Joyce Fitch

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Joyce Fitch (born April 3, 1922 , † July 26, 2012 in Auckland , New Zealand ) was an Australian tennis player .

Career

In 1946, she and her compatriot Mary Bevis won the women's doubles at the Australian tennis championships (now the Australian Open ). They defeated Thelma Long and Nancye Wynne Bolton in straight sets 9-7, 6-4 . It was the first double competition in Melbourne after a break of five years (1941 to 1945), which was inserted because of the Second World War .

On May 23, 1951, she married John Rymer.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://tributes.smh.com.au/obituaries/smh-au/obituary.aspx?n=joyce-rymer-fitch&pid=159062885
  2. ^ Social News and Gossip. In: The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia, May 17, 1951, accessed December 2, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Fitch, Joyce
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH April 3, 1922
DATE OF DEATH July 26, 2012
Place of death Auckland