Lesley Turner Bowrey

Lesley Turner Bowrey (born 16 August 1942 in Trangie, New South Wales) is an Australian female tennis player.

Bowrey won 13 Grand Slam titles during her career: two in singles, seven in women's doubles, and four in mixed doubles. She lost in the final of 14 other Grand Slam events.

Bowrey twice won the singles title at the French Championships. In 1963, she defeated Ann Haydon Jones in the final, and in 1965, she defeated Margaret Court in the final.

Bowrey was the runner-up at four Grand Slam singles tournaments. She lost in the final of the French Championships to Court in 1962 and to Françoise Durr in 1967. She lost in the final of the Australian Championships to Court in 1964 and to Nancy Richey Gunter in 1967.

Bowrey was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and received the Sarah Palfrey Danzig Award in 1997. The award is given to the female player who by character, sportsmanship, manners, and spirit of cooperation has contributed to the growth of the game of tennis.

Grand Slam singles finals

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1963	French Championships	Ann Haydon Jones	2–6, 6–3, 7–5
1965	French Championships (2)	Margaret Court	6–3, 6–4

Runner-ups (4)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1962	French Championships	Margaret Court	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
1964	Australian Championships	Margaret Court	6–3, 6–2
1967	Australian Championships(2)	Nancy Richey Gunter	6–1, 6–4
1967	French Championships (3)	Françoise Durr	4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Grand Slam tournament record

• Australian Championships
  • Singles runner-up: 1964, 1967
  • Women's Doubles champion: 1964, 1965, 1967
  • Women's Doubles runner-up: 1963, 1966, 1968, 1976
  • Mixed Doubles champion: 1962, 1967
  • Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1963

• French Championships
  • Singles champion: 1963, 1965
  • Singles runner-up: 1962, 1967
  • Women's Doubles champion: 1964, 1965
  • Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1962, 1963, 1964

• Wimbledon
  • Women's Doubles champion: 1964
  • Mixed Doubles champion: 1961, 1964

• U.S. Championships
  • Women's Doubles champion: 1961
  • Women's Doubles runner-up: 1964
  • Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1962

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	Career SR
Australia	QF	2R	3R	QF	SF	F	3R	3R	F	SF	2R	A	2R	A	3R	A	1R	QF	1R / A	A	0 / 16
France	A	A	4R	F	W	SF	W	A	F	A	SF	A	QF	A	A	A	A	A	A	3R	2 / 9
Wimbledon	A	A	2R	QF	4R	SF	QF	A	QF	QF	QF	A	4R	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	0 / 10
United States	A	A	QF	4R	A	2R	A	A	SF	A	2R	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 6
SR	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 4	1 / 3	0 / 4	1 / 3	0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 2	0 / 4	0 / 0	0 / 3	0 / 0	0 / 2	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 2	2 / 41

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.

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December. Bowrey participated only in the January edition.

See also

• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

External links

• International Tennis Hall of Fame profile