Turner Bowrey, Lesley

Lesley Rosemary Turner Bowrey
Born: August 16, 1942
Hometown: Trangie, N.S.W., Australia
Citizenship: Australia
Handed: Right
Inducted: 1997

Grand Slam Record
French Singles 1963, 1965
Singles finalist 1962, 67
Doubles 1964-65
Mixed finalist 1962-64

Australian Singles finalist 1964, 67
Doubles 1964-65, 1967
Doubles finalist 1963, 66, 68, 76
Mixed 1962, 1967
Mixed finalist 1963

Wimbledon Doubles 1964
Mixed 1961, 1964

U.S. Doubles 1961
Doubles finalist 1964
Mixed finalist 1962

Tournament Record
Italian Singles 1967, 68
Singles finalist 1961, 63, 64
Doubles 1961, 64
Doubles finalist 1971
Mixed 1962, 67

Fed Cup   1964-65, 1967

Twice French Open singles champion, Lesley won 13 Grand Slam titles in the period 1961-67. She won three of the four Slams in doubles in 1964, each with different partners. The same year, Bowrey won her second Wimbledon mixed doubles crown with Fred Stolle. In 1963, she played for Australia against fifteen other nations in the inaugural Federation Cup. Bowrey continues her involvement and among other things has captained the Australian Fed Cup Team.

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