Nancye Wynne Bolton

File:Thelma Coyne and Nancye Wynne 1938.jpg

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

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.

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. 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. He was a RAAF pilot and was killed in May 1942 during a raid on Germany.

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	Template:Flagicon Joan Hartigan	4–6, 4–6
Win	1937	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Emily Hood Westacott	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Loss	1938	US Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Alice Marble	0–6, 3–6
Win	1940	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Thelma Coyne Long	5–7, 6–4, 6–0
Win	1946	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Joyce Fitch	6–4, 6–4
Win	1947	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Nell Hall Hopman	6–3, 6–2
Win	1948	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Marie Toomey	6–3, 6–1
Loss	1949	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Doris Hart	3–6, 4–6
Win	1951	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon 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	Template:Flagicon Thelma Coyne Long	Template:Flagicon May Blik Template:Flagicon Katherine Woodward	6–2, 6–4
Win	1937	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Thelma Coyne Long	Template:Flagicon Nell Hall Hopman Template:Flagicon Emily Hood Westacott	6–2, 6–2
Win	1938	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Thelma Coyne Long	Template:Flagicon Dorothy Bundy Cheney Template:Flagicon Dorothy Workman	9–7, 6–4
Win	1939	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Thelma Coyne Long	Template:Flagicon May Hardcastle Template:Flagicon Nell Hall Hopman	7–5, 6–4
Win	1940	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Thelma Coyne Long	Template:Flagicon Joan Hartigan Template:Flagicon Emily Niemayer	7–5, 6–2
Loss	1946	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Thelma Coyne Long	Template:Flagicon Joyce Fitch Template:Flagicon Mary Bevis Hawton	7–9, 4–6
Win	1947	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Thelma Coyne Long	Template:Flagicon Joyce Fitch Template:Flagicon Mary Bevis Hawton	6–3, 6–3
Win	1948	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Thelma Coyne Long	Template:Flagicon Pat Jones Template:Flagicon Mary Bevis Hawton	6–3, 6–3
Win	1949	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Thelma Coyne Long	Template:Flagicon Doris Hart Template:Flagicon Marie Toomey	6–0, 6–1
Loss	1950	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Thelma Coyne Long	Template:Flagicon Louise Brough Template:Flagicon Doris Hart	2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win	1951	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Thelma Coyne Long	Template:Flagicon Joyce Fitch Template:Flagicon Mary Bevis Hawton	6–2, 6–1
Win	1952	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Thelma Coyne Long	Template:Flagicon Allison Burton Baker Template:Flagicon 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	Template:Flagicon Christian Boussus	Template:Flagicon Simonne Mathieu Template:Flagicon Dragutin Mitić	6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	1938	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Colin Long	Template:Flagicon Margaret Wilson Template:Flagicon John Bromwich	3–6, 2–6
Win	1940	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Colin Long	Template:Flagicon Nell Hall Hopman Template:Flagicon Harry Hopman	7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Win	1946	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Colin Long	Template:Flagicon Joyce Fitch Template:Flagicon John Bromwich	6–0, 6–4
Loss	1947	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Colin Long	Template:Flagicon Louise Brough Template:Flagicon John Bromwich	6–1, 4–6, 2–6
Win	1947	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Colin Long	Template:Flagicon Joyce Fitch Template:Flagicon John Bromwich	6–3, 6–3
Win	1948	Australian Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Colin Long	Template:Flagicon Thelma Coyne Long Template:Flagicon Bill Sidwell	7–5, 4–6, 8–6
Loss	1951	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Mervyn Rose	Template:Flagicon Doris Hart Template:Flagicon Frank Sedgman	5–7, 2–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941–1944	1945	1946Template:Efn	1947Template:Efn	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	RTemplate:Efn	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

External links

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