Mary Bevis Hawton

Mary Bevis Hawton ( born September 4, 1924 in Sydney ) is a former Australian tennis player.

Career

Bevis Hawton won in her career total of five titles in women's doubles, and one in mixed doubles at the Australian Tennis Championships (now the Australian Open ). After the Second World War she won in 1946 with her ​​doubles partner Joyce Fitch. Only eight years later, she was able to repeat this success and stayed for three years in a row ( 1954-1956 ) in this competition unbeaten. After a year break Bevis Hawton won the Grand Slam tournament for the last time in 1958. She won with her doubles partner Beryl Penrose in 1954 and 1955, as well as Thelma Coyne Long 1956 and 1958. Your most successful year was 1958, in the Mary Bevis Hawton with her compatriot Robert Howe also decided the mixed competition for themselves.