Joyce Fitch
| Country (sports) |
 Australia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Victoria, Australia |
| Born |
3 April 1922 Victoria, Australia |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | No.2 (AUS) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1946) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1949) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1946) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1949) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1946, 1947, 1949, 1950) |
Joyce Fitch Rymer (born 3 April 1922) is a former tennis player from Australia who reached the women's singles final of the 1946 Australian Championships, losing to Nancye Wynne Bolton 6–4, 6–4.[1] She teamed with Mary Bevis Hawton to win the women's doubles title at the 1946 Australian Championships,[2] defeating Bolton and Thelma Coyne Long in the final 9–7, 6–4.[3] Rymer and Hawton reached the women's doubles final at the 1947 and 1951 Australian Championships, losing both years to the Bolton-Long team. In 1946, 1947 and 1949 she reached the finals of the Australian Championships in mixed doubles with partner, John Bromwich and again in 1950 with Eric Sturgess, losing all four times.[4]
Fitch married John Oliver Rymer in 1951 and did not play competitive tennis until 1955 when she played doubles with her longtime doubles partner Mary Bevis Hawton.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 runners-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1946 | Australian Championships | Grass | Nancye Wynne Bolton | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1946 | Australian Championships | Grass | Mary Hawton | Nancye Wynne Bolton Thelma Coyne Long | 9–7, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1947 | Australian Championships | Grass | Mary Hawton | Nancye Wynne Bolton Thelma Coyne Long | 3–6, 3–6 |
Mixed Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1946 | Australian Championships | Grass | John Bromwich | Nancye Wynne Bolton Colin Long | 0–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 1947 | Australian Championships | Grass | John Bromwich | Nancye Wynne Bolton Colin Long | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 1949 | Australian Championships | Grass | John Bromwich |  Doris Hart Frank Sedgman | 1–6, 7–5, 10–12 |
| Runner-up | 1950 | Australian Championships | Grass | .svg.png){kind=small} Eric Sturgess | Doris Hart Frank Sedgman | 6–8, 4–6 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 19461 | 19471 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Championships | F | QF | A | 2R | SF | SF | 0 / 5 |
| French Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 4R | A | A | 0 / 1 |
| U.S. Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 6 |
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.
1In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.
See also
References
- ↑ "Australian Open Women's Final". All-about-tennis.com. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ↑ "Women's Doubles Champions". Australian Open. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ↑ "Women's Doubles". Australian Open. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ↑ "History: Australian Open: Mixed Doubles". CBS Sports.com. Retrieved 12 April 2010.