Margaret Court career statistics

This is a list of the main career statistics of Australian former tennis player Margaret Court. She won 64 Grand Slam events (24 singles, 19 doubles, 21 mixed doubles), which is a record for a male or female player. Her 24 Grand Slam singles titles and 21 in mixed doubles are also all-time records for both sexes. She achieved a career Grand Slam in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. She is one of three women to have achieved the calendar year Grand Slam in singles (alongside Steffi Graf and Maureen Connolly), and is the only woman to have achieved the mixed doubles Grand Slam, which she did twice.

Court won more than half of the Grand Slam singles tournaments she played (24 of 47). She won 192 singles titles before and after the Open Era, an all-time record.[1] Her career singles win-loss record was 1,177–106, for a winning percentage of 91.74 percent on all surfaces (hard, clay, grass, carpet), is also an all-time record. She won at least 100 singles matches in 1965 (113–8), 1968 (107–12), 1969 (104–6),[2] 1970 (110–6),[3] and 1973 (108–6).[4] She won more than 80 percent of her singles matches against top 10 players (297–73) and was the year-end top ranked player seven times.

Margaret Court volleying


Grand Slam performance timeline edit

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 edit

Tournament 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 SR W–L
Australian Open 2R W W W W W W W A F W W W A W A QF 11 / 14 60–3
French Open A A QF W QF W F SF A A W W 3R A W A A 5 / 10 44–5
Wimbledon A A QF 2R W F W SF A QF SF W F A SF A SF 3 / 12 51–9
US Open A A SF W F 4R W A A QF W W A SF W A QF 5 / 11 52–6
Win–loss 1–1 5–0 15–3 16–1 18–2 17–2 22–1 12–2 0–0 11–3 21–1 23–0 11–2 4–1 21–1 0–0 10–3 24 / 47 207–23

Doubles edit

Tournament 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 SR
Australian Open A F W W W F W F A SF W W W A W A F QF 8 / 14
French Open A A 3R F F W W W A A F SF SF A W A A A 4 / 10
Wimbledon A A F SF F W 3R F A QF W QF F A QF A QF A 2 / 12
US Open A A 2R QF W F A A A W F W A F W A W A 5 / 10

Mixed doubles edit

Tournament 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 SR
Australian Open A A A A W W W SF A F W NH NH NH NH NH NH 4 / 6
French Open A A SF A W W W 3R A A W SF 3R A A A A 4 / 8
Wimbledon A A SF A W F W W A W SF 2R A A F A W 5 / 10
US Open A A W W W W W A A A W W A W F A SF 8 / 10
SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 3 1 / 1 4 / 4 3 / 4 4 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 2 3 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 2 21 / 34

Note: The shared mixed doubles titles at the Australian Championships/Open in 1965 and 1969 are not always counted in Court's Grand Slam win total because the finals were never played. The Australian Open does officially count them as joint victories.[5] Otherwise, she would have 21 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, which is reflected in the above table.

Grand Slam finals edit

Singles: 29 finals (24 titles, 5 runner-ups) edit

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 1960 Australian Championships Grass   Jan Lehane O'Neill 7–5, 6–2
Win 1961 Australian Championships (2) Grass   Jan Lehane O'Neill 6–1, 6–4
Win 1962 Australian Championships (3) Grass   Jan Lehane O'Neill 6–0, 6–2
Win 1962 French Championships Clay   Lesley Turner Bowrey 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Win 1962 US Championships Grass   Darlene Hard 9–7, 6–4
Win 1963 Australian Championships (4) Grass   Jan Lehane O'Neill 6–2, 6–2
Win 1963 Wimbledon Grass   Billie Jean Moffitt 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1963 US Championships Grass   Maria Bueno 5–7, 4–6
Win 1964 Australian Championships (5) Grass   Lesley Turner Bowrey 6–3, 6–2
Loss 1964 Wimbledon Grass   Maria Bueno 4–6, 9–7, 3–6
Win 1964 French Championships (2) Clay   Maria Bueno 5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Win 1965 Australian Championships (6) Grass   Maria Bueno 5–7, 6–4, 5–2 retired
Loss 1965 French Championships Clay   Lesley Turner Bowrey 3–6, 4–6
Win 1965 Wimbledon (2) Grass   Maria Bueno 6–4, 7–5
Win 1965 US Championships (2) Grass   Billie Jean Moffitt 8–6, 7–5
Win 1966 Australian Championships (7) Grass   Nancy Richey walkover
Loss 1968 Australian Championships Grass   Billie Jean King 1–6, 2–6
↓ Open Era ↓
(11 titles, 1 runner-up)
Win 1969 Australian Open (8) Grass   Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–1
Win 1969 French Open (3) Clay   Ann Haydon-Jones 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Win 1969 US Open (3) Grass   Nancy Richey 6–2, 6–2
Win 1970 Australian Open (9) Grass   Kerry Melville Reid 6–1, 6–3
Win 1970 French Open (4) Clay   Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–2, 6–4
Win 1970 Wimbledon (3) Grass   Billie Jean King 14–12, 11–9
Win 1970 US Open (4) Grass   Rosemary Casals 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Win 1971 Australian Open (10) Grass   Evonne Goolagong Cawley 2–6, 7–6, 7–5
Loss 1971 Wimbledon Grass   Evonne Goolagong Cawley 4–6, 2–6
Win 1973 Australian Open (11) Grass   Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–4, 7–5
Win 1973 French Open (5) Clay   Chris Evert 6–7, 7–6, 6–4
Win 1973 US Open (5) Grass   Evonne Goolagong Cawley 7–6, 5–7, 6–2

Women's doubles: 33 finals (19 titles, 14 runner-ups) edit

Result Year Championship Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1960 Australian Championships   Lorraine Coghlan Robinson   Maria Bueno
  Christine Truman
6–2, 5–7, 6–2
Win 1961 Australian Championships   Mary Carter Reitano   Mary Bevis Hawton
  Jan Lehane O'Neill
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Loss 1961 Wimbledon   Jan Lehane O'Neill   Billie Jean Moffitt
  Karen Hantze Susman
6–3, 6–4
Win 1962 Australian Championships (2)   Robyn Ebbern   Darlene Hard
  Mary Carter Reitano
6–4, 6–4
Loss 1962 French Championships   Justina Bricka   Sandra Reynolds Price
  Renee Schuurman
6–4, 6–4
Win 1963 Australian Championships (3)   Robyn Ebbern   Jan Lehane O'Neill
  Lesley Turner Bowrey
6–1, 6–3
Loss 1963 French Championships   Robyn Ebbern   Ann Haydon-Jones
  Renee Schuurman Haygarth
7–5, 6–4
Loss 1963 Wimbledon   Robyn Ebbern   Maria Bueno
  Darlene Hard
8–6, 9–7
Win 1963 U.S. Championships   Robyn Ebbern   Maria Bueno
  Darlene Hard
4–6, 10–8, 6–3
Loss 1964 Australian Championships   Robyn Ebbern   Judy Tegart Dalton
  Lesley Turner Bowrey
6–4, 6–4
Win 1964 French Championships   Lesley Turner Bowrey   Norma Baylon
  Helga Schultze
6–3, 6–1
Win 1964 Wimbledon   Lesley Turner Bowrey   Billie Jean Moffitt
  Karen Hantze Susman
7–5, 6–2
Loss 1964 U.S. Championships   Lesley Turner Bowrey   Billie Jean Moffitt
  Karen Hantze Susman
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 1965 Australian Championships (4)   Lesley Turner Bowrey   Robyn Ebbern
  Billie Jean Moffitt
1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 1965 French Championships (2)   Lesley Turner Bowrey   Françoise Dürr
  Janine Lieffrig
6–3, 6–1
Loss 1966 Australian Championships   Lesley Turner Bowrey   Carole Caldwell Graebner
  Nancy Richey
6–4, 7–5
Win 1966 French Championships (3)   Judy Tegart Dalton   Jill Blackman
  Fay Toyne
4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Loss 1966 Wimbledon   Judy Tegart Dalton   Maria Bueno
  Nancy Richey
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
↓ Open Era ↓
(10 titles, 5 runner-up)
Win 1968 US Open (2)   Maria Bueno   Billie Jean King
  Rosemary Casals
4–6, 9–7, 8–6
Win 1969 Australian Open (5)   Judy Tegart Dalton   Rosemary Casals
  Billie Jean King
6–4, 6–4
Loss 1969 French Open   Nancy Richey   Ann Haydon-Jones
  Françoise Dürr
6–0, 4–6, 7–5
Win 1969 Wimbledon (2)   Judy Tegart Dalton   Patti Hogan
  Peggy Michel
9–7, 6–2
Loss 1969 US Open   Virginia Wade   Françoise Dürr
  Darlene Hard
0–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 1970 Australian Open (6)   Judy Tegart Dalton   Karen Krantzke
  Kerry Melville
6–1, 6–3
Win 1970 US Open (3)   Judy Tegart Dalton   Rosemary Casals
  Virginia Wade
6–3, 6–4
Win 1971 Australian Open (7)   Evonne Goolagong Cawley   Jill Emmerson
  Lesley Hunt
6–0, 6–0
Loss 1971 Wimbledon   Evonne Goolagong Cawley   Billie Jean King
  Rosemary Casals
6–3, 6–2
Loss 1972 US Open   Virginia Wade   Françoise Dürr
  Betty Stöve
6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Win 1973 Australian Open (8)   Virginia Wade   Kerry Harris
  Kerry Melville
6–4, 6–4
Win 1973 US Open (4)   Virginia Wade   Billie Jean King
  Rosemary Casals
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win 1973 French Open (4)   Virginia Wade   Françoise Dürr
  Betty Stöve
6–2, 6–3
Loss 1975 Australian Championships   Olga Morozova   Evonne Goolagong Cawley
  Peggy Michel
7–6, 7–6
Win 1975 US Open (5)   Virginia Wade   Billie Jean King
  Rosemary Casals
7–5, 2–6, 7–6

Mixed doubles: 25 finals (21 titles, 4 runner-ups) edit

Result Year Championship Partner Opponents Score
Win 1961 U.S. Championships   Robert Mark   Dennis Ralston
  Darlene Hard
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 1962 U.S. Championships (2)   Fred Stolle   Frank Froehling III
  Lesley Turner Bowrey
7–5, 6–2
Win 1963 Australian Championships   Ken Fletcher   Fred Stolle
  Lesley Turner Bowrey
6–4, 6–4
Win 1963 French Championships   Ken Fletcher   Fred Stolle
  Lesley Turner Bowrey
6–1, 6–2
Win 1963 Wimbledon   Ken Fletcher   Bob Hewitt
  Darlene Hard
11–9, 6–4
Win 1963 U.S. Championships (3)   Ken Fletcher   Ed Rubinoff
  Judy Tegart Dalton
3–6, 8–6, 6–2
Win 1964 Australian Championships (2)   Ken Fletcher   Mike Sangster
  Jan Lehane O'Neill
6–4, 6–4
Win 1964 French Championships (2)   Ken Fletcher   Fred Stolle
  Lesley Turner Bowrey
6–3, 4–6, 8–6
Loss 1964 Wimbledon   Ken Fletcher   Fred Stolle
  Lesley Turner Bowrey
6–4, 6–4
Win 1964 U.S. Championships (4)   John Newcombe   Ed Rubinoff
  Judy Tegart
10–8, 4–6, 6–3
Win 1965 Australian Championships (3)   John Newcombe   Owen Davidson
  Robyn Ebbern
shared, final not played
Win 1965 French Championships (3)   Ken Fletcher   John Newcombe
  Maria Bueno
6–4, 6–4
Win 1965 Wimbledon (2)   Ken Fletcher   Tony Roche
  Judy Tegart
12–10, 6–3
Win 1965 U.S. Championships (5)   Fred Stolle   Frank Froehling III
  Judy Tegart
6–2, 6–2
Win 1966 Wimbledon (3)   Ken Fletcher   Dennis Ralston
  Billie Jean King
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1968 Australian Championships   Allan Stone   Dick Crealy
  Billie Jean King
walkover
↓ Open Era ↓
(7 titles, 2 runner-up)
Win 1968 Wimbledon (4)   Ken Fletcher   Alex Metreveli
  Olga Morozova
6–1, 14–12
Win 1969 Australian Open (4)   Marty Riessen   Fred Stolle
  Ann Haydon-Jones
shared championship, final not played
Win 1969 French Championships (4)   Marty Riessen   Jean Claude Barclay
  Françoise Dürr
6–3, 6–2
Win 1969 US Open (6)   Marty Riessen   Dennis Ralston
  Françoise Dürr
7–5, 6–3
Win 1970 US Open (7)   Marty Riessen   Frew McMillan
  Judy Tegart Dalton
6–4, 6–4
Loss 1971 Wimbledon   Marty Riessen   Owen Davidson
  Billie Jean King
3–6, 6–2, 15–13
Win 1972 US Open (8)   Marty Riessen   Ilie Năstase
  Rosemary Casals
6–3, 7–5
Loss 1973 US Open   Marty Riessen   Owen Davidson
  Billie Jean King
6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Win 1975 Wimbledon (5)   Marty Riessen   Allan Stone
  Betty Stöve
6–4, 7–5

Win-Loss singles record in Majors edit

Australian Championships/Australian Open

Court's overall win-loss record at the Australian Championships/Australian Open was 61–3 (95.3%) in 14 years (1959–1966, 1968–1971, 1973, 1975). (Her win total includes one walkover but does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to Martina Navratilova in 1975, Billie Jean King in 1968, and Mary Carter Reitano in 1959.

French Championships/French Open

Court's overall win-loss record at the French Championships/French Open was 47–5 (90.3%) in 10 years (1961–1966, 1969–1971, 1973). (Her win total includes three walkovers but does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to Gail Chanfreau in 1971, Nancy Richey in 1966, Lesley Turner Bowrey in 1965, Věra Pužejová Suková in 1963, and Ann Haydon-Jones in 1961.

United States Championships/United States Open

Court's overall win-loss record at the United States Championships/United States Open was 51–6 (89.5%) in 11 years (1961–1965, 1968–1970, 1972–1973, 1975). (Her win total does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to Martina Navratilova in 1975, Billie Jean King in 1972, Maria Bueno in 1968 and 1963, Karen Hantze Susman in 1964, and Darlene Hard in 1961.

Wimbledon Championships

Court's overall win-loss record at Wimbledon was 51–9 (85%) in 12 years (1961–1966, 1968–1971, 1973, 1975). (Her win total includes one mid-match retirement by her opponent, but does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1975 and 1971, Chris Evert in 1973, Ann Haydon-Jones in 1969, Judy Tegart Dalton in 1968, Billie Jean King in 1966 and 1962, Maria Bueno in 1964, and Christine Truman Janes in 1961.

United States Championships/United States Open

Court's overall win-loss record at the United States Championships/United States Open was 51–6 (89.5%) in 11 years (1961–1965, 1968–1970, 1972–1973, 1975). (Her win total does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to Martina Navratilova in 1975, Billie Jean King in 1972, Maria Bueno in 1968 and 1963, Karen Hantze Susman in 1964, and Darlene Hard in 1961.

Career singles finals: 234 (192 titles, 42 runner-ups) edit

Margaret Court contested 234 known singles finals between April 1958 and February 1977 she won 192 of those finals, 92 titles came in the Open Era of tennis.[6]

(Incomplete roll)

No Date Tournament Location Surface Opponent Score
1 4-01-1958 Albury Easter Tournament Albury Grass   Margo Rayson 9-7 6-4
2 04-10-1958 Junee Open Tournament Junee Grass   J Barker 7-5 6-1
3 22-01-1960 Australian Championships Brisbane Grass   Jan Lehane 7-5, 6-2
4 06-06-1960 Victorian Hard Court Championships Melbourne Clay   Beverley Rae 6-3, 6-8, 6-3
3 19-10-1960 Queensland Hard Court Championships Brisbane Clay   Val Wicks 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
4 28-10-1960 Queensland Grass Court Championships Brisbane Grass   Lesley Turner 10-8, 6-1
5 05-01-1961 South Australian Championships Adelaide Grass   Jan Lehane 6-3, 6-0
6 17-01-1961 Australian Championships Melbourne Grass   Jan Lehane 6-1, 6-4
7 27-03-1961 Faucigny Lucinge Cup Monte Carlo Clay   Elizabeth Starkie 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
8 03-04-1961 Nice International Championships Nice Clay   Florence de la Courtie 9-7, 6-4
9 10-04-1961 Trophée Raquette d'Or Aix-en-Provence Clay   Elizabeth Starkie 6-2, 6-4
10 17-04-1961 City of Paris International Championships Paris Clay   Florence de la Courtie 6-1, 6-3
11 12-06-1961 Kent Championships Beckenham Grass   Christine Truman 6-3, 4-6, 8-6
12 19-06-1961 London Grass Court Championships London Grass   Nancy Richey 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
13 16-10-1961 Australian Hard Court Championships Rockdale Clay   Lesley Turner 6-2, 0-6, 7-5
14 19-11-1961 South Australian Championships Adelaide Grass   Darlene Hard 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
15 26-11-1961 Western Australian Championships Perth Grass   Darlene Hard 6-3, 6-0
16 04-12-1961 Victorian Championships Melbourne Grass   Darlene Hard 6-3, 6-2
17 15-12-1961 New South Wales Championships Sydney Grass   Darlene Hard 6-2, 6-1
18 28-12-1961 Manly Seaside Championships Sydney Grass   Jan Lehane 6-0, 6-3
19 15-01-1962 Australian Championships Sydney Grass   Jan Lehane 6-0, 6-2
20 26-01-1962 Tasmanian Championships Hobart Grass   Robyn Ebbern 7-5, 6-0
21 07-05-1962 Italian International Championships Rome Clay   Maria Bueno 8-6, 5-7, 6-4
22 14-05-1962 Swiss International Championships Lugano Clay   Lesley Turner 6-2, 6-1
23 21-05-1962 French International Championships Paris Clay   Lesley Turner 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
24 11-06-1962 West of England Championships Bristol Grass   Maria Bueno 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
25 24-07-1962 Pennsylvania Grass Court Championships Haverford Grass   Karen Susman 6-4, 10-8
26 31-07-1962 Eastern Grass Court Championships South Orange Grass   Karen Susman 6-3, 7-5
27 13-08-1962 Essex County Club Invitational Manchester Grass   Maria Bueno 6-1, 6-4
28 31-08-1962 U.S. National Championships Forest Hills Grass   Darlene Hard 9-7, 6-4
29 28-09-1962 ACT Championships Canberra Grass   Lesley Turner 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
30 22-10-1962 Queensland Grass Court Championships Brisbane Grass   Jan Lehane 6-3, 6-4
31 11-11-1962 South Australian Championships Adelaide Grass   Christine Truman 6-1, 6-2
32 22-11-1962 New South Wales Championships Sydney Grass   Lesley Turner 8-6, 6-2
33 06-12-1962 Victorian Championships Melbourne Grass   Lesley Turner 6-4, 8-6
34 09-01-1963 Australian Championships Adelaide Grass   Jan Lehane 6-2, 6-2
35 07-05-1963 Italian International Championships Rome Clay   Lesley Turner 6-3, 6-4
36 26-05-1963 West Berlin International Championships Berlin Clay   Robyn Ebbern 6-2, 7-5
37 03-06-1963 Count of Godo Cup Barcelona Clay   Noelene Turner 6-0, 6-0
38 10-06-1963 Kent Championships Beckenham Grass   Jan Lehane 6-0, 6-1
39 24-06-1963 Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Grass   Billie-Jean Moffitt 6-3, 6-4
40 09-07-1963 Düsseldorf International Düsseldorf Clay   Lesley Turner 6-3, 6-2
41 29-07-1963 Eastern Grass Court Championships South Orange Grass   Darlene Hard 6-1, 6-1
42 12-08-1963 Essex County Club Invitational Manchester Grass   Maria Bueno 6-4, 11-9
43 13-10-1963 Queensland Hard Court Championships Brisbane Clay   Robyn Ebbern 7-5, 6-2
44 28-10-1963 Queensland Grass Court Championships Brisbane Grass   Lesley Turner 6-3, 6-2
45 10-11-1963 New South Wales Championships Sydney Grass   Judy Tegart 6-1, 6-3
46 18-11-1963 South Australian Championships Adelaide Grass   Jan Lehane 6-3, 6-1
47 28-11-1963 Victorian Championships Melbourne Grass   Lesley Turner 6-4, 6-4
48 26-12-1963 Royal South Yarra Championships Melbourne Grass   Judy Tegart 6-1, 6-0
49 13-01-1964 Australian Championships Brisbane Grass   Lesley Turner 6-3, 6-2
50 03-02-1964 Auckland Wills International Auckland Grass   Jan Lehane 6-4, 3-6, 6-0
51 27-03-1964 Albury Easter Tournament Albury Grass   Lesley Turner 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
52 27-04-1964 Reggio Calabria International Reggio Calabria Clay   Robyn Ebbern 6-0, 6-4
53 04-05-1964 Italian International Championships Rome Clay   Lesley Turner 6-1, 6-1
54 13-05-1964 West Berlin International Championships Berlin Clay   Helga Schultze 6-2, 6-1
55 18-05-1964 French International Championships Paris Clay   Maria Bueno 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
56 01-06-1964 Swiss International Championships Lausanne Clay   Jan Lehane 2-6, 8-6, 6-2
57 08-06-1964 Kent Championships Beckenham Grass   Maria Bueno 3–5 divided (rain)
58 15-06-1964 London Grass Court Championships London Grass   Ann Haydon Jones 6-3, 6-3
59 08-07-1964 Düsseldorf International Düsseldorf Clay   Lesley Turner 1-6, 6-1, 6-4
60 13-07-1964 Gstaad International Gstaad Clay   Lesley Turner 6-4, 6-2
61 20-07-1964 Dutch International Championships Hilversum Clay   Maria Bueno 6-0, 1-6, 6-3
62 30-07-1964 Hanover International Hanover Clay   Sonja Pachta 6-0, 6-1
63 03-08-1964 German International Championships Hamburg Clay   Maria Bueno 6-1, 6-4
64 03-10-1964 Glen Iris Invitational Glen Iris Grass   Kerry Melville 6-1, 6-0
65 30-10-1964 Queensland Hard Court Championships Brisbane Clay   Robyn Ebbern 6-3, 7-5
66 09-11-1964 Queensland Grass Court Championships Brisbane Grass   Lesley Turner 11-9, 6-1
67 19-11-1964 New South Wales Championships Sydney Grass   Billie Jean Moffitt 6-4, 6-3
68 03-12-1964 Victorian Championships Melbourne Grass   Jill Blackman 6-1, 6-3
69 05-01-1965 Western Australian Championships Perth Grass   Robyn Ebbern 6-1, 6-1
70 22-01-1965 Australian Championships Melbourne Grass   Maria Bueno 5-7, 6-4, 5-2, retd.
71 02-03-1965 Good Neighbor Championships Miami Beach Clay   Lesley Turner 6-2, 8-6
72 22-03-1965 Altamira International Caracas Hard   Lesley Turner 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
73 29-03-1965 Pan-American Championships Mexico City Clay   Monique Salfati 6-4, 6-2
74 10-05-1965 Atlanta Invitation Atlanta Clay   Lesley Turner default
75 31-05-1965 Northern Championships Manchester Grass   Maria Bueno 6-1, 7-5
76 07-06-1965 Kent Championships Beckenham Grass   Maria Bueno 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
77 21-06-1965 Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Grass   Maria Bueno 6-4, 7-5
78 05-07-1965 Midland Counties Championships Edgbaston Grass   Virginia Wade 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
79 12-07-1965 Hoylake and West Kirby Open Hoylake Grass   Judy Tegart 6-4, 6-4
80 28-07-1965 Baden Baden International Baden-Baden Clay   Lesley Turner 6-2, 6-1
81 02-08-1965 German International Championships Hamburg Clay   Edda Buding 6-2, 6-3
82 11-08-1965 Moscow International Championships Moscow Hard (i)   Galina Baksheeva 6-2, 6-4
83 23-08-1965 Portschach International Pörtschach Clay   Norma Baylon 6-1, 6-3
84 03-09-1965 U.S. National Championships Forest Hills Grass   Billie-Jean Moffitt 8-6, 7-5
85 09-10-1965 Glen Iris Invitational Glen Iris Grass   Maureen Pratt 6-2, 6-0
86 02-11-1965 Queensland Grass Court Championships Brisbane Grass   Lesley Turner 6-2, 6-3
87 13-11-1965 New South Wales Championships Sydney Grass   Nancy Richey 6-2, 6-2
88 26-11-1965 Victorian Championships Melbourne Grass   Nancy Richey 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
89 04-01-1966 Western Australian Championships Perth Grass   Nancy Richey 6-3, 6-1
90 21-01-1966 Australian Championships Sydney Grass   Nancy Richey walkover
91 03-02-1966 Auckland Wills International Auckland Grass   Kerry Melville 6-1, 6-1
92 04-07-1966 Irish Championships Dublin Grass   Kathleen Harter 6-2, 6-1
93 11-07-1966 Hoylake and West Kirby Open Hoylake Grass   Annette Van Zyl 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
94 01-08-1966 German International Championships Hamburg Clay   Maria Bueno 8-6, 6-3
95 01-03-1968 City of Perth Championships Perth Grass   Lesley Hunt 8-6, 6-1
96 01-04-1968 South African Open Johannesburg Hard   Virginia Wade 6-4, 6-4
↓  Open era  ↓[7]
97 29-04-1968 London Hard Court Championships Hurlingham Clay   Virginia Wade 6-3, 6-2
98 03-06-1968 Northern Championships Manchester Grass   Virginia Wade 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
99 10-06-1968 Kent Open Beckham Grass   Ann Haydon Jones 11-9, 6-2
100 08-07-1968 Irish Open Championships Dublin Grass   Ann Haydon-Jones 6-3, 6-1
101 15-07-1968 Liverpool Post North of England Championships Hoylake Grass   Virginia Wade 6-2, 6-4
102 22-07-1968 Dutch Open Championships Hilversum Clay   Judy Tegart 8-6, 6-0
103 18-08-1968 U.S. Amateur Championships Chestnut Hill Grass   Maria Bueno 6-2, 6-2
104 23-09-1968 Pacific Coast Championships Berkeley Hard   Maria Bueno 6-4, 7-5
105 14-10-1968 Dewar Cup Stalybridge Stalybridge Hard (i)   Winnie Shaw 7-5, 6-4
106 22-10-1968 Dewar Cup Perth Perth Hard (i)   Mary-Ann Eisel 6-2, 6-4
107 28-10-1968 Dewar Cup Aberavon Aberavon Carpet (i)   Virginia Wade 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
108 04-11-1968 Dewar Cup Torquay Torquay Hard (i)   Virginia Wade 12-10, 8-6
109 11-11-1968 British Covered Court Championships London Hard (i)   Virginia Wade 10-8, 6-1
110 01-01-1969 Western Australian Open Perth Grass   Lesley Hunt 7-5, 6-1
111 06-01-1969 Victorian Open Melbourne Grass   Kerry Harris 6-1, 6-4
112 13-01-1969 AMPOL New South Wales Open Sydney Grass   Rosie Casals 6-1, 6-2
113 20-01-1969 Australian Open Brisbane Grass   Billie Jean King 6-4, 6-1
114 03-03-1969 Altamira International Open Invitation Caracas Hard   Maria Bueno walkover
115 31-03-1969 Caribe Hilton International San Juan Hard   Julie Heldman 6-4, 7-5
116 07-04-1969 Carolinas International Charlotte Clay   Judy Tegart 6-1, 6-1
117 14-04-1969 River Oaks Invitational Houston Clay   Judy Tegart 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
118 28-04-1969 British Hard Court Open Championships Bournemouth Clay   Winnie Shaw 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
119 12-05-1969 London Hard Court Championships Hurlingham Clay   Mary-Ann Eisel 7-5, 6-1
120 26-05-1969 French Open Paris Clay   Ann Haydon Jones 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
121 09-06-1969 Wills West of England Open Championships Bristol Grass   Billie Jean King 6-3, 6-3
122 07-07-1969 Welsh Championships Newport Grass   Winnie Shaw 6-4, 6-4
123 14-07-1969 Essex Championships Frinton-on-Sea Grass   Pat Walkden 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
124 04-08-1969 Piping Rock Invitation Locust Valley Grass   Betty-Ann Grubb 6-1, 6-3
125 11-08-1969 70th Pennsylvania Grass Court Championships Haverford Grass   Virginia Wade 6-4, 6-4
126 16-08-1969 US National Tennis Championships Chestnut Hill Grass   Virginia Wade 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
127 28-08-1969 US Open Forest Hills Grass   Nancy Richey 6-2, 6-2
128 21-09-1969 Pacific Coast International Open Berkeley Hard   Winnie Shaw 6-4, 5-7, 6-0
129 30-12-1969 Western Australian Championships Perth Grass   Kerry Melville 6-4, 6-4
130 05-01-1970 Tasmanian Open Championships Hobart Grass   Kerry Melville 6-2, 6-2
131 10-01-1970 Victorian Open Grass Court Championships Melbourne Grass   Kerry Melville 6-1, 6-1
132 19-01-1970 Australian Open Sydney Grass   Kerry Melville 6-3, 6-1
133 02-02-1970 ITPA Open Indoor Philadelphia Carpet (i)   Billie Jean King 6-3, 7-612
134 09-02-1970 Vanderbilt Indoor Open New York City Carpet (i)   Virginia Wade 6-3, 6-3
135 13-02-1970 Maureen Connolly Brinker Memorial Dallas Carpet (i)   Billie Jean King 1-6, 6-3, 11-9
136 22-03-1970 South African Breweries Open Johannesburg Hard   Billie Jean King 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
137 20-04-1970 Rothmans Sutton Hard Court Championships Sutton Clay   Ann Haydon Jones 6-3, 6-3
138 27-04-1970 Rothmans Open Hard Court Championships of Great Britain Bournemouth Clay   Virginia Wade 6-2, 6-4
139 04-05-1970 Rothmans Surrey Hard Court Championships Guildford Clay   Patti Hogan 6-4, 6-2
140 26-05-1970 French Open Paris Clay   Helga Masthoff 6-2, 6-4
141 08-06-1970 Wills West of England Open Championships Bristol Grass   Françoise Dürr 6-1, 6-1
142 15-06-1970 Rothmans Open London Championships London Grass   Winnie Shaw 2-6, 8-6, 6-2
143 22-06-1970 Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Grass   Billie Jean King 14-12, 11-9
144 13-07-1970 Essex Championships Frinton-On-Sea Grass   Ann Haydon Jones 2-6, 7-5, 6-2
145 20-07-1970 Budapest International Championships Budapest Clay   Vlasta Kodesova 6-2, 6-3
146 27-07-1970 Dutch Open Championships Hilversum Clay   Kerry Melville 6-1, 6-1
147 03-08-1970 Pennsylvania Grass Court Championships Haverford Grass   Pat Walkden 6-1, 6-0
148 10-08-1970 Rothmans Canadian Open Toronto Clay   Rosie Casals 6-8, 6-4, 6-4
149 02-09-1970 US Open Forest Hills Grass   Rosie Casals 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
150 30-12-1970 Western Australian Open Perth Grass   Virginia Wade 6-1, 6-2
151 11-01-1971 New South Wales Open Sydney Grass   Olga Morozova 6-2, 6-2
152 03-03-1971 Benson and Hedges Centennial NZ Open Auckland Grass   Evonne Goolagong 3-6, 7-6, 6-2
153 07-03-1971 Australian Open Sydney Grass   Evonne Goolagong 2-6, 7-6, 7-5
154 29-03-1971 Natal Open Championships Durban Hard   Patti Hogan 6-2, 6-1
155 05-04-1971 South African Open Johannesburg Hard   Evonne Goolagong 6-3, 6-1
156 10-05-1971 Bio-Strath London Hard Court Open Championships Hurlingham Clay   Françoise Dürr 6-0, 6-3
157 17-05-1971 Rothmans British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth Clay   Evonne Goolagong 7-5, 6-1
158 14-06-1971 Rothmans London Grass Court Championships London Grass   Billie Jean King 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
159 05-07-1971 Irish Open Dublin Grass   Evonne Goolagong 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
160 01-08-1972 Western Championships Cincinnati Clay   Evonne Goolagong 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
161 22-08-1972 Virginia Slims of Newport Newport (RI) Grass   Billie Jean King 6-4, 6-1
162 18-09-1972 Golden Gate Pacific Coast Classic Albany Hard   Billie Jean King 6-4, 6-1
163 17-10-1972 Dewar Cup Billingham Billingham Carpet (i)   Julie Heldman 7-5, 6-0
164 24-10-1972 Dewar Cup Edinburgh Edinburgh Carpet (i)   Virginia Wade 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
165 31-10-1972 Dewar Cup Aberavon Aberavon Carpet (i)   Virginia Wade 6-3, 6-4
166 06-11-1972 Dewar Cup Torquay Torquay Carpet (i)   Virginia Wade 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
167 16-11-1972 Dewar Cup Finals Londpn Carpet (i)   Virginia Wade 6-1, 6-1
168 04-12-1972 Western Australian Championships Perth Grass   Evonne Goolagong 6-3, 6-2
169 26-12-1972 Australian Open Melbourne Grass   Evonne Goolagong 6-4, 7-5
170 02-01-1973 New South Wales Open Sydney Grass   Evonne Goolagong 4-6, 6-3, 10-8
171 16-01-1973 British Motor Cars Invitational Oakland Carpet (i)   Kerry Melville 6-3, 6-3
172 23-01-1973 British Motor Cars of Los Angeles Inglewood Carpet (i)   Nancy Richey Gunter 7-5, 6-7, 7-5
173 29-01-1973 Virginia Slims of Washington Bethesda Carpet (i)   Kerry Melville 6-1, 6-2
174 05-02-1973 Barnett Bank Classic Miami Beach Clay   Kerry Melville 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
175 28-02-1973 Virginia Slims of Detroit Detroit Carpet (i)   Kerry Melville 7-6, 6-3
176 05-03-1973 Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago Carpet (i)   Billie Jean King 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
177 12-03-1973 Virginia Slims of Richmond Richmond Clay   Janet Newberry 6-2, 6-1
178 02-04-1973 Max-Pax Coffee Classic Philadelphia Hard   Kerry Harris 6-1, 6-0
179 09-04-1973 Virginia Slims Indoors Boston Hard   Billie Jean King 6-2, 6-4
180 16-04-1973 Virginia Slims of Jacksonville Jacksonville Clay   Rosie Casals 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
181 21-05-1973 French Open Paris Clay   Chris Evert 6-7, 7-6, 6-4
182 09-07-1973 Carroll's Irish Open Dublin Grass   Virginia Wade 6-2, 6-4
183 06-08-1973 Commerce Union Bank Classic Nashville Clay   Billie Jean King 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
184 13-08-1973 Jersey Shore Tennis Classic Wall Township Grass   Lesley Hunt 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
185 19-08-1973 Virginia Slims Grass Court Championships Newport (RI) Grass   Julie Heldman 6-3, 6-2
186 27-08-1973 US Open Forest Hills Grass   Evonne Goolagong 7-6, 5-7, 6-2
187 09-09-1973 World Invitational Tennis Classic Hilton Head Hard   Chris Evert 6-4, 6-7, 6-2
188 09-12-1974 Western Australian Open Perth Grass   Olga Morozova 6-4, 7-5
189 10-02-1975 Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago Carpet (i)   Martina Navrátilová 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
190 16-09-1975 Toray Sillook Open Tokyo Carpet (i)   Evonne Goolagong 6-7, 6-1, 7-5
191 06-12-1976 Toyota Women's Classic Melbourne Grass   Sue Barker 6–2, 6–2

Federation Cup edit

Court played in the then-named Federation Cup since its inception in 1963,[8] and then played again in 1964 and 1965. She returned to the tournament after her temporary retirement, and played again with the Australian Fed Cup team in 1968, 1969 and finally in December 1970. Of the six years she played, the Australian team won in four: 1964, 1965, 1968 and December 1970. She accumulated a total of 35 wins over her career, which ties with Evonne Goolagong Cawley and Dianne Balestrat as the third-most ever from an Australian. She holds a perfect 20–0 singles record, a near-perfect 40–1 singles set record, tying with Kerry Reid as the best-ever from an Australian. Her doubles record of 15–5 is the fifth-highest of an Australian.

Wins (4) edit

Edition   Australian Team Rounds/Opponents
1964 Margaret Smith
Lesley Turner
Robyn Ebbern
2R:   3–0  
QF:   3–0  
SF:   3–0  
FN:   1–2  
1965 Margaret Smith
Lesley Turner
Judy Tegart
QF:   3–0  
SF:   3–0  
FN:   2–1  
1968 Margaret Court
Kerry Melville
2R:   3–0  
QF:   2–1  
SF:   3–0  
FN:   3–0  
1971 Margaret Court
Evonne Goolagong
Lesley Hunt
QF:   w/o  
SF:   3–0  
FN:   3–0  

Participations (40) edit

Singles (20) edit

Edition Round Date Venue Against Surface Opponent W/L Result Team Result
1963 1R 17 June 1963 London   Belgium Grass   Christiane Mercelis Win 6–3, 6–1 Win (3–0)
QF 18 June 1963   Hungary   Zsuzsa Körmöczy Win 6–0, 6–1 Win (3–0)
SF 19 June 1963   South Africa   Renee Schuurman Win 6–3, 6–2 Win (3–0)
F 20 June 1963   United States   Darlene Hard Win 6–3, 6–0 Loss (1–2)
1964 2R 2 September 1964 Philadelphia   Denmark Grass   Pia Balling Win 6–2, 6–1 Win (3–0)
QF 2 September 1964   Canada   Benita Senn Win 6–1, 6–0 Win (3–0)
SF 4 September 1964   France   Françoise Dürr Win 6–4, 6–1 Win (3–0)
F 5 September 1964   United States   Billie Jean Moffitt Win 6–2, 6–3 Win (2–1)
1965 QF 16 January 1965 Melbourne   New Zealand Grass   Ruia Morrison-Davy Win 6–1, 6–4 Win (3–0)
SF 17 January 1965   France   Françoise Dürr Win 6–2, 6–2 Win (3–0)
F 18 January 1965   United States   Billie Jean Moffitt Win 6–4, 8–6 Win (2–1)
1968 2R 22 May 1968 Paris   Brazil Clay   Suzana Gesteira Win 6–0, 6–0 Win (3–0)
QF 24 May 1968   South Africa   Annette Du Plooy Win 6–1, 6–1 Win (2–1)
SF 25 May 1968   Great Britain   Christine Janes Win 7–5, 6–1 Win (3–0)
F 26 May 1968   Netherlands   Astrid Suurbeck Win 6–1, 6–3 Win (3–0)
1969 QF 23 May 1969 Athens   France Clay   Rosy Darmon Win 6–1, 6–1 Win (3–0)
SF 24 May 1969   Great Britain   Virginia Wade Win 6–3, 6–4 Win (3–0)
F 25 May 1969   United States   Julie Heldman Win 6–4, 8–6 Loss (1–2)
1971 SF 28 December 1970 Perth   France Grass   Gail Benedetti Win 6–1, 6–1 Win (3–0)
F 29 December 1970   Great Britain   Ann Jones Win 6–8, 6–3, 6–3 Win (3–0)

Doubles (20) edit

Edition Round Date Venue Partnering Against Surface Opponents W/L Result Team Result
1963 1R 17 June 1963 London   Lesley Turner   Belgium Grass   Mary Marechal
  Christiane Mercelis
Win 6–1, 6–0 Win (3–0)
QF 18 June 1963   Lesley Turner   Hungary   Klára Bardóczy
  Zsófia Broszmann
Win 6–1, 6–1 Win (3–0)
SF 19 June 1963   Lesley Turner   South Africa   Margaret Hunt
  Renee Schuurman
Win 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 Win (3–0)
F 20 June 1963   Lesley Turner   United States   Darlene Hard
  Billie Jean Moffitt
Loss 3–6, 13–11, 3–6 Loss (1–2)
1964 2R 2 September 1964 Philadelphia   Robyn Ebbern   Denmark Grass   Pia Balling
  Ulla Pontoppidan
Win 6–0, 6–1 Win (3–0)
QF 3 September 1964   Lesley Turner   Canada   Vicki Berner
  Louise Brown
Win 6–1, 6–2 Win (3–0)
SF 4 September 1964   Lesley Turner   France   Françoise Dürr
  Janine Lieffrig
Win 6–3, 9–7 Win (3–0)
F 5 September 1964   Lesley Turner   United States   Billie Jean Moffitt
  Karen Hantze Susman
Loss 6–4, 5–7, 1–6 Win (2–1)
1965 QF 16 January 1965 Melbourne   Judy Tegart   New Zealand Grass   Ruia Morrison-Davy
  Elizabeth Terry
Win 6–2, 6–1 Win (3–0)
SF 17 January 1965   Judy Tegart   France   Françoise Dürr
  Janine Lieffrig
Win 6–1, 6–4 Win (3–0)
F 18 January 1965   Judy Tegart   United States   Carole Caldwell Graebner
  Billie Jean Moffitt
Loss 5–7, 6–4, 4–6 Win (2–1)
1968 2R 22 May 1968 Paris   Kerry Melville   Brazil Clay   Maria-Cristina Borba-Dias
  Suzana Gesteira
Win 6–0, 6–2 Win (3–0)
QF 24 May 1968   Kerry Melville   South Africa   Annette Du Plooy
  Maryna Proctor
Loss 4–6, 6–2, 2–6 Win (2–1)
SF 25 May 1968   Kerry Melville   Great Britain   Winnie Shaw
  Virginia Wade
Win 9–7, 3–6, 14–12 Win (3–0)
F 26 May 1968   Kerry Melville   Netherlands   Astrid Suurbeek
  Lidy Venneboer
Win 6–3, 6–8, 7–5 Win (3–0)
1969 QF 23 May 1969 Athens   Judy Tegart   France Clay   Gail Benedetti
  Rosy Darmon
Win 6–1, 6–2 Win (3–0)
SF 24 May 1969   Judy Tegart   Great Britain   Virginia Wade
  Joyce Williams
Win 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 Win (3–0)
F 25 May 1969   Judy Tegart   United States   Peaches Bartkowicz
  Nancy Richey
Loss 4–6, 4–6 Loss (1–2)
1971 SF 28 December 1970 Perth   Evonne Goolagong   France Grass   Gail Benedetti
  Françoise Dürr
Win 6–2, 6–3 Win (3–0)
F 29 December 1970   Lesley Hunt   Great Britain   Winnie Shaw
  Virginia Wade
Win 6–4, 6–4 Win (3–0)

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