Esna Boyd
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Esna Boyd Robertson (1901-1962), an Australian tennis player, reached seven consecutive women's singles finals at the Australian Championships from 1922 through 1928. She won one of those finals, defeating Sylvia Lance Harper in 1927. Robertson participated in the first women's singles final at the Australian Championships in 1922, against fellow Australian Margaret Molesworth.
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[edit] Grand Slam record
- Australian Championships
- Singles champion: 1927
- Singles finalist: 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928
- Women's Doubles champion: 1922, 1923, 1926, 1928, 1929
- Women's Doubles finalist: 1925, 1927
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1922, 1926, 1927
- Mixed Doubles finalist: 1924, 1928
[edit] Grand Slam singles finals
[edit] Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1927 | Australian Championships |  Sylvia Lance Harper |
5–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
[edit] Runner-ups (6)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1922 | Australian Championships | Margaret Molesworth |
6–3, 10-8 |
| 1923 | Australian Championships | Margaret Molesworth |
6–1, 7–5 |
| 1924 | Australian Championships | Sylvia Lance Harper |
6–3, 3–6, 8–6 |
| 1925 | Australian Championships | Daphne Akhurst Cozens |
1–6, 8–6, 6–4 |
| 1926 | Australian Championships | Daphne Akhurst Cozens |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 1928 | Australian Championships | Daphne Akhurst Cozens |
7–5, 6–2 |
[edit] Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Championships | F | F | F | F | F | W | F | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1 / 8 |
| French Championships1 | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | QF | A | A | 4R | A | 4R | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 4 |
| United States Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 13 |
NH = tournament not held.
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.
1Through 1923, the French Championships were open only to French nationals. The World Hard Court Championships (WHCC), actually played on clay in Paris or Brussels, began in 1912 and were open to all nationalities. The results from the 1922 and 1923 editions of that tournament are shown here. The Olympics replaced the WHCC in 1924, as the Olympics were held in Paris. Beginning in 1925, the French Championships were open to all nationalities, with the results shown here beginning with that year.
