Sawyer comes from Perth and is of Irish descent, with her father an immigrant from Ireland.[1] A two-time winner of the Irish Open, Sawyer beat former Wimbledon and US Open champion Maria Bueno in the 1977 final, then won the event again the following year.[1]
Her most notable performance was a semifinal appearance at the 1979 Australian Open. Previously twice a quarterfinalist, she began the tournament with a first round upset over top-seeded Virginia Ruzici.[2] This was the first occasion that a number one seed had been beaten in the opening round of the women's singles at a Grand Slam.[3] She then defeated Naoko Sato and seventh-seeded Janet Newberry, then lost in the semifinals to Sharon Walsh.[4]
After the Australia Open, Sawyer took a break from tennis, which she had planned before her tournament run. She had announced that she wanted to spend more time at home in Perth, having only been there for three-months out of the last five years.[5] The break turned out to be permanent as she never returned to the tour.
^ ab"Sawyer beats Bueno in Irish open". The Canberra Times. ACT, Australia. 11 July 1977. p. 11. Retrieved 10 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Sensationally tedious". The Canberra Times. ACT, Australia. 1 January 1980. p. 14. Retrieved 10 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^"The unlikely five: Angelique Kerber joins dubious list of first-round Slam losers". ABC News. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
^"Guillermo Vilas beats Amaya". The Canberra Times. ACT, Australia. 2 January 1980. p. 30. Retrieved 10 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Win or Lose, Mary Wants Rest". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 January 1980. p. 28. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
mary, sawyer, tennis, mary, sawyer, born, june, 1957, former, professional, tennis, player, from, australia, mary, sawyerfull, namemary, sawyercountry, sports, australiaborn, 1957, june, 1957, singlesgrand, slam, singles, resultsaustralian, opensf, 1979, doubl. Mary Sawyer born 11 June 1957 is a former professional tennis player from Australia Mary SawyerFull nameMary SawyerCountry sports AustraliaBorn 1957 06 11 11 June 1957 age 66 SinglesGrand Slam singles resultsAustralian OpenSF 1979 DoublesGrand Slam doubles resultsAustralian OpenQF 1978 1979 Wimbledon2R 1977 1978 US Open2R 1979 Contents 1 Biography 2 WTA Tour finals 2 1 Doubles 0 1 3 References 4 External linksBiography editSawyer comes from Perth and is of Irish descent with her father an immigrant from Ireland 1 A two time winner of the Irish Open Sawyer beat former Wimbledon and US Open champion Maria Bueno in the 1977 final then won the event again the following year 1 Her most notable performance was a semifinal appearance at the 1979 Australian Open Previously twice a quarterfinalist she began the tournament with a first round upset over top seeded Virginia Ruzici 2 This was the first occasion that a number one seed had been beaten in the opening round of the women s singles at a Grand Slam 3 She then defeated Naoko Sato and seventh seeded Janet Newberry then lost in the semifinals to Sharon Walsh 4 After the Australia Open Sawyer took a break from tennis which she had planned before her tournament run She had announced that she wanted to spend more time at home in Perth having only been there for three months out of the last five years 5 The break turned out to be permanent as she never returned to the tour WTA Tour finals editDoubles 0 1 edit Result Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss October 1979 Borden Classic Japan Colgate Series Carpet nbsp Sue Saliba nbsp Chen Chuan nbsp Yu Liqiao 0 6 6 7References edit a b Sawyer beats Bueno in Irish open The Canberra Times ACT Australia 11 July 1977 p 11 Retrieved 10 May 2018 via National Library of Australia Sensationally tedious The Canberra Times ACT Australia 1 January 1980 p 14 Retrieved 10 May 2018 via National Library of Australia The unlikely five Angelique Kerber joins dubious list of first round Slam losers ABC News 28 May 2017 Retrieved 10 May 2018 Guillermo Vilas beats Amaya The Canberra Times ACT Australia 2 January 1980 p 30 Retrieved 10 May 2018 via National Library of Australia Win or Lose Mary Wants Rest Sydney Morning Herald 1 January 1980 p 28 Retrieved 10 May 2018 External links editMary Sawyer at the Women s Tennis Association nbsp Mary Sawyer at the International Tennis Federation nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary Sawyer tennis amp oldid 1154380673, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
