Margaret Court 244345 223813714 2008-07-05T23:02:31Z Tennis expert 1935789 typo correction {{Infobox Tennis player | playername = Margaret Court | image = | nickname = <!-- optional --> | country = {{AUS}} | residence = [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], [[Australia]] | datebirth = {{birth date and age|1942|7|16}} | placebirth = [[Albury, New South Wales|Albury]], [[Australia]] | height = 5'9'' (1.75 m) | weight = 149 lbs. (67.5 kg) | turnedpro = 1968 | retired = 1977 | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = - | singlesrecord = - | singlestitles = 92 during [[open era]] | highestsinglesranking = 1 (1973) | AustralianOpenresult = '''W''' (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973) | FrenchOpenresult = '''W''' (1962, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1973) | Wimbledonresult = '''W''' (1963, 1965, 1970) | USOpenresult = '''W''' (1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1973) | doublesrecord = - | doublestitles = 48 during open era | highestdoublesranking = - | updated = [[January 27]], [[2007]] }} '''Margaret Jean Court''' [[Order of Australia|AO]] [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (born [[July 16]], [[1942]], also known as '''Margaret Smith Court''') is a retired former World No. 1 [[tennis]] player from [[Australia]]. In [[1970]], she became the first woman during the [[open era]] to win all four [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] singles titles in the same calendar year. Court won 24 Grand Slam singles titles, more than any other player. She won 62 [[Tennis statistics|Grand Slam]] titles overall (24 singles, 19 women's doubles, and 19 mixed doubles), again, more than any other player. Many consider her the greatest female tennis player. The [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]] states, "For sheer strength of performance and accomplishment there has never been a tennis player to match (her)."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tennisfame.com/famer.aspx?pgID=867&hof_id=150 |publisher=International Tennis Hall of Fame |title=Hall of Famers - Margaret Court Smith "The Arm" |accessdate=2007-02-14}}</ref> == Biography == She was born '''Margaret Jean Smith''' in [[1942]], in [[Albury, New South Wales|Albury]], [[New South Wales]], the youngest of four children of Lawrence Smith and Catherine Smith (née Beaufort). She began playing tennis when she was eight years old and was 17 when she won the first of seven consecutive singles titles at the [[Australian Open|Australian Championships]] in 1960. After [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] in [[1966]], Court temporarily retired from tennis. She married Barry Court in [[1967]] and became known as '''Margaret Smith Court''' or '''Margaret Court'''. She returned to tennis in [[1968]]. She won all four [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] singles titles in [[1970]]. The next year, Court lost the Wimbledon singles final to [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]] while pregnant with her first child, Daniel, who was born in March [[1972]]. Court made a comeback the same year and played in the [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open]]. Her second child, Marika, was born in [[1974]]. Court started playing again but retired permanently in [[1977]] when she learned she was expecting the third of her four children. Court is one of only three players to have achieved a career "boxed set" of Grand Slam titles, winning every possible Grand Slam title – singles, same-sex doubles and mixed doubles – at all four Grand Slam events. The others are [[Doris Hart]] and [[Martina Navrátilová]]. Court, however, is the only person to have won all 12 Grand Slam events at least twice. She also is unique in having completed a boxed set before the start of the [[open era]] in 1968 and a separate boxed set after the start of the open era. Court is widely remembered for having lost a heavily publicized and U.S. televised challenge match to a former [[World number one male tennis player rankings|World No. 1]] male tennis player, the 55-year-old [[Bobby Riggs]], on Mother's Day, [[May 13]], [[1973]], in Ramona, California. Court was the top-ranked women's player at the time, and it has been written that she did not take the match seriously, assuming that she would win without difficulty. Using a mixture of lobs and drop shots, however, Riggs beat her handily 6–2, 6–1. Four months later, [[Billie Jean King]] beat Riggs in the even more famous [[The Battle of the Sexes|Battle of the Sexes]] match in the [[Houston Astrodome]] to even the score. In [[1979]], Court was inducted into the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]]. In January [[2003]], Show Court One at [[Melbourne Park]] was renamed Margaret Court Arena. Also in 2003, [[Australia Post]] honoured her and fellow Australian tennis [[Rod Laver]] by putting their images on [[List of people on stamps of Australia|postage stamps]]. Court now lives in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], [[Western Australia]], and runs the Victory Life Centre,<ref>[http://www.victorylifecentre.com.au Victory Life Centre, Perth Western Australia]</ref> a [[Christian]] ministry. Court's father-in-law, [[Charles Court|Sir Charles Court]], and brother-in-law, [[Richard Court]], were [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] [[Premier of Western Australia|premiers of Western Australia]]. ===Views on homosexuality=== In 1990, Court said that [[Martina Navratilova]] and other [[lesbian]] and [[bisexual]] players were ruining the sport of tennis and setting a bad example for younger players.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE3DE163FF937A15756C0A967958260 Gay Bias Moves Off The Sidelines]</ref> <ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-15962152.html A Woman of Character]</ref> <ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article1061462.ece?token=null&offset=12 Martina Navratilova: My Final Farewell]</ref> In 2002, Court said that homosexuals commit "sins of the flesh" and can be "changed."<ref>{{Citation | title = Damir may have a point, says our greatest women's player | newspaper = Sydney Morning Herald | date = [[2002-12-19]] | year = 2002 | url = http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/19/1040174301749.html}}</ref> She stated that when the [[open era]] started, "there was quite a lot of [homosexuality] in there" and added that "a few of the older ones ... were [homosexual]," with younger players being "sort of snared in with it."<ref>{{Citation | title = Damir may have a point, says our greatest women's player | newspaper = Sydney Morning Herald | date = [[2002-12-19]] | year = 2002 | url = http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/19/1040174301749.html}}</ref> These comments were made in the context of Damir Dokic's claim that he would kill himself if his high-profile professional tennis playing daughter, [[Jelena Dokic|Jelena]], became a lesbian.{{Fact|date=June 2008}} Court campaigned against laws proposed and eventually passed by the [[Government of Western Australia]] in 2002 that gave gays and lesbians equal legal rights as de facto couples.<ref>{{Citation | title = Damir may have a point, says our greatest women's player | newspaper = Sydney Morning Herald | date = [[2002-12-19]] | year = 2002 | url = http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/19/1040174301749.html}}</ref> == Career timeline == *1960 - Won her first singles title at the [[Australian Open|Australian Championships]] but lost the junior girls final to [[Lesley Turner Bowrey]]. *1962 - Won three of the four [[Grand Slam in tennis|Grand Slam]] singles tournaments. *1963 - Became the first Australian woman to win a singles title at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]. She and [[Ken Fletcher]] became the only team to win all four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles during the same calendar year. *1964 - Won three of the four Grand Slam mixed doubles tournaments. Her women's doubles title at Wimbledon completed her career "boxed set" of Grand Slam titles. *1965 - Won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments and all four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, with three different partners. *1966 - Temporarily retired. *1969 - Won three of the four Grand Slam singles and mixed doubles tournaments. *1970 - Won all four Grand Slam singles tournaments, defeating [[Kerry Melville Reid]] in the Australian Open final, [[Helga Niessen Masthoff]] in the [[French Open]] final, [[Billie Jean King]] in the Wimbledon final, and [[Rosemary Casals]] in the [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open]] final. [[Maureen Connolly Brinker]] in 1953 and [[Steffi Graf]] in 1988 are the only other women who have won all four Grand Slam singles tournaments during the same calendar year. *1973 - Won three of the four Grand Slam singles and women's doubles tournaments. Lost her match with [[Bobby Riggs]]. Her women's doubles title at the U.S. Open completed a "boxed set" of Grand Slam titles won exclusively after the start of the [[open era]] in 1968. *1975 - Played the final Grand Slam singles match of her career, losing to [[Martina Navratilova]] 6–2, 6–4 in a quarterfinal of the U.S. Open. Partnered with [[Virginia Wade]] at the U.S. Open to win her 62nd Grand Slam title and 19th Grand Slam women's doubles title, defeating Billie Jean King and Rosemary Casals in the final. This was Court's last Grand Slam title. *1977 - Played the final singles match of her career, defeating [[Greer Stevens]] 5–7, 7–6, 6–3 in the third round of the Virginia Slims of Detroit. Court defaulted the quarterfinal to [[Francoise Durr]] upon learning that she was pregnant with her third child. == Grand Slam titles and world rankings == Court won a record 62 [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] titles, including a record 24 singles titles, 19 women's doubles titles, and a record 19 mixed doubles titles. She won 64 Grand Slam titles, including 21 mixed doubles titles, if the shared championships at the [[Australian Open|Australian Championships/Open]] in [[1965]] and [[1969]] are counted. The finals were not played because of bad weather. Court could have won even more mixed doubles titles had the event been held at the [[1970]], [[1971]], [[1973]], and [[1975]] Australian Opens. Court won 62 of the 85 Grand Slam finals (72.9%) in which she appeared, including 24-5 (82.8%) in singles finals, 19-14 (57.6%) in women's doubles finals, and 19-4 (82.6%) in mixed doubles finals. Court reached the finals in 29, the semifinals in 36, and the quarterfinals in 43 of the 47 Grand Slams singles tournaments she played during her career. Her won-lost record in Grand Slam singles tournaments was 210-23 .901 (47-5 at the [[French Open|French Championships/Open]], 51-9 at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], 51-6 at the [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Championships/Open]], and 61-3 at the Australian Championships/Open). She won 11 of the 16 Grand Slam singles tournaments she entered beginning with the 1969 Australian Open and ending with the 1973 U.S. Open. She also won 11 of the 17 Grand Slam singles tournaments she entered beginning with the [[1962]] Australian Championships and ending with the [[1966]] Australian Championships. During her career, Court was 146-2 (98.6%) against unseeded players in Grand Slam singles tournaments. Court is the only player to have won the calendar year Grand Slam in both singles and mixed doubles. She won the singles slam in 1970, the mixed doubles slam in [[1963]] with fellow Australian [[Ken Fletcher]], and the mixed doubles slam in 1965 with three different partners (Fletcher, [[John Newcombe]], and [[Fred Stolle]]). Court won more than half of the Grand Slam events held in 1963 (8 of 12), 1964 (7 of 12), 1965 (9 of 12), 1969 (8 of 12), 1970 (7 of 11), and 1973 (6 of 11). According to the end-of-year rankings compiled by the [[London Daily Telegraph]] from 1914 through 1972, Court was ranked No. 1 in the world six times: 1962, 1963, [[1964]], 1965, 1969, and 1970. Court also was ranked No. 1 for 1973, when the official rankings were produced by the [[Women's Tennis Association]]. == Career statistics == Court won more than half of the [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] singles tournaments she played (24 of 47) and 192 of the 300 singles tournaments she played overall. Her career singles win-loss record was 1,177-106, for a winning percentage of 91.74 percent. She won at least 100 singles matches in 1965 (113-8), 1968 (107-12), 1970 (113-6), and 1973 (100-5). She won more than 80 percent of her singles matches against top 10 players (297-73) and was the year-end top ranked player seven times.<ref>[http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=156313 Margaret Smith Court thread at TennisForum]</ref> === Grand Slam finals === ==== Singles (29) ==== ===== Wins (24) ===== {|class="wikitable" |- |width="50"|'''Year |width="175"|'''Championship |width="200"|'''Opponent in Final |width="150"|'''Score in Final |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | [[1960]] || [[Australian Open|Australian Championships]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jan Lehane O'Neill]] || 7–5, 6–2 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | [[1961]] || Australian Championships <small> (2) || {{flagicon|Australia}} Jan Lehane O'Neill || 6–1, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | [[1962]] || Australian Championships <small> (3) || {{flagicon|Australia}} Jan Lehane O'Neill || 6–0, 6–2 |-bgcolor="#EBC2AF" | 1962 || [[French Open|French Championships]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Lesley Turner Bowrey]] || 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" | 1962 || [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Championships]] || {{flagicon|United States}} [[Darlene Hard]] || 9–7, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | [[1963]] || Australian Championships <small> (4) || {{flagicon|Australia}} Jan Lehane O'Neill || 6–2, 6–2 |-bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1963 || [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] || {{flagicon|United States}} [[Billie Jean King]] || 6–3, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | [[1964]] || Australian Championships <small> (5) || {{flagicon|Australia}} Lesley Turner Bowrey || 6–3, 6–2 |-bgcolor="#EBC2AF" | 1964 || French Championships <small> (2) || {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Maria Bueno]] || 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | [[1965]] || Australian Championships <small> (6) || {{flagicon|Brazil}} Maria Bueno || 5–7, 6–4, 5–2 retired |-bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1965 || Wimbledon <small> (2) || {{flagicon|Brazil}} Maria Bueno || 6–4, 7–5 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" | 1965 || U.S. Championships <small> (2) || {{flagicon|United States}} Billie Jean King || 8–6, 7–5 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | [[1966]] || Australian Championships <small> (7) || {{flagicon|United States}} [[Nancy Richey Gunter]] || walkover |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | [[1969]] || Australian Open <small> (8) || {{flagicon|United States}} Billie Jean King || 6–4, 6–1 |-bgcolor="#EBC2AF" | 1969 || French Open <small> (3) || {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Ann Haydon Jones]] || 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" | 1969 || U.S. Open <small> (3) || {{flagicon|United States}} Nancy Richey Gunter || 6–2, 6–2 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | [[1970]] || Australian Open <small> (9) || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Kerry Melville Reid]] || 6–1, 6–3 |-bgcolor="#EBC2AF" | 1970 || French Open <small> (4) || {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Helga Niessen Masthoff]] || 6–2, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1970 || Wimbledon <small> (3) || {{flagicon|United States}} Billie Jean King || 14–12, 11–9 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" | 1970 || U.S. Open <small> (4) || {{flagicon|United States}} [[Rosemary Casals]] || 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | [[1971]] || Australian Open <small> (10) || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]] || 2–6, 7–6, 7–5 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | [[1973]] || Australian Open <small> (11) || {{flagicon|Australia}} Evonne Goolagong Cawley || 6–4, 7–5 |-bgcolor="#EBC2AF" | 1973 || French Open <small> (5) || {{flagicon|United States}} [[Chris Evert]] || 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" | 1973 || U.S. Open <small> (5) || {{flagicon|Australia}} Evonne Goolagong Cawley || 7–6, 5–7, 6–2 |} ===== Runner-ups (5) ===== {|class="wikitable" |- |width="50"|'''Year |width="175"|'''Championship |width="200"|'''Opponent in Final |width="150"|'''Score in Final |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" |[[1963]]||[[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Championships]] || {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Maria Bueno]] || 7–5, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |[[1964]]||[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] ||{{flagicon|Brazil}} Maria Bueno|| 6–4, 7–9, 6–3 |-bgcolor="#EBC2AF" |1965||[[French Open|French Championships]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Lesley Turner Bowrey]] || 6–3, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" |1968 ||[[Australian Open|Australian Championships]] || {{flagicon|United States}} [[Billie Jean King]] || 6–1, 6–2 |-bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |1971 || Wimbledon ||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]] || 6–4, 6–1 |} ==== Women's doubles (33) ==== ===== Wins (19) ===== {|class="wikitable" |- |width="50"|'''Year |width="200"|'''Championship |width="200"|'''Partnering |width="230"|'''Opponents in Final |width="100"|'''Score in Final |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" |[[1961]] || [[Australian Open|Australian Championships]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mary Carter Reitano]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mary Bevis Hawton]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jan Lehane O'Neill]] || 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" |[[1962]] || Australian Championships (2) || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Robyn Ebbern]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Darlene Hard]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} Mary Carter Reitano || 6–4, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" |[[1963]] || Australian Championships (3) || {{flagicon|Australia}} Robyn Ebbern || {{flagicon|Australia}} Jan Lehane O'Neill<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Lesley Turner Bowrey]] || 6–1, 6–3 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" | 1963 || [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Championships]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} Robyn Ebbern || {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Maria Bueno]]<br> {{flagicon|United States}} Darlene Hard || 4–6, 10-8, 6–3 |-bgcolor="#EBC2AF" | [[1964]] || [[French Open|French Championships]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} Lesley Turner Bowrey || {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Norma Baylon]]<br> {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Helga Schultze]] || 6–3, 6–1 |-bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1964 || [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} Lesley Turner Bowrey || {{flagicon|United States}} [[Billie Jean King]]<br>{{flagicon|United States}} [[Karen Hantze Susman]] || 7–5, 6–2 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" |[[1965]] || Australian Championships (4)|| {{flagicon|Australia}} Lesley Turner Bowrey || {{flagicon|Australia}} Robyn Ebbern<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King || 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |-bgcolor="#EBC2AF" | 1965 || French Championships(2) || {{flagicon|Australia}} Lesley Turner Bowrey || {{flagicon|France}} [[Francoise Durr]]<br> {{flagicon|France}} [[Jeanine Lieffrig]] || 6–3, 6–1 |-bgcolor="#EBC2AF" | [[1966]] || French Championships (3) || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Judy Tegart Dalton]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jill Blackman]]<br> {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Fay Toyne]] || 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" |[[1968]] || U.S. Open (2) || {{flagicon|Brazil}} Maria Bueno || {{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King<br> {{flagicon|USA}} Rosemary Casals || 4–6, 9–7, 8–6 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" |[[1969]] || Australian Open (5) || {{flagicon|Australia}} Judy Tegart Dalton || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosemary Casals]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King || 6–4, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |1969 || Wimbledon (2)|| {{flagicon|Australia}} Judy Tegart Dalton || {{flagicon|United States}} [[Patricia Hogan]]<br>{{flagicon|United States}} [[Peggy Michel]] || 9–7, 6–2 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" |[[1970]] || Australian Open (6) || {{flagicon|Australia}} Judy Tegart Dalton || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Kerry Melville Reid]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Kerry Harris]] || 6–3, 6–1 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" |1970 || U.S. Open (3) || {{flagicon|United States}} Judy Tegart Dalton || {{flagicon|USA}} Rosemary Casals <br> {{flagicon|UK}} [[Virginia Wade]] || 6–3, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" |[[1971]] || Australian Open (7) || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jill Emmerson]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Lesley Hunt]] || 6–0, 6–0 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" |[[1973]] || Australian Open (8) || {{flagicon|UK}} Virginia Wade || {{flagicon|Australia}} Kerry Harris<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} Kerry Melville Reid || 6–4, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" |1973 || U.S. Open(4) || {{flagicon|UK}} Virginia Wade || {{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King <br> {{flagicon|United States}} Rosemary Casals || 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |-bgcolor="#EBC2AF" | 1973 || French Open (4) || {{flagicon|UK}} Virginia Wade || {{flagicon|France}} Francoise Durr<br> {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Betty Stove || 6–2, 6–3 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" |1975 || U.S. Open (5) || {{flagicon|UK}} Virginia Wade || {{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King <br> {{flagicon|United States}} Rosemary Casals || 7–5, 2–6, 7–6 |} ===== Runner-ups (14) ===== {|class="wikitable" |- |width="50"|'''Year |width="200"|'''Championship |width="200"|'''Partnering |width="230"|'''Opponents in Final |width="100"|'''Score in Final |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | [[1960]] || [[Australian Open|Australian Championships]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Lorraine Coghlan Robinson]] || {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Maria Bueno]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Christine Truman Janes]] || 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 |-bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | [[1961]] || [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jan Lehane O'Neill]] || {{flagicon|United States}} [[Billie Jean King]]<br>{{flagicon|United States}} [[Karen Hantze Susman]] || 6–3, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#EBC2AF" | [[1962]] || [[French Open|French Championships]] || {{flagicon|United States}} [[Justina Bricka]] || {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Sandra Reynolds Price]]<br> {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Renee Schuurman Haygarth]] || 6–4, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#EBC2AF" | [[1963]] || French Championships (2) || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Robyn Ebbern]] || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Ann Haydon Jones]]<br> {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Renee Schuurman Haygarth || 7–5, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1963 || Wimbledon (2) || {{flagicon|Australia}} Robyn Ebbern || {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Maria Bueno]]<br>{{flagicon|United States}} [[Darlene Hard]] || 8–6, 9–7 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" |[[1964]] || Australian Championships (2) || {{flagicon|Australia}} Robyn Ebbern || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Judy Tegart Dalton]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lesley Turner Bowrey]] || 6–4, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" |1964 || [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Championships]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} Lesley Turner Bowrey || {{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King <br> {{flagicon|United States}} Karen Hantze Susman || 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" |[[1966]] || Australian Championships (3)|| {{flagicon|Australia}} Lesley Turner Bowrey || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Carole Caldwell Graebner]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Nancy Richey Gunter]] || 6–4, 7–5 |-bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1966 || Wimbledon (3) || {{flagicon|Australia}} Judy Tegart Dalton || {{flagicon|Brazil}} Maria Bueno<br>{{flagicon|United States}} Nancy Richey Gunter || 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#EBC2AF" | [[1969]] || French Open (3) || {{flagicon|United States}} Nancy Richey Gunter || {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Ann Haydon Jones<br> {{flagicon|France}} [[Francoise Durr]] || 6–0, 4–6, 7–5 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" |1969 || U.S. Open (2) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Virginia Wade]] || {{flagicon|France}} Francoise Durr <br> {{flagicon|United States}} Darlene Hard || 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | [[1971]] || Wimbledon (4)|| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]] || {{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King<br>{{flagicon|United States}} [[Rosemary Casals]] || 6–3, 6–2 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" |[[1972]] || U.S. Open (3) || {{flagicon|UK}} Virginia Wade || {{flagicon|France}} Francoise Durr <br> {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Betty Stove]] || 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" |[[1975]] || [[Australian Open|Australian Championships]] (4) || {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Olga Morozova]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Peggy Michel]] || 7–6, 7–6 |} ==== Mixed doubles (23) ==== Note: The two shared mixed doubles titles at the Australian Championships/Open in 1965 and 1969 traditionally are not counted in Court's win total because the finals were never played. Otherwise, she would have 64 Grand Slam titles, 21 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, and 25 Grand Slam mixed doubles finals. ===== Wins (19) ===== {|class="wikitable" |- |width="50"|'''Year |width="200"|'''Championship |width="200"|'''Partnering |width="230"|'''Opponents in Final |width="100"|'''Score in Final |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" | [[1961]] || [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Championships]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Robert Mark]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dennis Ralston]] <br> {{flagicon|United States}} [[Darlene Hard]] || 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" | [[1962]] || U.S. Championships (2) || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Fred Stolle]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frank Froehling III]] <br> {{flagicon|United States}} [[Lesley Turner Bowrey]] || 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" |[[1963]] || [[Australian Open|Australian Championships]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Ken Fletcher]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Fred Stolle]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} Lesley Turner Bowrey || 6–4, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#EBC2AF" | 1963 || [[French Open|French Championships]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} Ken Fletcher || {{flagicon|Australia}} Fred Stolle<br> {{flagicon|Australia}} Lesley Turner Bowrey || 6–1, 6–2 |-bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1963 || [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} Ken Fletcher || {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Bob Hewitt]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Darlene Hard || 11-9, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" | 1963 || U.S. Championships (3) || {{flagicon|Australia}} Ken Fletcher || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ed Rubinoff]] <br> {{flagicon|United States}} [[Judy Tegart Dalton]] || 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" |[[1964]] || Australian Championships (2) || {{flagicon|Australia}} Ken Fletcher || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Mike Sangster]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jan Lehane O'Neill]] || 6–4, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#EBC2AF" | 1964 || French Championships (2) || {{flagicon|Australia}} Ken Fletcher || {{flagicon|Australia}} Fred Stolle<br> {{flagicon|Australia}} Lesley Turner Bowrey || 6–3, 4–6, 8–6 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" | 1964 || U.S. Championships (4) || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[John Newcombe]] || {{flagicon|USA}} Ed Rubinoff <br> {{flagicon|United States}} Judy Tegart Dalton || 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" |[[1965]] || Australian Championships (3) || {{flagicon|Australia}} John Newcombe || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Owen Davidson]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Robyn Ebbern]] || shared championship, final not played |-bgcolor="#EBC2AF" | 1965 || French Championships (3) || {{flagicon|Australia}} Ken Fletcher || {{flagicon|Australia}} John Newcombe<br> {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Maria Bueno]] || 6–4, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1965 || Wimbledon (2)|| {{flagicon|Australia}} Ken Fletcher || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Tony Roche]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} Judy Tegart Dalton || 12-10, 6–3 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" | 1965 || U.S. Championships (5) || {{flagicon|Australia}} Fred Stolle || {{flagicon|USA}} Frank Froehling III <br> {{flagicon|United States}} Judy Tegart Dalton || 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | [[1966]] || Wimbledon (3) || {{flagicon|Australia}} Ken Fletcher || {{flagicon|USA}} Dennis Ralston<br>{{flagicon|United States}} [[Billie Jean King]] || 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |-bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | [[1968]] || Wimbledon (4) || {{flagicon|Australia}} Ken Fletcher || {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Alex Metreveli]]<br>{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Olga Morozova]] || 6–1, 14-12 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" |[[1969]] || Australian Open (4) || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} Fred Stolle<br>{{flagicon|UK}} [[Ann Haydon Jones]] || shared championship, final not played |-bgcolor="#EBC2AF" | 1969 || French Championships (4) || {{flagicon|USA}} Marty Riessen || {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean Claude Barclay]]<br> {{flagicon|France}} [[Francoise Durr]] || 6–3, 6–2 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" | 1969 || U.S. Open (6)|| {{flagicon|USA}} Marty Riessen || {{flagicon|USA}} Dennis Ralston <br> {{flagicon|United States}} Francoise Durr || 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" | [[1970]] || U.S. Open (7)|| {{flagicon|USA}} Marty Riessen || {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Frew McMillan]] <br> {{flagicon|United States}} Judy Tegart Dalton || 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" | [[1972]] || U.S. Open (8) || {{flagicon|USA}} Marty Riessen || {{flagicon|Romania|1965}} [[Ilie Nastase]] <br> {{flagicon|United States}} [[Rosemary Casals]] || 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | [[1975]] || Wimbledon (5) || {{flagicon|USA}} Marty Riessen || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Allan Stone]]<br>{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Betty Stove]] || 6–4, 7–5 |} ===== Runner-ups (4) ===== {| class="wikitable" |- |width="50"|'''Year |width="200"|'''Championship |width="200"|'''Partnering |width="230"|'''Opponents in Final |width="100"|'''Score in Final |-bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | [[1964]] || [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Ken Fletcher]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Fred Stolle]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Lesley Turner Bowrey]] || 6–4, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" |[[1968]] || [[Australian Open|Australian Championships]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Allan Stone]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Dick Crealy]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]] || walkover |-bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | [[1971]] || Wimbledon || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Owen Davidson]]<br>{{flagicon|United States}} Billie Jean King || 3–6, 6–2, 15-13 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" | [[1973]] || [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open]] || {{flagicon|USA}} Marty Riessen || {{flagicon|Australia}} Owen Davidson <br> {{flagicon|United States}} Billie Jean King || 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |} === Grand Slam tournament timelines === ===== Singles ===== {|class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! Tournament !! [[1959]] !! [[1960]] !! [[1961]] !! [[1962]] !! [[1963]] !! [[1964]] !! [[1965]] !! [[1966]] !! [[1967]] !! [[1968]] !! [[1969]] !! [[1970]] !! [[1971]] !! [[1972]] !! [[1973]] !! [[1974]] !! [[1975]] !! Career SR |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Australia | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''11 / 14''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | France | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"| 3R | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''5 / 10''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Wimbledon | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''3 / 12''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | United States | align="center" style=|A | align="center" style=|A | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"| 4R | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style=|A | align="center" style=|A | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" | QF | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style=|A | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style=|A | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" | QF | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''5 / 11''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | SR | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 0 / 1 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 1 / 1 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |1 / 4 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |3 / 4 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |2 / 4 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |2 / 4 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |3 / 4 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |1 / 3 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 0 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 3 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |3 / 4 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |4 / 4 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |1 / 3 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 1 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |3 / 4 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 0 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 3 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''24 / 47''' |} 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. ===== Women's doubles ===== {|class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! Tournament !! [[1959]] !! [[1960]] !! [[1961]] !! [[1962]] !! [[1963]] !! [[1964]] !! [[1965]] !! [[1966]] !! [[1967]] !! [[1968]] !! [[1969]] !! [[1970]] !! [[1971]] !! [[1972]] !! [[1973]] !! [[1974]] !! [[1975]] !! Career SR |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Australia | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''8 / 13''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | France | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"| 3R | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''4 / 10''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Wimbledon | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"| 3R | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''2 / 12''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | United States | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"| 2R | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''5 / 10''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | SR | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 0 / 0 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 0 / 1 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 1 / 4 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 1 / 4 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 2 / 4 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 2 / 4 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 2 / 3 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 1 / 3 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 0 / 0 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 1 / 3 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 2 / 4 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 2 / 4 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 1 / 3 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 0 / 1 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 3 / 4 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 0 / 0 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 1 / 3 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''19 / 45''' |} A = did not participate in the tournament. SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam women's doubles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played. ===== Mixed doubles ===== {|class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! Tournament !! [[1959]] !! [[1960]] !! [[1961]] !! [[1962]] !! [[1963]] !! [[1964]] !! [[1965]] !! [[1966]] !! [[1967]] !! [[1968]] !! [[1969]] !! [[1970]] !! [[1971]] !! [[1972]] !! [[1973]] !! [[1974]] !! [[1975]] !! Career SR |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Australia | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" |NH | align="center" |NH | align="center" |NH | align="center" |NH | align="center" |NH | align="center" |NH | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''4 / 6''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | France | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"| 3R | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"| 3R | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''4 / 8''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Wimbledon | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"| 2R | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''5 / 10''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | United States | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | align="center" |A | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''8 / 10''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | SR | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 0 / 0 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 0 / 0 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 1 / 3 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 1 / 1 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 4 / 4 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 3 / 4 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 4 / 4 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 1 / 3 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 0 / 0 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 1 / 2 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 3 / 4 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 1 / 3 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 0 / 1 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 1 / 1 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 0 / 2 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 0 / 0 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 1 / 2 | align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''21 / 34''' |} NH = event not held. A = did not participate in the tournament. SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam mixed doubles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played. Note: The shared mixed doubles titles at the Australian Championships/Open in 1965 and 1969 traditionally are not counted in Court's [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] win total because the finals were never played. Otherwise, she would have 21 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, which is reflected in the above table. ==== See also ==== * [[Tennis performance timeline comparison (women)|Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final]] == Wimbledon singles record == Court's overall win-loss record at Wimbledon was 51-9 (85%) in 12 years (1961-1966, 1968-1971, 1973, 1975). (Her win total includes one mid-match retirement but does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]] in 1975 and 1971, [[Chris Evert]] in 1973, [[Ann Haydon Jones]] in 1969, [[Judy Tegart Dalton]] in 1968, [[Billie Jean King]] in 1966 and 1962, [[Maria Bueno]] in 1964, and [[Christine Truman Janes]] in 1961. Court was 3–2 in finals, 5–4 in semifinals, and 9–2 in quarterfinals. Court failed to reach the quarterfinals only once, in 1962 during her second Wimbledon. After receiving a bye during the first round, Court lost to unseeded Billie Jean King in the second round. Court was 5–6 in three set matches, 46-3 in two set matches, and 0–2 in deuce third sets, i.e., sets that were tied 5–5 before being resolved. Court was seeded all 12 years she entered Wimbledon. (The tournament seeded only 8 players through 1976.) * Seeded #1 in 1962 (lost second round), 1963 (champion), 1964 (finalist), 1966 (semifinalist), 1969 (semifinalist), 1970 (champion), 1971 (finalist), 1973 (semifinalist). * Seeded #2 in 1961 (quarterfinalist), 1965 (champion), 1968 (quarterfinalist). * Seeded #5 in 1975 (semifinalist). Court was 10-8 .556 against seeded players. She was 41-1 against unseeded players, her only loss occurring during the second round of the 1962 tournament against Billie Jean King. * Versus #1 seeds, Court was 1–0 (Maria Bueno (1965)). * Versus #2 seeds, Court was 2–1 (wins: [[Martina Navratilova]] (1975), Billie Jean King (1970); loss: Maria Bueno (1964)). * Versus #3 seeds, Court was 1–1 (win: Billie Jean King (1964); loss: Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1971)). * Versus #4 seeds, Court was 1–4 (win: [[Darlene Hard]] (1963); losses: Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1975), Chris Evert (1973), Ann Haydon Jones (1969), Billie Jean King (1966)). * Versus #5 seeds, Court was 1–0 ([[Rosemary Casals]] (1970)). * Versus #6 seeds, Court was 0–1 (Christine Truman Janes (1961)). * Versus #7 seeds, Court was 1–1 (win: [[Julie Heldman]] (1969); loss: Judy Tegart Dalton (1968)). * Versus #8 seeds, Court was 3–0 ([[Olga Morozova]] (1973), [[Helga Niessen Masthoff]] (1970), [[Renee Schuurman Haygarth]] (1963)). Against her major rivals at Wimbledon, Court was 3–2 versus Billie Jean King, 2–1 versus Christine Truman Janes, 1–0 versus Martina Navratilova, 1–0 versus Darlene Hard, 1–0 versus [[Karen Hantze Susman]], 1–0 versus [[Nancy Richey Gunter]], 1–0 versus Rosemary Casals, 1–1 versus Maria Bueno, 0–1 versus Ann Haydon Jones, 0–1 versus Chris Evert, and 0–2 versus Evonne Goolagong Cawley. == United States Championships/Open singles record == Court's overall win-loss record at the United States Championships/United States Open was 51-6 (89.5%) in 11 years (1961-1965, 1968-1970, 1972-1973, 1975). (Her win total does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to [[Martina Navratilova]] in 1975, [[Billie Jean King]] in 1972, [[Maria Bueno]] in 1968 and 1963, [[Karen Hantze Susman]] in 1964, and [[Darlene Hard]] in 1961. Court was 5–1 in finals, 6–2 in semifinals, and 8–2 in quarterfinals. Court failed to reach the quarterfinals only once, in 1964 when she lost to Karen Hantze Susman in the fourth round. Court was 9–3 in three set matches, 42-3 in two set matches, and 0–0 in deuce third sets, i.e., sets that were tied 5–5 before being resolved. Court was seeded all 11 years she entered the United States Championships/United States Open. * Seeded #1 in 1962 (champion), 1963 (finalist), 1965 (champion), 1970 (champion). * Seeded #2 in 1964 (lost fourth round), 1969 (champion), 1973 (champion). * Seeded #4 in 1968 (quarterfinalist). * Seeded #5 in 1961 (semifinalist), 1972 (semifinalist), 1975 (quarterfinalist). Court was 13-6 against seeded players and 38-0 against unseeded players. * Versus #1 seeds, Court was 0–2 (Billie Jean King (1972), Darlene Hard (1961)). * Versus #2 seeds, Court was 1–0 ([[Rosemary Casals]] (1970)). * Versus #3 seeds, Court was 3–1 (wins: [[Chris Evert]] (1973), [[Nancy Richey Gunter]] (1970 and 1965); loss: Martina Navratilova (1975)). * Versus #4 seeds, Court was 3–1 (wins: [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]] (1973), Rosemary Casals (1972), [[Christine Truman Janes]] (1961); loss: Maria Bueno (1963)). * Versus #5 seeds, Court was 2–1 (wins: [[Virginia Wade]] (1969), Billie Jean King (1965); loss: Maria Bueno (1968)). * Versus #6 seeds, Court was 2–0 (Nancy Richey Gunter (1969), [[Francoise Durr]] (1965)). * Versus #7 seeds, Court was 2–0 (Virginia Wade (1973), Christine Truman Janes (1963)). * Versus #11 seeds, Court was 0–1 (Karen Hantze Susman (1964)). Against her major rivals at the United States Championships/United States Open, Court was 3–0 versus Nancy Richey Gunter, 2–0 versus Virginia Wade, 2–0 versus Rosemary Casals, 2–0 versus Francoise Durr, 2–0 versus Christine Truman Janes, 1–0 versus Chris Evert, 1–0 versus Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 1–1 versus Darlene Hard, 1–1 versus Billie Jean King, 1–2 versus Maria Bueno, 0–1 versus Martina Navratilova, and 0–1 versus Karen Hantze Susman. == French Championships/Open singles record == Court's overall win-loss record at the French Championships/French Open was 47-5 (90.3%) in 10 years (1961-1966, 1969-1971, 1973). (Her win total includes three walkovers but does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to [[Gail Chanfreau]] in 1971, [[Nancy Richey Gunter]] in 1966, [[Lesley Turner Bowrey]] in 1965, [[Vera Sukova|Věra Pužejová Suková]] in 1963, and [[Ann Haydon Jones]] in 1961. Court was 5–1 in finals, 6–1 in semifinals, and 7–2 in quarterfinals. Court failed to reach the quarterfinals only once, in 1971 when she lost to unseeded Gail Chanfreau in the third round. Court was 8–0 in three set matches, 39-5 in two set matches, and 2–0 in deuce third sets, i.e., sets that were tied 5–5 before being resolved. Court was seeded all 10 years she entered the French Championships/French Open. * Seeded #1 in 1963 (quarterfinalist), 1964 (champion), 1965 (finalist), 1966 (semifinalist), 1969 (champion), 1970 (champion), 1971 (lost third round), 1973 (champion). * Seeded #2 in 1962 (champion). * Seeded #3 in 1961 (quarterfinalist). Court was 15-4 .789 against seeded players. She was 32-1 against unseeded players, her only loss occurring during the third round of the 1971 tournament against Gail Chanfreau. * Versus #2 seeds, Court was 2–0 ([[Chris Evert]] (1973), [[Maria Bueno]] (1964)). * Versus #3 seeds, Court was 1–1 (win: Ann Haydon Jones (1969); loss: Lesley Turner Bowrey (1965)). * Versus #4 seeds, Court was 4–0 ([[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]] (1973), [[Julie Heldman]] (1970), Nancy Richey Gunter (1969 and 1965)). * Versus #5 seeds, Court was 0–1 (Nancy Richey Gunter (1966)). * Versus #6 seeds, Court was 1–1 (win: [[Renee Schuurman Haygarth]] (1962); loss: Ann Haydon Jones (1961)). * Versus #7 seeds, Court was 2–0 ([[Helga Niessen Masthoff]] (1970), [[Edda Buding]] (1962)). * Versus #8 seeds, Court was 3–1 (wins: [[Rosemary Casals]] (1970), [[Kerry Melville Reid]] (1969), Věra Pužejová Suková (1964); loss: Věra Pužejová Pužejová Suková (1963)). * Versus #9 seeds, Court was 1–0 ([[Norma Baylon]] (1965)). * Versus #13 seeds, Court was 1–0 (Lesley Turner Bowrey (1962)). Against her major rivals at the French Championships/French Open, Court was 2–1 versus Nancy Richey Gunter, 1–0 versus Chris Evert, 1–0 versus Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 1–0 versus Maria Bueno, 1–0 versus Rosemary Casals, 1–1 versus Ann Haydon Jones, 1–1 versus Lesley Turner Bowrey, and 1–1 versus Věra Pužejová Suková. == Australian Championships/Open singles record == Court's overall win-loss record at the Australian Championships/Australian Open was 61-3 (95.3%) in 14 years (1959-1966, 1968-1971, 1973, 1975). (Her win total includes one walkover but does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to [[Martina Navratilova]] in 1975, [[Billie Jean King]] in 1968, and [[Mary Carter Reitano]] in 1959. Court was 11-1 in finals, 12-0 in semifinals, and 12-1 in quarterfinals. Court failed to reach the quarterfinals only once, in 1959 during her first Australian Championships. Court lost to fourth seeded Mary Carter Reitano in the second round. Court was 6–0 in three set matches, 51-3 in two set matches, and 2–0 in deuce third sets, i.e., sets that were tied 5–5 before being resolved. Court was seeded 13 of the 14 years she entered the Australian Championships/Australian Open. * Seeded #1 overall in 1961 (champion), 1962 (champion), 1963 (champion), 1964 (champion), 1970 (champion), 1971 (champion), 1973 (champion), 1975 (quarterfinalist). * Seeded #1 domestic in 1965 (champion), 1966 (champion). * Seeded #2 overall in 1969 (champion). * Seeded #7 overall in 1960 (champion). * Seeded #7 domestic in 1968 (finalist). * Unseeded in 1959 (lost second round). Court was 26-3 .897 against seeded players and 35-0 against unseeded players. * Versus #1 seeds (overall, domestic, or foreign), Court was 5–1 (wins: Billie Jean King (1969), [[Lesley Turner Bowrey]] (1968), [[Nancy Richey Gunter]] (1966), [[Maria Bueno]] (1965 and 1960); loss: Billie Jean King (1968)). * Versus #2 seeds (overall, domestic, or foreign), Court was 6–0 ([[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]] (1973 and 1971), [[Kerry Melville Reid]] (1970), [[Carole Caldwell Graebner]] (1966), Billie Jean King (1965), [[Jan Lehane O'Neill]] (1961)). * Versus #3 seeds (overall, domestic, or foreign), Court was 3–0 ([[Rosemary Casals]] (1968), Jan Lehane O'Neill (1963 and 1960)). * Versus #4 seeds (overall, domestic, or foreign), Court was 5–1 (wins: [[Karen Krantzcke]] (1970), Kerry Melville Reid (1973 and 1969), [[Yola Ramirez Ochoa]] (1962), Mary Carter Reitano (1960); loss: Mary Carter Reitano (1959)). * Versus #5 seeds (overall, domestic, or foreign), Court was 4–0 (Rosemary Casals (1969), [[Norma Baylon]] (1965), [[Robyn Ebbern]] (1965), Jan Lehane O'Neill (1962)). * Versus #7 seeds (overall, domestic, or foreign), Court was 1–0 ([[Madonna Schacht]] (1966)). * Versus #8 seeds (overall, domestic, or foreign), Court was 2–1 (wins: Karen Krantzcke (1973), [[Helen Gourlay Cawley]] (1971)); loss: Martina Navratilova (1975)). Against her major rivals at the Australian Championships/Australian Open, Court was 5–0 versus Jan Lehane O'Neill, 4–0 versus Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 3–0 versus Kerry Melville Reid, 2–0 versus Maria Bueno, 2–0 versus Rosemary Casals, 2–0 versus Lesley Turner Bowrey, 2–1 versus Billie Jean King, 1–0 versus [[Judy Tegart Dalton]], 1–0 versus [[Francoise Durr]], 1–0 versus Nancy Richey Gunter, and 0–1 versus Martina Navratilova. ==Honours== *In 1967, she was made a [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE), for her services to sport and international relations.<ref>[http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1086194&search_type=quick&showInd=true It's an Honour] - Member of the Order of the British Empire</ref> *In 2000, Court was awarded the [[Australian Sports Medal]] for her impressive tennis career.<ref>[http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=977107&search_type=quick&showInd=true It's an Honour] - Australian Sports Medal</ref> *In 2001, she was awarded the [[Centenary Medal]] for her service to Australian tennis.<ref>[http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1123658&search_type=quick&showInd=true It's an Honour] - Centenary Medal</ref> *In 2007, she was made an [[Officer of the Order of Australia]] (AO), for her services to tennis, as a mentor and to the community.<ref>[http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1133690&search_type=quick&showInd=true It's an Honour] - Officer of the Order of Australia</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{wta|id=30160|name=Margaret Court}} *[http://www.tennisfame.com/famer.aspx?pgID=867&hof_id=150 International Tennis Hall of Fame profile] *[http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/history/margaret_court.html Official Wimbledon website profile] *[http://www.fedcup.com/teams/player.asp?player=20003453 Fed Cup record] * {{Citation | last=Roberts | first=Selena | author-link=Selena Roberts | title=Tennis's Other 'Battle of the Sexes,' Before King-Riggs | newspaper=The New York Times | year=2005 | date=August 21, 2005 | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/21/sports/tennis/21riggs.ready.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1}} {{Pre Open Era Wimbledon Ladies' singles champions}} {{Australian Open women's singles champions}} {{French Open women's singles champions}} {{Wimbledon women's singles champions}} {{US Open women's singles champions}} {{Tennis women grand slam three and more}} {{Tennis Career Grand Slam Champions}} {{start box}} {{succession box | | before = [[Maureen Connolly Brinker]] ([[1953]]) | after = [[Steffi Graf]] ([[1988]]) | title = Calendar year grand slam champions | years = '''[[1970]]''' |}} {{end box}} <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{Persondata |NAME = Court, Margaret Smith |ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian tennis player |DATE OF BIRTH = [[July 16]], [[1942]] |PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Perth, Western Australia]], [[Australia]] |DATE OF DEATH = |PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Court, Margaret Smith}} [[Category:Australian tennis players]] [[Category:Tennis Hall of Fame members]] [[Category:Australian Open champions]] [[Category:French Open champions]] [[Category:Wimbledon champions]] [[Category:US Open champions]] [[Category:Western Australian Sports Star of the Year winners]] [[Category:Western Australian sportspeople]] [[Category:People from Albury, New South Wales]] [[Category:Officers of the Order of Australia]] [[Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire]] [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[ar:مارغريت سميث كورت]] [[de:Margaret Smith Court]] [[es:Margaret Smith Court]] [[eu:Margaret Court]] [[fr:Margaret Smith Court]] [[it:Margaret Smith Court]] [[hu:Margaret Court]] [[nl:Margaret Smith-Court]] [[ja:マーガレット・スミス・コート]] [[no:Margaret Smith Court]] [[pl:Margaret Smith Court]] [[pt:Margaret Smith Court]] [[fi:Margaret Smith Court]] [[sv:Margaret Smith Court]] [[zh:玛格丽特·考特]]