Country (sports) Australia US Open QF (1957) Plays Right-handed Name Mary Hawton | French Open 4R (1960, 1962) Role Tennis player Wimbledon 4R (1958) Handed Right-handed | |
Born 4 September 1924Sydney, Australia ( 1924-09-04 ) Australian Open SF (1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1959) Books How to Play Winning Tennis Similar People Thelma Coyne Long, Beryl Penrose, Margaret Court | ||
Mary Renetta Hawton (née Bevis; 4 September 1924 – 18 January 1981) was a tennis player from Australia. Her career spanned the end of the 1940s and the 1950s.
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Hawton won the women's doubles title at the Australian Championships five times. In 1958 she also won the mixed doubles title together with compatriot Robert Howe.
In 1948, she married Keith Ernest Hawton.
She was captain of the Australian Fed Cup team in 1979 and 1980 and director of the NSW Tennis Association.
In 1979 Hawton published a book titles How to Play Winning Tennis. She died on 18 January 1981 in Sydney, Australia.
The Mary Hawton Trophy, the prize for the winner of the Australian teams championships for girls, was named after her.
Career
Mary Hawton found much success in Australia at the Australian Championships. She made it to the semifinals in singles six times in 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956 and 1959. Hawton reached 12 finals in Australia, eight of these being consecutive. She also reached the doubles finals at the Wimbledon and French Championships in 1957 and 1958 with Australian Thelma Coyne Long. Mary Bevis Hawton ended her career with six Grand Slam titles: five in women's doubles and one in mixed doubles.
Women's doubles performance timeline
A = did not participate in the tournament.