Nancy Wynne Bolton
Born: December 02, 1916
Died: November 09, 2001
Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
Citizenship: Australia
Handed: Right
Inducted: 2006
Grand Slam Record
Australian Championships Singles Winner 1937, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951
Doubles Winner 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952
Doubles Finalist 1946, 1950
Mixed Winner 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948
Wimbledon Singles Quarterfinalist 1947
Mixed Finalist 1947
U.S. Championships Singles Finalist 1938
Singles Quarterfinalist 1947
Career Results
World Top Ten 1938 (No. 10), 1947 (No. 4), 1948 (No. 4), 1949 (No. 4)
Other
Holds 20 Australian Grand Slam Titles (2nd only to Margaret Smith Court’s 21)
Australian Championships Records:
Most Doubles Team Titles (10) (all with Thelma Long)
Most Doubles Team Final Appearances (12) (all with Thelma Long)
Shares the record – Most Mixed Team titles (4) (all with Colin Long/also Nell Hall-Harry Hopman have 4 titles)
First Australian woman to compete in a U.S. Singles Championship Final
Australian Tennis Hall of Fame, 2000
Nancye Wynne Bolton captured 20 Australian championships; six singles (1937, 1940, 1946-48, 1951), ten doubles (1936-40, 1947-49, 1951-52) and four mixed (1940, 1946-48) acquiring the rare triple in 1940, 1947 and 1948.
At age 22, Bolton was the first Australian woman to play in a U.S. Championship final (1938). In 1947 she played at Wimbledon, reaching the singles quarterfinal and the mixed doubles final.
She was ranked in the World Top 10 four times, holding her highest rank of No. 4 for three consecutive years (1947-49).
Described as a tall, big hitter, with a blitzing forehand, Bolton is second only to Margaret Smith Court (21) in Australian titles, and holds the records for most doubles team titles (10), most doubles team final appearances (12) and most mixed team titles (4).
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