Marie Toomey

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Marie Toomey (3 October 1923 – 29 March 2014) was a tennis player from Australia who reached the women's singles final of the 1948 Australian Championships, losing to Nancye Wynne Bolton 6–3, 6–1. Toomey teamed with Doris Hart to reach the women's doubles final of the 1949 Australian Championships,[1] losing to Bolton and Thelma Coyne Long 6–0, 6–1.

Grand Slam finals[edit]

Singles (1 runner-up)[edit]

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1948 Australian Championships Grass Australia Nancye Wynne Bolton 3–6, 1–6

Doubles (1 runner-up)[edit]

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1949 Australian Championships Grass United States Doris Hart Australia Nancye Wynne Bolton
Australia Thelma Coyne Long
0–6, 1–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline[edit]

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 19461 19471 1948 1949 1950 Career SR
Australian Championships SF QF F QF 2R 0 / 5
French Championships A A A A A 0 / 0
Wimbledon A A A A A 0 / 0
U.S. Championships A A A A A 0 / 0
SR 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 5

1In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Grasso, John (2011). Historical Dictionary of Tennis. Scarecrow Press. p. 129. ISBN 9780810872370. Retrieved 19 December 2015.