Mary Carter Reitano

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

For other people named Mary Carter, see Mary Carter (disambiguation).

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)

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 eight times. She teamed with Margaret Court to win the women's doubles title there in 1961. Reitano teamed with three different partners to be the runner-up in women's doubles at the 1956, 1959, and 1962 Australian Championships. Reitano also was 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 ChampionshipsGrass Thelma Long3–6, 6–2, 9–7
Win1959Australian ChampionshipsGrass Renée Schuurman6–2, 6–3

Doubles (1 title, 3 runners-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss1956Australian ChampionshipsGrass Beryl Penrose Mary Bevis Hawton
Thelma Coyne Long		2–6, 7–5, 7–9
Loss1959Australian ChampionshipsGrass Lorraine Coghlan Renée Schuurman
Sandra Reynolds		5–7, 4–6
Win1961Australian ChampionshipsGrass Margaret Smith Mary Bevis Hawton
Jan Lehane		6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Loss1962Australian ChampionshipsGrass Darlene Hard Margaret Smith
Robyn Ebbern		4–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss1961Australian ChampionshipsGrass John Pearce Jan Lehane
Bob Hewitt		7–9, 2–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
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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