]]
Bueno worked as a commentator for [[SporTV]], a Brazilian cable television sports channel.<ref name=BBC_obit />

==Death==
Bueno died on 8 June 2018, aged 78, at a hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, where she had been admitted for mouth cancer.<ref name="nytobit">{{cite news |title=Brazilian Tennis Great Maria Bueno Dies After Cancer Battle |url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/06/08/world/americas/ap-lt-brazil-obit-maria-bueno.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=8 June 2018}}</ref><ref name=Guardian_obit>{{cite news |title=Maria Bueno, Brazilian tennis star, dies aged 78 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jun/09/maria-bueno-brazilian-tennis-star-dies-aged-78 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=9 June 2018}}</ref> She was diagnosed in 2016 with [[virulent]] [[Merkel-cell carcinoma]], a rare and highly aggressive [[skin cancer]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Obituaries |first1=Telegraph |title=Maria Bueno, three-times women's singles champion at Wimbledon – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/06/10/maria-bueno-three-times-womens-singles-champion-wimbledon/ |work=The Telegraph |date=10 June 2018 }}</ref> A minute's applause in honour of Bueno was held as a tribute before the [[2018 French Open – Women's singles|Women's Singles]] final at the 2018 French Open the day after her death.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bradenton.com/entertainment/article212862869.html |title=Brazilian tennis great Maria Bueno dies after cancer battle |first1=Stan |last1=Lehman |first2=Mauricio |last2=Savarese |date=9 June 2018 |work=[[The Bradenton Herald]] |agency=Associated Press |access-date=10 June 2018}}</ref>

==Honours==
In 1959 [[Correios|Correios do Brasil]] issued a postal stamp honouring her title at the Wimbledon Ladies Singles Championships.<ref name="ithof"/> That same year the [[Associated Press]] voted her [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year|Female Athlete of the Year]].<ref name="nytobit"/> In 1978, Bueno was inducted into the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]].<ref name="ithof">{{cite web |title=Maria Bueno |url=https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/maria-bueno/ |website=tennisfame.com |publisher=[[International Tennis Hall of Fame]]}}</ref>

Bueno was awarded the International Club's prestigious [[Jean Borotra Sportsmanship Award]] in 2003.

The Seniors World Team Championships for the women's 50 age category is named "Maria Esther Bueno Cup" by the [[International Tennis Federation]] (ITF) in her honour.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maria Esther Bueno Cup (W50) |url=https://www.itftennis.com/seniors/world-team-championships/seniors/maria-esther-bueno-cup-(w50).aspx |website=itftennis.com |publisher=[[International Tennis Federation]] (ITF)}}</ref> 
In 2015 the centre court of the [[Olympic Tennis Centre (Rio de Janeiro)|Olympic Tennis Centre]] in Rio de Janeiro was named after her.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/olimpiadas/noticia/2015/12/paes-inaugura-arena-olimpica-de-tenis-em-homenagem-maria-esther-bueno.html | title=Paes inaugura arena olímpica de tênis em homenagem a Maria Esther Bueno | work=[[Globoesporte.com]] | date=12 December 2016 | author=Carol Fontes | language=pt}}</ref>

In October 2018, Maria Esther Bueno received the Medal of Sporting Merit from the Chamber of Councilors of São Paulo, according to the Resolution 03/2014. The award is instituted within the scope of the Municipality of São Paulo, to be awarded annually to the entity or citizen of São Paulo in recognition of the relevance of services rendered in favor of sport in the Municipality of São Paulo, or that, in any case, have contributed to the aggrandizement of the sport or significantly encourage its practice, whether through personal goals achieved or activity with society.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.saopaulo.sp.leg.br/blog/category/sessao-solene/ | title=Sessão Solene Archives | date=27 June 2023 }}</ref>

==Grand Slam finals==
[[File:Maria esther bueno cropped.png | thumb|right | Bueno in 1964]]
Bueno won 19 and Loss 16 of her Grand Slam finals.<ref name="robertson">{{cite book|last=Robertson|first=Max|title=The Encyclopedia of Tennis|year=1974|publisher=Allen & Unwin|location=London|isbn=9780047960420|pages=175, 213}}</ref><ref name=collins>{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|page=555|edition=2nd}}</ref> This represents a success rate of 54%.

===Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runners-up)===
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!Result
!Year
!style="width:180px"|Championship
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:200px"|Opponent
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Won || 1959 || style="background:#cfc;"|[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] || Grass || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Darlene Hard]] || 6–4, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Won || 1959 || style="background:#ccf;"|[[US Open (tennis)|U.S. Championships]] || Grass ||{{flagicon|UK}} [[Christine Truman]] || 6–1, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Won || 1960 || style="background:#cfc;"|Wimbledon <small>(2)</small> ||Grass|| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Sandra Reynolds]] || 8–6, 6–0
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1960 || style="background:#ccf;"|U.S. Championships || Grass|| {{flagicon|USA}} Darlene Hard || 4–6, 12–10, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Won || 1963 || style="background:#ccf;"|U.S. Championships <small>(2)</small> ||Grass|| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret Court]] || 7–5, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||  1964 || style="background:#ebc2af;"|[[French Open|French Championships]] || Clay|| {{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court || 7–5, 1–6, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Won || 1964 || style="background:#cfc;"|Wimbledon <small>(3)</small> ||Grass||{{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court || 6–4, 7–9, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Won || 1964 || style="background:#ccf;"|U.S. Championships <small>(3)</small> || Grass||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Carole Caldwell Graebner]] || 6–1, 6–0
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1965|| style="background:#ffc;"|[[Australian Open|Australian Championships]] || Grass|| {{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court || 7–5, 4–6, 2–5, ret.
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1965 || style="background:#cfc;"|Wimbledon ||Grass|| {{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court || 4–6, 5–7
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1966 || style="background:#cfc;"|Wimbledon ||Grass|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]] || 3–6, 6–3, 1–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Won || 1966 || style="background:#ccf;"|U.S. Championships <small>(4)</small> || Grass||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Nancy Richey]] || 6–3, 6–1
|}

===Doubles: 16 (11 wins, 5 runners-up)===
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!Result
!Year
!style="width:180px"|Championship 
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:200px"|Partner
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!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Won ||1958 ||style="background:#cfc;"| [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] || Grass|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Althea Gibson]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Margaret Osborne duPont]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Margaret Varner Bloss|Margaret Varner]] || 6–3, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1958 || style="background:#ccf;"|[[US Open (tennis)|U.S. Championships]] || Grass|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Althea Gibson]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeanne Arth]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Darlene Hard]] || 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1959 || style="background:#ccf;"|U.S. Championships || Grass|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sally Moore (tennis)|Sally Moore]] || {{flagicon|USA}} Jeanne Arth<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Darlene Hard || 2–6, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Won ||1960 || style="background:#ffc;"|[[Australian Open|Australian Championships]] ||Grass||  {{flagicon|UK}} [[Christine Truman]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lorraine Coghlan|Lorraine Coghlan Robinson]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret Court]] || 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Won ||1960 || style="background:#ebc2af;"|[[French Open|French Championships]] ||Clay||  {{flagicon|USA}} Darlene Hard || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Ann Haydon-Jones]]<br> {{flagicon|UK}} [[Patricia Ward Hales]] || 6–2, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Won ||1960 || style="background:#cfc;"|Wimbledon <small>(2)</small> || Grass|| {{flagicon|USA}} Darlene Hard || {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Sandra Reynolds]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Renée Schuurman]] || 6–4, 6–0
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Won ||1960 || style="background:#ccf;"|U.S. Championships || Grass|| {{flagicon|USA}} Darlene Hard || {{flagicon|UK}} Ann Haydon-Jones<br> {{flagicon|UK}} [[Deidre Catt]] || 6–1, 6–1
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1961 || style="background:#ebc2af;"|French Championships || Clay|| {{flagicon|USA}} Darlene Hard || {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Sandra Reynolds]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Renée Schuurman]] || walkover
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Won ||1962 || style="background:#ccf;"|U.S. Championships <small>(2)</small> || Grass|| {{flagicon|USA}} Darlene Hard || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King|Billie Jean Moffitt]]<br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Karen Hantze Susman]] || 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Won ||1963 ||style="background:#cfc;"| Wimbledon <small>(3)</small> || Grass|| {{flagicon|USA}} Darlene Hard || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret Court]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Robyn Ebbern]] || 8–6, 9–7
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1963 || style="background:#ccf;"|U.S. Championships || Grass|| {{flagicon|USA}} Darlene Hard || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret Court]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Robyn Ebbern || 6–4, 8–10, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Won ||1965 || style="background:#cfc;"|Wimbledon <small>(4)</small> || Grass|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King|Billie Jean Moffitt]] || {{flagicon|France}} [[Françoise Dürr]]<br>{{flagicon|France}} [[Janine Lieffrig]] || 6–2, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Won ||1966 || style="background:#cfc;"|Wimbledon <small>(5)</small> || Grass|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nancy Richey]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Judy Tegart]] || 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Won ||1966 || style="background:#ccf;"|U.S. Championships <small>(3)</small> ||Grass||  {{flagicon|USA}} Nancy Richey || {{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King<br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosemary Casals]] || 6–3, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1967 || style="background:#cfc;"|Wimbledon || Grass|| {{flagicon|USA}} Nancy Richey || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosemary Casals]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King || 11–9, 4–6, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Won ||1968 || style="background:#ccf;"|US Open <small>(4)</small> || Grass|| {{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court || {{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King<br> {{flagicon|USA}} Rosemary Casals || 4–6, 9–7, 8–6
|}

===Mixed doubles: 7 (1 win, 6 runners-up)===
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!Result
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!style="width:180px"|Championship 
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!style="width:200px"|Partner
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1958 || style="background:#ccf;"|[[US Open (tennis)|U.S. Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alex Olmedo]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Margaret Osborne duPont]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neale Fraser]] || 3–6, 6–3, 7–9
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1959 || style="background:#cfc;"|[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] ||Grass ||  {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neale Fraser]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Darlene Hard]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]] || 4–6, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Won ||1960 || style="background:#ebc2af;"|[[French Open|French Championships]] ||Clay ||  {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Robert Howe (tennis)|Bob Howe]] || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Ann Haydon-Jones]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]] || 1–6, 6–1, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1960 || style="background:#cfc;"|Wimbledon || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Howe || {{flagicon|USA}} Darlene Hard<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver || 11–13, 6–3, 6–8
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1960 || style="background:#ccf;"|U.S. Championships || Grass || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Antonio Palafox]] || {{flagicon|USA}} Margaret Osborne duPont<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Neale Fraser || 3–6, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1965 || style="background:#ebc2af;"|French Championships ||Clay ||  {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Newcombe]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret Court]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Fletcher]] || 4–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1967 || style="background:#cfc;"|Wimbledon ||Grass ||  {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Fletcher]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Owen Davidson]] || 6–3, 2–6, 13–15
|}

==Grand Slam singles tournament timeline==
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
{|class="wikitable"
! Tournament !! 1957 !! 1958 !! 1959 !! 1960 !! 1961 !! 1962 !! 1963 !! 1964 !! 1965 !! 1966 !! 1967 !! 1968 !! 1969–1975 !! [[1976 WTA Tour|1976]] !! [[1977 WTA Tour|1977]] !! Career SR
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Australian Open (tennis)|Australia]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1960 Australian Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | [[1965 Australian Championships – Women's singles|F]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A / A
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''0 / 2'''
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[French Open|France]]
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1957 French Championships – Women's singles|1R]]
| align="center" style="background:yellow;" | [[1958 French Championships – Women's singles|SF]]
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1959 French Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
| align="center" style="background:yellow;" | [[1960 French Championships – Women's singles|SF]]
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1961 French Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | [[1964 French Championships – Women's singles|F]]
| align="center" style="background:yellow;" | [[1965 French Championships – Women's singles|SF]]
| align="center" style="background:yellow;" | [[1966 French Championships – Women's singles|SF]]
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1967 French Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1968 French Open – Women's singles|QF]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1976 French Open – Women's singles|1R]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''0 / 11'''
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1958 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''[[1959 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|W]]'''
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''[[1960 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|W]]'''
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:yellow;" | [[1962 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|SF]]
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1963 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''[[1964 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|W]]'''
| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | [[1965 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|F]]
| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | [[1966 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|F]]
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1967 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|4R]]
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1968 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1976 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|4R]]
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1977 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|3R]]
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''3 / 12'''
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[US Open (tennis)|United States]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1958 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''[[1959 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles|W]]'''
| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | [[1960 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles|F]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:yellow;" | [[1962 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles|SF]]
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''[[1963 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles|W]]'''
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''[[1964 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles|W]]'''
| align="center" style="background:yellow;" | [[1965 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles|SF]]
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''[[1966 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles|W]]'''
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1967 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles|2R]]
| align="center" style="background:yellow;" | [[1968 US Open – Women's singles|SF]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1976 US Open – Women's singles|3R]]
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1977 US Open – Women's singles|2R]]
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''4 / 12'''
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | SR
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 1
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 3
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |2 / 3
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |1 / 4
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 1
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 2
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |1 / 2
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |2 / 3
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 4
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |1 / 3
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 3
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 3
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 0
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 3
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 2
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''7 / 37'''
|}

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

==See also==
*[[Tennis performance timeline comparison (women)|Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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