Joyce Fitch

Joyce Fitch Rymer (née Fitch; 3 April 1922 – 26 July 2012[1][2]) was a tennis player from Australia who reached the women's singles final of the 1946 Australian Championships, losing to Nancye Wynne Bolton 6–4, 6–4.[3] She teamed with Mary Bevis Hawton to win the women's doubles title at the 1946 Australian Championships,[4] defeating Bolton and Thelma Coyne Long in the final 9–7, 6–4.[5] Rymer and Hawton reached the women's doubles final at the 1947 and 1951 Australian Championships, losing both years to the Bolton-Long team. In 1946, 1947 and 1949 she reached the finals of the Australian Championships in mixed doubles with partner, John Bromwich and again in 1950 with Eric Sturgess, losing all four times.[6]

Joyce Fitch
Full nameJoyce Mary Fitch Rymer
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceVictoria, Australia
Born(1922-04-03)3 April 1922
Victoria, Australia
Died26 July 2012(2012-07-26) (aged 90)
Auckland, New Zealand
Singles
Career titlesNo.2 (AUS)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenF (1946)
Wimbledon4R (1949)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (1946)
Wimbledon2R (1949)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenF (1946, 1947, 1949, 1950)

Fitch married John Oliver Rymer in May 1951[2] and did not play competitive tennis until 1955 when she played doubles with her longtime doubles partner Mary Bevis Hawton.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runners-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss1946Australian ChampionshipsGrass Nancye Wynne Bolton4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1946Australian ChampionshipsGrass Mary Hawton Nancye Wynne Bolton
Thelma Coyne Long		9–7, 6–4
Loss1947Australian ChampionshipsGrass Mary Hawton Nancye Wynne Bolton
Thelma Coyne Long		3–6, 3–6

Mixed Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1946Australian ChampionshipsGrass John Bromwich Nancye Wynne Bolton
Colin Long		0–6, 4–6
Loss1947Australian ChampionshipsGrass John Bromwich Nancye Wynne Bolton
Colin Long		3–6, 3–6
Loss1949Australian ChampionshipsGrass John Bromwich Doris Hart
Frank Sedgman		1–6, 7–5, 10–12
Loss1950Australian ChampionshipsGrass Eric Sturgess Doris Hart
Frank Sedgman		6–8, 4–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Tournament19461194711948194919501951Career SR
Australian Championships F QF A 2R SF SF 0 / 5
French Championships A A A A A A 0 / 0
Wimbledon A A A 4R A A 0 / 1
U.S. Championships A A A A A A 0 / 0
SR 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 6

1In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.

See also

References
  1. "Joyce (FITCH) RYMER's Obituary". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. "Social News And Gossip". Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). 17 May 1951. p. 12. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. "Australian Open Women's Final". All-about-tennis.com. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  4. "Women's Doubles Champions". Australian Open. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  5. "Women's Doubles". Australian Open. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  6. "History: Australian Open: Mixed Doubles". CBS Sports.com. Retrieved 12 April 2010.


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