Esna Boyd

Esna Boyd Robertson (Template:Née Boyd; 21 September 1899 – 13 November 1966) was an Australian tennis player who reached seven consecutive women's singles finals at the Australian Championships from 1922 through 1928. She won one of those finals, defeating Sylvia Lance Harper in 1927. Robertson participated in the first women's singles final at the Australian Championships in 1922 against fellow Australian Margaret Molesworth.

According to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Robertson was ranked world No. 10 in 1928.

Personal life

Boyd was born in Melbourne on 21 September 1899, the daughter of James Boyd, a politician, and Emma Flora McCormack. She had a sister, Alva who became a medical practitioner. She married Angus Robertson on 11 March 1929; they had a son, William, in 1930 and a daughter Mary, in 1933.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 7 (1 title, 6 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1922	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Margaret Molesworth	3–6, 8–10
Loss	1923	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Margaret Molesworth	1–6, 5–7
Loss	1924	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Sylvia Lance Harper	3–6, 6–3, 6–8
Loss	1925	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Daphne Akhurst Cozens	6–1, 6–8, 4–6
Loss	1926	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Daphne Akhurst Cozens	1–6, 3–6
Win	1927	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Sylvia Lance Harper	5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Loss	1928	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Daphne Akhurst Cozens	5–7, 2–6

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1922	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Marjorie Mountain	Template:Flagicon Gwen Utz Template:Flagicon Floris St. George	1–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win	1923	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Sylvia Lance Harper	Template:Flagicon Margaret Molesworth Template:Flagicon Beryl Turner	6–1, 6–4
Loss	1925	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Kathleen Le Messurier	Template:Flagicon Daphne Akhurst Template:Flagicon Sylvia Lance Harper	4–6, 3–6
Win	1926	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Meryl O'Hara Wood	Template:Flagicon Daphne Akhurst Template:Flagicon Marjorie Cox Crawford	6–3, 6–8, 8–6
Loss	1927	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Sylvia Lance Harper	Template:Flagicon Louise Bickerton Template:Flagicon Meryl O'Hara Wood	3–6, 3–6
Win	1928	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Daphne Akhurst	Template:Flagicon Kathleen Le Messurier Template:Flagicon Dorothy Weston	6–3, 6–1

Mixed doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1922	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon John Hawkes	Template:Flagicon Gwen Utz Template:Flagicon Harold Utz	6–1, 6–1
Loss	1924	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Gar Hone	Template:Flagicon Daphne Akhurst Template:Flagicon Jim Willard	3–6, 4–6
Win	1926	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon John Hawkes	Template:Flagicon Daphne Akhurst Template:Flagicon Jim Willard	6–1, 6–4
Win	1927	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon John Hawkes	Template:Flagicon Youtha Anthony Template:Flagicon Jim Willard	6–1, 6–3
Loss	1928	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon John Hawkes	Template:Flagicon Daphne Akhurst Template:Flagicon Jean Borotra	default

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	Career SR
Australian Championships	F	F	F	F	F	W	F	A	A	A	2R	A	A	1 / 8
French Championships1	A	A	NH	A	A	A	3R	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1
Wimbledon	A	A	A	QF	A	A	4R	A	4R	A	A	A	1R	0 / 4
United States Championships	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0
SR	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 1	1 / 1	1 / 3	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 1	1 / 13

¹Through 1923, the French Championships were open only to French nationals. The World Hard Court Championships (WHCC), actually played on clay in Paris or Brussels, began in 1912 and were open to all nationalities. The results from the 1922 and 1923 editions of that tournament are shown here. The Olympics replaced the WHCC in 1924, as the Olympics were held in Paris. Beginning in 1925, the French Championships were open to all nationalities, with the results shown here beginning with that year.

See also

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