| Country (sports) |  Australia |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 September 1924 Sydney, Australia |
| Died | 18 January 1981 (aged 56) Sydney, Australia |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1959) |
| French Open | 4R (1960, 1962) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1958) |
| US Open | QF (1957) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1946, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958) |
| French Open | F (1958) |
| Wimbledon | F (1957) |
| US Open | SF (1957, 1958, 1960) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1958) |
| French Open | QF (1960, 1962) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1957, 1960) |
| US Open | 2R (1957) |
Mary Renetta Hawton (née Bevis; 4 September 1924 – 18 January 1981) was a tennis player from Australia. Her career ranged from the 1940s to the 1950s.
Hawton won the women's doubles title at the Australian Championships five times.[1][2] In 1958 she also won the mixed doubles title together with compatriot Robert Howe.[3]
In 1948, she married Keith Ernest Hawton.[4][5]
She was captain of the Australian Fed Cup team in 1979 and 1980 and director of the NSW Tennis Association.
In 1979, Hawton published a book titled How to Play Winning Tennis.[6] She died on 18 January 1981 in Sydney, Australia.[7]
The Mary Hawton Trophy, the prize for the winner of the Australian teams championships for girls, was named after her,[8] as is Hawton Place, in the Canberra suburb of Chisholm.[9]
- ^ "Australian Open players archive – Mary Beavis". Tennis Australia.
- ^ "Australian Open players archive – Mary Hawton". Tennis Australia.
- ^ "Australian Open Winners". TennisNow.com. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ "Tennis Champions Engaged". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 14 May 1946. p. 7.
- ^ "Gossip From Joan". Wellington Times. NSW: National Library of Australia. 25 October 1948. p. 5.
- ^ How to play winning tennis. Worldcat. 1979. OCLC 630558374.
- ^ "In Brief Death of Tennis Pioneer". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 20 January 1981. p. 18.
- ^ "December Showdown" (PDF). Tennis Australia.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Periodic (National : 1977 – 2011) – 15 May 1987 – p3". Trove. Retrieved 2 February 2020.