Mary Renetta Hawton was a tennis player from Australia.
10 Facts About Mary Hawton
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Mary Hawton's career ranged from the 1940s to the 1950s.
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Mary Hawton was captain of the Australian Fed Cup team in 1979 and 1980 and director of the NSW Tennis Association.
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In 1979, Mary Hawton published a book titled How to Play Winning Tennis.
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Mary Hawton died on 18 January 1981 in Sydney, Australia.
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Mary Hawton found much success in Australia at the Australian Championships.
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Mary Hawton made it to the semifinals in singles six times in 1948,1952,1953,1954,1956 and 1959.
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Mary Hawton reached 12 finals in Australia, eight of these being consecutive.
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Mary Hawton reached the doubles finals at the Wimbledon and French Championships in 1957 and 1958 with Australian Thelma Coyne Long.
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Mary Hawton ended her career with six Grand Slam titles: five in women's doubles and one in mixed doubles.