Country (sports) Australia Australian Open W (1961) Grand slams won (singles) 2 Wimbledon 4R (1955) Role Tennis player | French Open QF (1959) Name Mary Reitano Australian Open W (1956, 1959) French Open SF (1959) | |
Born 29 November 1934 (age 89) ( 1934-11-29 ) | ||
Mary Carter Reitano (née Carter; born 29 November 1934) is a former tennis player from Australia.
As a junior player she won the girls' singles title at the Australian Championships in 1951 and 1952.
Reitano won the singles title at the 1956 Australian Championships, defeating Thelma Long in the final in three sets after surviving a match point in the third set. At the 1959 Australian Championships Reitano won her second singles title after a straight-sets victory in the final against Renée Schuurman. Additionally she reached the Australian semifinals eight times. She teamed with Margaret Court to win the women's doubles title there in 1961. Reitano teamed with three different partners to be the runner-up in women's doubles at the 1956, 1959, and 1962 Australian Championships. Reitano also was the runner-up in mixed doubles at the 1961 Australian Championships.
In February 1958 she married Sydney Reitano. She became a coaching professional in 1962.
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