Esna Boyd

Esna Boyd Robertson (born 21 September 1899 in Melbourne – died 1966 in Scotland) was an Australian tennis player who 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.

According to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Robertson was ranked World No. 10 in 1928.[1]

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Grand Slam record

Grand Slam singles finals

Wins (1)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1927 Australian Championships Sylvia Lance Harper 5–7, 6–1, 6–2

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

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 701. ISBN 0-942257-41-3.