Lesley Rosemary Turner Bowrey, AM (née Turner; born 16 August 1942) is a retired professional tennis player from Australia. Her career spanned two decades from the late 1950s until the late 1970s. Turner Bowrey won the singles title at the French Championships, one of the four Grand Slam events, in 1963 and 1965. In addition she won 11 Grand Slam events in doubles and mixed doubles. Turner Bowrey achieved her highest singles ranking of No. 2 in 1964.
Lesley Turner at the 1964 Dutch Open in Hilversum.
Bowrey won 13 Grand Slam titles during her career: two in singles, seven in women's doubles, and four in mixed doubles. She lost in the finals of 14 other Grand Slam events.
Bowrey was the runner-up at four Grand Slam singles tournaments. She lost in the final of the French Championships to Court in 1962 and to Françoise Dürr in 1967. She lost in the final of the Australian Championships to Court in 1964 and to Nancy Richey in 1967.
She was runner-up at the Italian Championships in 1961, 1963 and 1964, and she won the title in 1967 against Maria Bueno and in 1968 against Margaret Court.
Bowrey was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985.[4] She was inducted into the NSW Hall of Champions in 1994. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and received the Sarah Palfrey Danzig Award in 1997.[5] The award is given to the female player who by character, sportsmanship, manners, and spirit of cooperation has contributed to the growth of the game of tennis. In 1998 she was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame.[6]
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Lesley Rosemary Turner Bowrey AM nee Turner born 16 August 1942 is a retired professional tennis player from Australia Her career spanned two decades from the late 1950s until the late 1970s Turner Bowrey won the singles title at the French Championships one of the four Grand Slam events in 1963 and 1965 In addition she won 11 Grand Slam events in doubles and mixed doubles Turner Bowrey achieved her highest singles ranking of No 2 in 1964 Lesley Turner BowreyAMTurner in 1964Full nameLesley Rosemary Turner BowreyITF nameLesley BowreyCountry sports AustraliaBornLesley Rosemary Turner 1942 08 16 16 August 1942 age 81 Trangie New South Wales AustraliaPlaysRight handed 1 handed backhand Int Tennis HoF1997 member page SinglesHighest rankingNo 2 1964 Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian OpenF 1964 1967 French OpenW 1963 1965 WimbledonSF 1964 US OpenSF 1967 DoublesGrand Slam doubles resultsAustralian OpenW 1964 1965 1967 French OpenW 1964 1965 WimbledonW 1964 US OpenW 1961 Mixed doublesGrand Slam mixed doubles resultsAustralian OpenW 1962 1967 French OpenF 1962 1963 1964 WimbledonW 1961 1964 US OpenF 1962 Team competitionsFed CupW 1964 1965 Contents 1 Career 2 Honours and awards 3 Grand Slam finals 3 1 Singles 6 2 titles 4 runners up 3 2 Doubles 12 7 titles 5 runners up 3 3 Mixed doubles 9 4 titles 5 runners up 4 Grand Slam singles tournament timeline 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCareer edit nbsp Lesley Turner at the 1964 Dutch Open in Hilversum Bowrey won 13 Grand Slam titles during her career two in singles seven in women s doubles and four in mixed doubles She lost in the finals of 14 other Grand Slam events Bowrey twice won the singles title at the French Championships In 1963 she defeated Ann Haydon Jones in the final and in 1965 she defeated Margaret Smith in the final 1 2 Bowrey was the runner up at four Grand Slam singles tournaments She lost in the final of the French Championships to Court in 1962 and to Francoise Durr in 1967 She lost in the final of the Australian Championships to Court in 1964 and to Nancy Richey in 1967 She was runner up at the Italian Championships in 1961 1963 and 1964 and she won the title in 1967 against Maria Bueno and in 1968 against Margaret Court Bowrey captained the Australian Fed Cup team from 1994 to 2000 3 Honours and awards editBowrey was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985 4 She was inducted into the NSW Hall of Champions in 1994 She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and received the Sarah Palfrey Danzig Award in 1997 5 The award is given to the female player who by character sportsmanship manners and spirit of cooperation has contributed to the growth of the game of tennis In 1998 she was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame 6 In the Queen s Birthday Honours 2009 Bowrey was appointed as Member of the Order of Australia for service to tennis as a player coach and mentor to junior players and to the community 7 She married fellow Australian tennis star Bill Bowrey on 23 February 1968 They are the parents of tennis player Michelle Bowrey Grand Slam finals editSingles 6 2 titles 4 runners up edit Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score Loss 1962 French Championships Clay nbsp Margaret Smith 3 6 6 3 5 7 Win 1963 French Championships Clay nbsp Ann Haydon Jones 2 6 6 3 7 5 Loss 1964 Australian Championships Grass nbsp Margaret Smith 3 6 2 6 Win 1965 French Championships 2 Clay nbsp Margaret Smith 6 3 6 4 Loss 1967 Australian Championships 2 Grass nbsp Nancy Richey Gunter 1 6 4 6 Loss 1967 French Championships 3 Clay nbsp Francoise Durr 6 4 3 6 4 6 Doubles 12 7 titles 5 runners up edit Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1961 U S Championships Grass nbsp Darlene Hard nbsp Edda Buding nbsp Yola Ramirez 6 4 5 7 6 0 Win 1964 Australian Championships Grass nbsp Judy Tegart nbsp Robyn Ebbern nbsp Margaret Smith 6 4 6 4 Win 1964 French Championships Clay nbsp Margaret Smith nbsp Norma Baylon nbsp Helga Schultze 6 3 6 1 Win 1964 Wimbledon Grass nbsp Margaret Smith nbsp Billie Jean Moffitt nbsp Karen Hantze Susman 7 5 6 2 Loss 1964 U S Championships Grass nbsp Margaret Smith nbsp Billie Jean Moffitt nbsp Karen Hantze Susman 3 6 6 2 6 4 Win 1965 Australian Championships 4 Grass nbsp Margaret Smith nbsp Robyn Ebbern nbsp Billie Jean Moffitt 1 6 6 2 6 3 Win 1965 French Championships 2 Clay nbsp Margaret Smith nbsp Francoise Durr nbsp Janine Lieffrig 6 3 6 1 Loss 1966 Australian Championships 3 Grass nbsp Margaret Smith nbsp Carole Caldwell Graebner nbsp Nancy Richey 6 4 7 5 Win 1967 Australian Championships 2 Grass nbsp Judy Tegart nbsp Lorraine Robinson nbsp Evelyne Terras 6 0 6 2 Loss 1968 Australian Championships Grass nbsp Judy Tegart nbsp Karen Krantzcke nbsp Kerry Melville 4 6 6 3 2 6 Loss 1976 Australian Open Grass nbsp Renata Tomanova nbsp Evonne Goolagong nbsp Helen Gourlay 1 8 Loss 1978 French Open Grass nbsp Gail Sherriff nbsp Mima Jausovec nbsp Virginia Ruzici 5 7 6 4 8 6 Mixed doubles 9 4 titles 5 runners up edit Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1961 Wimbledon Grass nbsp Fred Stolle nbsp Edda Buding nbsp Bob Howe 11 9 6 2 Win 1962 Australian Championships Grass nbsp Fred Stolle nbsp Darlene Hard nbsp Roger Taylor 6 3 9 4 Loss 1962 French Championships Clay nbsp Fred Stolle nbsp Renee Schuurman nbsp Bob Howe 6 3 4 6 4 6 Loss 1962 U S Championships Grass nbsp Frank Froehling nbsp Margaret Smith nbsp Fred Stolle 5 7 2 6 Loss 1963 Australian Championships Grass nbsp Fred Stolle nbsp Margaret Smith nbsp Ken Fletcher 5 7 7 5 4 6 Loss 1963 French Championships Clay nbsp Fred Stolle nbsp Margaret Smith nbsp Ken Fletcher 1 6 2 6 Loss 1964 French Championships Clay nbsp Fred Stolle nbsp Margaret Smith nbsp Ken Fletcher 3 6 6 4 6 8 Win 1964 Wimbledon Grass nbsp Fred Stolle nbsp Margaret Smith nbsp Ken Fletcher 6 4 6 4 Win 1967 Australian Championships Grass nbsp Owen Davidson nbsp Judy Tegart nbsp Tony Roche 9 7 6 4Grand Slam singles tournament timeline editKey W F SF QF R RR Q DNQ A NH W winner F finalist SF semifinalist QF quarterfinalist R rounds 4 3 2 1 RR round robin stage Q qualification round DNQ did not qualify A absent NH not held SR strike rate events won competed W L win loss record Tournament 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Career SR Australia QF 2R 3R QF SF F 3R 3R F SF 2R A 2R A 3R A 1R QF 1R A A 0 16 France A A 4R F W SF W A F A SF A QF A A A A A A 3R 2 9 Wimbledon A A 2R QF 4R SF QF A QF QF QF A 4R A A A A A A 2R 0 10 United States A A QF 4R A 2R A A SF A 2R A A A 2R A A A A A 0 6 SR 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 4 1 3 0 4 1 3 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 41 Note The Australian Open was held twice in 1977 in January and December Bowrey participated only in the January edition See also editPerformance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam finalReferences edit Lesley Bowrey super service returned News com au 16 August 2009 Aussies at Roland Garros Lesley Turner 1965 tennis com au Tennis Australia 17 May 2012 Hall of Fame Lesley Turner Bowrey ausopen com Tennis Australia Lesley Bowrey Sport Australia Hall of Fame Retrieved 24 September 2020 The Sarah Palfrey Danzig Award USTA Archived from the original on 21 June 2012 Retrieved 24 June 2012 Player Profiles Lesley Turner Bowrey Tennis Australia Retrieved 25 June 2012 The Queen s Birthday 2009 Honours List Government House of The Commonwealth of Australia Archived from the original on 20 October 2018 Retrieved 31 August 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lesley Turner Bowrey Lesley Turner Bowrey at the International Tennis Hall of Fame nbsp Lesley Turner Bowrey at the Women s Tennis Association nbsp Lesley Bowrey at the International Tennis Federation nbsp Lesley Bowrey at the Billie Jean King Cup nbsp Lesley Bowrey at Tennis Australia nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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