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Nancye Wynne Bolton
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Nancye Wynne Bolton (December 2, 1916 – November 9, 2001) was a female tennis player from Australia. She is best remembered for winning the women's singles title six times at the Australian Championships, second only to Margaret Smith Court who won 11 titles. Bolton won a total of 20 titles at the Australian Championships, second only to Court's 21 titles.
According to most sources, Bolton finished 1938, 1947, and 1948 ranked in the world top 10. According to Ned Potter of American Lawn Tennis magazine, Bolton was the second ranked player in 1947, just behind Louise Brough.
Bolton was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006.
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- Australian Championships
- Singles champion (6): 1937, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951
- Singles finalist (2): 1936, 1949
- Women's Doubles champion (10): 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952
- Women's Doubles finalist (2): 1946, 1950
- Mixed Doubles champion (4): 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948
- Mixed Doubles finalist: 1938
- U.S. Championships
- Singles finalist: 1938
- Wimbledon
- Mixed Doubles finalist (2): 1947, 1951
| Tournament | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 - 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Championships | 2R | F | W | SF | 2R | W | NH | NH | W | W | W | F | SF | W | SF | 6 / 13 |
| French Championships | A | A | A | 3R | A | NH | R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 4R | A | NH | NH | NH | A | QF | A | A | A | 3R | A | 0 / 3 |
| U.S. Championships | A | A | A | F | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 6 / 19 |
NH = tournament not held.
R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
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