Joan Hartigan
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Joan Hartigan Bathurst (born on 6 June 1912 in Sydney
, Australia
– died on 31 August 2000) was a female tennis
player from Australia
.
She was educated at the all-girls' Loreto Kirribilli
, in the lower north shore of Sydney
.
three times and was a semifinalist at Wimbledon
in 1934 (losing to Helen Jacobs
) and 1935 (losing to Helen Wills Moody
). Bathurst three times reached the women's doubles final at the Australian Championships, in 1933, 1934, and 1940.
Bathurst teamed with Edgar Moon
to win the mixed doubles title at the 1934 Australian Championships.
, Bathurst was ranked in the world top ten in 1934 and 1935, reaching a career high of World No. 8 in those rankings in 1934.
In 1946, she announced her engagement to Hugh Moxon Bathurst of Melbourne who was then private secretary to Senator James Fraser
, Chifley's Health minister. They married at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney on Saturday, 12 April 1947 before flying to Adelaide then Perth to board the Orion at Fremantle for England where they planned to live for a few years while she resumed her tennis career at Wimbledon.
In 1950, they returned on the Strathmore after living in Surrey for three years and settled in Sydney.
Joan Marcia Bathurst died on 31 August 2000. Hugh Moxon Bathurst died 16 April 2001.
Their son, Thomas Frederick Bathurst
became Chief Justice of New South Wales.
NH = tournament not held.
R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.
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.
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
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– died on 31 August 2000) was a female tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from Australia
Australia
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.
Early life and education
Joan Marcia Hartigan was born 6 June 1912 in Sydney, New South Wales the daughter of Thomas Joseph (Tom) Hartigan (1877–1963) and Imelda Josephine née Boylson, a schoolteacher, who had married on 26 March 1908 at St Thomas's Catholic Church, Lewisham. Tom Hartigan was a clerk in the New South Wales Government Railways and eventually became Railways Commissioner.She was educated at the all-girls' Loreto Kirribilli
Loreto Kirribilli
Loreto Kirribilli is a Roman Catholic, day school for girls, located in Kirribilli, a Lower North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
, in the lower north shore of Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
.
Tennis career
Bathurst won the singles title at the Australian ChampionshipsAustralian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
three times and was a semifinalist at Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
in 1934 (losing to Helen Jacobs
Helen Jacobs
Helen Hull Jacobs was a World No. 1 American female tennis player who won ten Grand Slam titles. She was born in Globe, Arizona, United States.- Tennis career :...
) and 1935 (losing to Helen Wills Moody
Helen Wills Moody
Helen Newington Wills Roark , also known as Helen Wills Moody, was an American tennis player. She has been described as "the first American born woman to achieve international celebrity as an athlete."-Biography:...
). Bathurst three times reached the women's doubles final at the Australian Championships, in 1933, 1934, and 1940.
Bathurst teamed with Edgar Moon
Edgar Moon
Edgar "Gar" Moon was a former tennis player from Australia. He's best known for winning the 1930 Australian Championships men's singles title. He also won the 1932 men's doubles title with Jack Crawford...
to win the mixed doubles title at the 1934 Australian Championships.
Ranking
According to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily MailDaily Mail
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, Bathurst was ranked in the world top ten in 1934 and 1935, reaching a career high of World No. 8 in those rankings in 1934.
Personal and family life
In January, 1943 she enlisted in the Australian Army; she was discharged on 1 September 1943.In 1946, she announced her engagement to Hugh Moxon Bathurst of Melbourne who was then private secretary to Senator James Fraser
James Fraser (Western Australian politician)
James McIntosh Fraser was an Australian trade unionist and politician.Fraser was born in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland and educated locally. He emigrated to Australia and married Ellen Simmons in April 1912 in Perth...
, Chifley's Health minister. They married at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney on Saturday, 12 April 1947 before flying to Adelaide then Perth to board the Orion at Fremantle for England where they planned to live for a few years while she resumed her tennis career at Wimbledon.
In 1950, they returned on the Strathmore after living in Surrey for three years and settled in Sydney.
Joan Marcia Bathurst died on 31 August 2000. Hugh Moxon Bathurst died 16 April 2001.
Their son, Thomas Frederick Bathurst
Tom Bathurst
Thomas Frederick Bathurst QC is an Australian judge. He was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales from 1 June 2011.-Early years and education:...
became Chief Justice of New South Wales.
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 - 1944 | 1945 | 19461 | 19471 | 1948 | 1949 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Championships Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
QF | A | W | W | A | W | QF | QF | SF | SF | NH | NH | QF | 2R | A | A | 3 / 10 |
| French Championships | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | NH | R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 |
| Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
A | A | A | SF | SF | A | A | 2R | A | NH | NH | NH | A | 3R | A | 1R | 0 / 5 |
| U.S. Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 3 / 16 |
NH = tournament not held.
R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.
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
- Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final
External links
- Hartigan, Joan at The Australian Women's Register
- Joan Hartigan Bathurst at Mosman Hall of Sporting Fame