Emily Hood Westacott (née Hood; 6 May 1910– 9 October 1980), was an Australian female tennis player in the 1930s.
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| Full name | Emily Jane Lucy Harding Hood [1] |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
| Born | 6 May 1910 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 9 October 1980 (aged 70) |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1939) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1930, 1933, 1934) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1931, 1934) |
In 1930 she won the national junior singles and doubles titles as well as the doubles title with Margaret Molesworth. Due to illness she played little tennis in 1935 and the first half of 1936.[2][3][4]
She won the Australian Championship singles in 1939, defeating Nell Hopman in straight sets.[5] In 1937 she was a finalist losing in the final to Nancye Wynne Bolton in three sets.[6] Together with Margaret Molesworth, she won three women's doubles titles at the Australian Championships in 1930, 1933, and 1934.[7]
In 1939 the Queensland Lawn Tennis Association proposed to send Westacott and May Hardcastle to the Wimbledon Championships, but Westacott declined due to illness of her mother.[8][9]
She married Victor Clyde Westacott on 20 August 1930 at the Methodist Church in Brisbane.[10]
Grand Slam finals edit
Singles: 2 (1 titles, 1 runner-up) edit
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1937 | Australian Championships | Grass | Nancye Wynne |
3–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Win | 1939 | Australian Championships | Grass | Nell Hopman |
6–1, 6–2 |
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up) edit
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1930 | Australian Championships | Grass | Margaret Molesworth |
Marjorie Cox Crawford Sylvia Lance Harper |
6–3, 0–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 1933 | Australian Championships | Grass | Margaret Molesworth |
Joan Hartigan  Marjorie Gladman |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 1934 | Australian Championships | Grass | Margaret Molesworth |
Joan Hartigan Ula Valkenburg |
6–8, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1937 | Australian Championships | Grass | Nell Hopman |
Thelma Coyne Nancye Wynne |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1939 | Australian Championships | Grass | May Hardcastle |
Thelma Coyne Nancye Wynne |
5–7, 4–6 |
Mixed doubles: 2 (2 runners-up) edit
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1931 | Australian Championships | Grass | Aubrey Willard |
Marjorie Cox Crawford Jack Crawford |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1934 | Australian Championships | Grass | Roy Dunlop |
Joan Hartigan Edgar Moon |
3–6, 4–6 |
References edit
- ^ "Record details of Emily Jane Lucy Harding Hood". Queensland Government. The State of Queensland.
- ^ "Tennis". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 27 April 1935. p. 10.
- ^ "For Wimbledon tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 6 March 1939. p. 20 Supplement: Women's Supplement.
- ^ "Women in outdoor sport". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 23 April 1936. p. 25. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Hopman, Eleanor Mary (Nell) (1909–1968)". Australian Dictionary of Biography.
- ^ "National tennis titles". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 2 February 1937. p. 13 Supplement: Women's Supplement.
- ^ "Australian Open players archive – Emily Westacott". Tennis Australia.
- ^ "Tennis". Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga, NSW: National Library of Australia. 1 February 1939. p. 8. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Forego Wimbledon". The Cairns Post. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 13 March 1939. p. 8.
- ^ "Wedding". Morning Bulletin. Queensland, Australia. 26 August 1930. p. 12 – via Trove.
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