Mary Carter Reitano
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1934-11-29) 29 November 1934
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (1956, 1959)
French OpenQF (1959)
Wimbledon4R (1955)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1961)
French OpenSF (1959)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenF (1961)

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

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
Win1956Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Thelma Long3–6, 6–2, 9–7
Win1959Australian ChampionshipsGrassSouth Africa Renée Schuurman6–2, 6–3

Doubles (1 title, 3 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss1956Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Beryl PenroseAustralia Mary Bevis Hawton
Australia Thelma Coyne Long		2–6, 7–5, 7–9
Loss1959Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Lorraine CoghlanSouth Africa Renée Schuurman
South Africa Sandra Reynolds		5–7, 4–6
Win1961Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Margaret SmithAustralia Mary Bevis Hawton
Australia Jan Lehane		6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Loss1962Australian ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Darlene HardAustralia Margaret Smith
Australia Robyn Ebbern		4–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss1961Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia John PearceAustralia Jan Lehane
Australia 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.
Tournament195419551956195719581959196019611962Career 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

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.
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