Fay Toyne

Fay Toyne
Full name Fay Toyne Moore
Country (sports)  Australia
Born (1943-12-18) 18 December 1943
Australia
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 3R (1962)
French Open 4R (1965)
Wimbledon 4R (1968)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open QF (1961, 1963, 1964, 1967)
French Open F (1966)
Wimbledon QF (1969)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1963, 1964, 1967)
Wimbledon 4R (1967, 1968)

Fay Toyne (born 18 December 1943), also known by her married name Fay Toyne Moore , is an Australian former tennis player whose career spanned the 1960s.

Toyne was a doubles finalist at the 1966 French Championships. Partnering Jill Blackman they were defeated in three sets in the final by compatriots Margaret Smith and Judy Tegart.

In the singles event her best result at a Grand Slam event was twice reaching the fourth round. At the 1965 French Championships she lost in the fourth round to Annette Van Zyl and in the fourth round of the 1968 Wimbledon Championships she was defeated in straight sets by first-seeded and eventual champion Billie Jean King.[1]

In 1964 Toyne won the grass court South of England Championships in Eastbourne, defeating Lorna Cornell Cawthorn in the final in three sets. In 1966 she won a single tournament in Prague, Czechoslovakia.[2]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up1966French ChampionshipsClayAustralia Jill BlackmanAustralia Margaret Smith
Australia Judy Tegart		6–4, 1–6, 1–6

References

  1. ↑ "Wimbledon players archive – Fay Toyne (Moore)". AELTC.
  2. ↑ "Fay Toyne scores". The Canberra Times. 8 September 1966. p. 28 – via National Library of Australia.

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