Mary Carter Reitano

For other people named Mary Carter, see Mary Carter (disambiguation).

Mary Carter Reitano (née Carter; born 29 November 1934) is a former tennis player from Australia.

Mary Carter Reitano

Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(1934-11-29) 29 November 1934 (age 89)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	W (1956, 1959)
French Open	QF (1959)
Wimbledon	4R (1955)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (1961)
French Open	SF (1959)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	F (1961)

As a junior player she won the girls' singles title at the Australian Championships in 1951 and 1952.^[1][2]

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.^[3] 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 on six other occasions. She teamed up with Margaret Court to win the women's doubles title there in 1961. Reitano teamed up with three different partners to be the runner-up in women's doubles at the 1956, 1959, and 1962 Australian Championships. Reitano was also the runner-up in mixed doubles at the 1961 Australian Championships.

In February 1958, she married Sydney Reitano.^[4] She became a coaching professional in 1962.^[5]

Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles (2 titles)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1956	Australian Championships	Grass	Thelma Long	3–6, 6–2, 9–7
Win	1959	Australian Championships	Grass	Renée Schuurman	6–2, 6–3

Doubles (1 title, 3 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Loss	1956	Australian Championships	Grass	Beryl Penrose	Mary Bevis Hawton Thelma Coyne Long	2–6, 7–5, 7–9
Loss	1959	Australian Championships	Grass	Lorraine Coghlan	Renée Schuurman Sandra Reynolds	5–7, 4–6
Win	1961	Australian Championships	Grass	Margaret Smith	Mary Bevis Hawton Jan Lehane	6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Loss	1962	Australian Championships	Grass	Darlene Hard	Margaret Smith Robyn Ebbern	4–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Loss	1961	Australian Championships	Grass	John Pearce	Jan Lehane Bob Hewitt	7–9, 2–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Tournament	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	Career SR
Australian Championships	SF	SF	W	QF	SF	W	SF	SF	SF	2 / 9
French Championships	A	1R	A	A	1R	QF	A	4R	A	0 / 4
Wimbledon	A	4R	A	A	1R	3R	A	2R	A	0 / 4
U.S. Championships	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0
SR	0 / 1	0 / 3	1 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 3	1 / 3	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 1	2 / 17

See also

• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

References

1. "Talented young champion". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 February 1951.
2. "Australian tennis championships". The Braidwood Dispatch And Mining Journal. New South Wales, Australia. 1 February 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 14 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Don Lawrence (31 January 1956). "Mary Carter in national title victory". The Age -. p. 20.
4. "Wedding of tennis player". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 February 1958. p. 83 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Mary Reitano to Turn Pro". The Age. 22 March 1962. p. 8.

External links

• Mary Carter-Reitano at the Women's Tennis Association
• Mary Reitano at Wimbledon