Fay Muller

Fay Muller (born 4 November 1933) is a former international tennis player from Australia. She competed in the Australian Championships nine times, from 1952 to 1963.[2] At the 1956 Wimbledon Championships she partnered with Daphne Seeney to reach the final of the doubles event.[3] In 1957 she won the mixed doubles title with Malcolm Anderson at the Australian Championships and reached the women's doubles final with Mary Bevis Hawton.

Fay Muller
Full nameEsme Fay Muller
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1933-11-04) 4 November 1933
Laidley, Australia[1]
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQF (1955, 1956, 1958, 1960)
French Open2R (1955, 1956)
Wimbledon4R (1956, 1958)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenF (1957)
French OpenSF (1956, 1958, 1959)
WimbledonF (1956)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenW (1957)
French OpenSF (1959)
WimbledonQF (1956)

Muller married twice. Her first marriage to Arden Arthur Robinson took place on 27 February 1960 in Brisbane. Her second marriage was to Robert William Colthorpe on 27 February 1971, also in Brisbane.[4] Muller was honored by the Brisbane City Council in May 2016 by having a Tennis Rebound Wall named after her at the site of the old Milton Tennis Courts, now known as Frew Park.

Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles (2 runners-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1956Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrass Daphne Seeney Angela Buxton
Althea Gibson		1–6, 6–8
Loss1957Australian ChampionshipsGras Mary Bevis Hawton Shirley Fry
Althea Gibson		2–6, 1–6

Mixed doubles (1 title)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1957Australian ChampionshipsGrass Malcolm Anderson Jill Langley
Billy Knight		7–5, 3–6, 6–1

References
  1. "Sportographs". Queensland Times (19, 290). Queensland, Australia. 2 October 1948. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Australian Open player profile – Fay Muller". www.ausopen.com. Tennis Australia.
  3. "Wimbledon player profile – Fay Muller". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
  4. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 411. ISBN 978-1899039401.


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