Nancye Wynne Bolton (née Wynne; 2 December 1916 – 9 November 2001) was an Australian tennis player. She won the women's singles title six times at the Australian Championships, third only to Margaret Court's and Serena Williams' 11 and 7 titles respectively. Bolton won 20 titles at the Australian Championships, second only to Court's 23 titles.

According to Wallis Myers and John Orloff of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Bolton was ranked in the world top ten in 1938, 1947, and 1948 (no rankings issued from 1940 through 1945), reaching a career high of World No. 4 in those rankings in 1947 and 1948. According to Ned Potter of American Lawn Tennis magazine, Bolton was the second ranked player in 1947, behind Louise Brough.

She married George Bolton on 6 July 1940. He was a RAAF pilot and was killed in May 1942 during a raid on Germany.

Bolton was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2004.

Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1936 Australian Championships Grass Joan Hartigan 4–6, 4–6Win 1937 Australian Championships Grass Emily Hood Westacott 6–3, 5–7, 6–4Loss 1938US Championships Grass Alice Marble 0–6, 3–6Win 1940Australian Championships Grass Thelma Coyne Long 5–7, 6–4, 6–0Win 1946Australian Championships Grass Joyce Fitch 6–4, 6–4Win 1947Australian Championships Grass Nell Hall Hopman 6–3, 6–2Win 1948Australian Championships Grass Marie Toomey 6–3, 6–1Loss 1949Australian Championships Grass Doris Hart 3–6, 4–6Win 1951Australian Championships Grass Thelma Coyne Long 6–1, 7–5

Doubles: 12 (10 titles, 2 runner-ups) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1936Australian Championships Grass Thelma Coyne Long May Blik Katherine Woodward 6–2, 6–4Win 1937Australian Championships Grass Thelma Coyne Long Nell Hall Hopman Emily Hood Westacott 6–2, 6–2Win 1938Australian Championships Grass Thelma Coyne Long Dorothy Bundy Cheney Dorothy Workman 9–7, 6–4Win 1939Australian Championships Grass Thelma Coyne Long May Hardcastle Nell Hall Hopman 7–5, 6–4Win 1940Australian Championships Grass Thelma Coyne Long Joan Hartigan Emily Niemayer 7–5, 6–2Loss 1946Australian Championships Grass Thelma Coyne Long Joyce Fitch Mary Bevis Hawton 7–9, 4–6Win 1947Australian Championships Grass Thelma Coyne Long Joyce Fitch Mary Bevis Hawton 6–3, 6–3Win 1948Australian Championships Grass Thelma Coyne Long Pat Jones Mary Bevis Hawton 6–3, 6–3Win 1949Australian Championships Grass Thelma Coyne Long Doris Hart Marie Toomey 6–0, 6–1Loss 1950Australian Championships Grass Thelma Coyne Long Louise Brough Doris Hart 2–6, 6–2, 3–6Win 1951Australian Championships Grass Thelma Coyne Long Joyce Fitch Mary Bevis Hawton 6–2, 6–1Win1952Australian Championships Grass Thelma Coyne Long Allison Burton Baker Mary Bevis Hawton 6–1, 6–1

Mixed doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1938 French Championships Clay Christian Boussus Simonne Mathieu Dragutin Mitić 6–2, 3–6, 4–6Loss 1938 Australian Championships Grass Colin Long Margaret Wilson John Bromwich 3–6, 2–6Win 1940 Australian Championships Grass Colin Long Nell Hall Hopman Harry Hopman 7–5, 2–6, 6–4Win 1946 Australian Championships Grass Colin Long Joyce Fitch John Bromwich 6–0, 6–4Loss 1947 Wimbledon Championships Grass Colin Long Louise Brough John Bromwich 6–1, 4–6, 2–6Win 1947 Australian Championships Grass Colin Long Joyce Fitch John Bromwich 6–3, 6–3Win 1948 Australian Championships Grass Colin Long Thelma Coyne Long Bill Sidwell 7–5, 4–6, 8–6Loss 1951 Wimbledon Championships Grass Mervyn Rose Doris Hart Frank Sedgman 5–7, 2–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 SR 2R F W SF2R W NH NH W W W F SF W SF 6 / 13 44–7 86.3 French ChampionshipsAAA3RANHRAAAAAAAA 0 / 1 1–1 50.0 WimbledonAAA4RA NH NH NHAQFAAA3RA 0 / 3 7–3 70.0 U.S. ChampionshipsAAA FAAAAA SFAAAAA 0 / 2 7–2 77.8 Win–loss1–14–14–010–40–14–0––5–011–24–03–13–17–13–1 81.9

See also Performance timelines for all female tennis players since 1978 who reached at least one Grand Slam final

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