Julie Sampson Haywood
| Julie Sampson Haywood | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 2 1934 |
| Nationality |  United States |
Julie Ann Sampson Haywood (born February 2, 1934) was a female tennis player from the United States who won two Grand Slam titles.
As the second seeded foreign player, Haywood reached the singles final of the 1953 Australian Championships, losing to Maureen Connolly 6-3, 6-2.
Haywood and Rex Hartwig teamed to win the mixed doubles title at the 1953 Australian Championships, defeating Connolly and Hamilton Richardson in the final 6-4, 6-3. Haywood and Hartwig reached the mixed doubles final at the 1953 U.S. Championships, losing to Doris Hart and Vic Seixas 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Connolly and Haywood teamed to win the women's doubles title at the 1953 Australian Championships, defeating Mary Bevis Hawton and Beryl Penrose Collier in the final 6-4, 6-2. At both the French Championships and Wimbledon in 1953, Connolly and Haywood lost in the final to Hart and Shirley Fry Irvin. The score in the Wimbledon final was 6-0, 6-0, which was the only double bagel in the history of Wimbledon women's doubles finals. At the 1953 U.S. Championships, Connolly and Haywood again lost to Hart and Irvin, this time in the semifinals 6-4, 6-3.
Grand Slam record
- Australian Championships
- Singles runner-up: 1953
- Women's Doubles champion: 1953
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1953
- French Championships
- Women's Doubles runner-up: 1953
- Wimbledon
- Women's Doubles runner-up: 1953
- U.S. Championships
- Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1953
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Championships | A | A | F | 0 / 1 |
| French Championships | A | A | 3R | 0 / 1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | QF | 0 / 1 |
| U.S. Championships | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 3 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 6 |
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
See also
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