Emily Hood Westacott (née Hood; 6 May 1910– 9 October 1980), was an Australian female tennis player in the 1930s.
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.
She won the Australian Championship singles in 1939, defeating Nell Hopman in straight sets. In 1937 she was a finalist losing in the final to Nancye Wynne Bolton in three sets. Together with Margaret Molesworth, she won three women's doubles titles at the Australian Championships in 1930, 1933, and 1934.
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.
She married Victor Clyde Westacott on 20 August 1930 at the Methodist Church in Brisbane.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 2 (1 titles, 1 runner-up)
ResultYearChampionship SurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1937Australian Championships Grass Nancye Wynne 3–6, 7–5, 4–6Win 1939Australian Championships Grass Nell Hopman 6–1, 6–2
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up) ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1930 Australian Championships Grass Margaret Molesworth Marjorie Cox Crawford Sylvia Lance Harper 6–3, 0–6, 7–5Win 1933 Australian Championships Grass Margaret Molesworth Joan Hartigan Marjorie Gladman 6–3, 6–2Win 1934 Australian Championships Grass Margaret Molesworth Joan Hartigan Ula Valkenburg 6–8, 6–4, 6–4Loss 1937 Australian Championships Grass Nell Hopman Thelma Coyne Nancye Wynne 2–6, 2–6Loss 1939 Australian Championships Grass May Hardcastle Thelma Coyne Nancye Wynne 5–7, 4–6
Mixed doubles: 2 (2 runners-up) ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1931 Australian Championships Grass Aubrey Willard Marjorie Cox Crawford Jack Crawford 5–7, 4–6Loss 1934 Australian Championships Grass Roy Dunlop Joan Hartigan Edgar Moon 3–6, 4–6
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