Margaret Court career statistics

This is a list of the main career statistics of Australian former tennis player Margaret Court. She won 62 Grand Slam events (24 singles, 19 doubles, 19 mixed doubles), which is a record for a male or female player. Her 24 Grand Slam singles titles and 19 in mixed doubles are also all-time records for both sexes. She achieved a career Grand Slam in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. She is one of two women to have achieved the Grand Slam in singles in the Open Era (alongside Steffi Graf), and is the only woman to have achieved the mixed doubles Grand Slam, which she did twice.

Court won more than half of the Grand Slam singles tournaments she played (24 of 47). She won 192 singles titles before and after the Open Era, an all-time record.^[1] Her career singles win-loss record was 1,177-106, for a winning percentage of 91.74 percent on all surfaces (hard, clay, grass, carpet), is also an all-time record. She won at least 100 singles matches in 1965 (113-8), 1968 (107-12), 1969 (104-6),^[2] 1970 (110-6),^[3] and 1973 (108-6).^[4] She won more than 80 percent of her singles matches against top 10 players (297-73) and was the year-end top ranked player seven times.

Margaret Court volleying

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 29 finals (24 titles, 5 runners-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1960	Australian Championships (1)	Grass	Jan Lehane O'Neill	7–5, 6–2
Winner	1961	Australian Championships (2)	Grass	Jan Lehane O'Neill	6–1, 6–4
Winner	1962	Australian Championships (3)	Grass	Jan Lehane O'Neill	6–0, 6–2
Winner	1962	French Championships (1)	Clay	Lesley Turner Bowrey	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Winner	1962	US Championships (1)	Grass	Darlene Hard	9–7, 6–4
Winner	1963	Australian Championships (4)	Grass	Jan Lehane O'Neill	6–2, 6–2
Winner	1963	Wimbledon (1)	Grass	Billie Jean Moffitt	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	1963	US Championships (1)	Grass	Maria Bueno	5–7, 4–6
Winner	1964	Australian Championships (5)	Grass	Lesley Turner Bowrey	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	1964	Wimbledon (1)	Grass	Maria Bueno	4–6, 9–7, 3–6
Winner	1964	French Championships (2)	Clay	Maria Bueno	5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Winner	1965	Australian Championships (6)	Grass	Maria Bueno	5–7, 6–4, 5–2 retired
Runner-up	1965	French Championships (1)	Clay	Lesley Turner Bowrey	3–6, 4–6
Winner	1965	Wimbledon (2)	Grass	Maria Bueno	6–4, 7–5
Winner	1965	US Championships (2)	Grass	Billie Jean Moffitt	8–6, 7–5
Winner	1966	Australian Championships (7)	Grass	Nancy Richey	walkover
Runner-up	1968	Australian Championships (1)	Grass	Billie Jean King	1–6, 2–6
↓ Open Era ↓ (11 titles, 1 runner-up)
Winner	1969	Australian Open (8)	Grass	Billie Jean King	6–4, 6–1
Winner	1969	French Open (3)	Clay	Ann Haydon-Jones	6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Winner	1969	US Open (3)	Grass	Nancy Richey	6–2, 6–2
Winner	1970	Australian Open (9)	Grass	Kerry Melville Reid	6–1, 6–3
Winner	1970	French Open (4)	Clay	Helga Niessen Masthoff	6–2, 6–4
Winner	1970	Wimbledon (3)	Grass	Billie Jean King	14–12, 11–9
Winner	1970	US Open (4)	Grass	Rosemary Casals	6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Winner	1971	Australian Open (10)	Grass	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	2–6, 7–6, 7–5
Runner-up	1971	Wimbledon (2)	Grass	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	4–6, 2–6
Winner	1973	Australian Open (11)	Grass	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6–4, 7–5
Winner	1973	French Open (5)	Clay	Chris Evert	6–7, 7–6, 6–4
Winner	1973	US Open (5)	Grass	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	7–6, 5–7, 6–2

Women's doubles: 33 finals (19 titles, 14 runners-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1960	Australian Championships	Lorraine Coghlan Robinson	Maria Bueno Christine Truman Janes	6–2, 5–7, 6–2
Winner	1961	Australian Championships	Mary Carter Reitano	Mary Bevis Hawton Jan Lehane O'Neill	6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Runner-up	1961	Wimbledon	Jan Lehane O'Neill	Billie Jean Moffitt Karen Hantze Susman	6–3, 6–4
Winner	1962	Australian Championships (2)	Robyn Ebbern	Darlene Hard Mary Carter Reitano	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	1962	French Championships	Justina Bricka	Sandra Reynolds Price Renee Schuurman Haygarth	6–4, 6–4
Winner	1963	Australian Championships (3)	Robyn Ebbern	Jan Lehane O'Neill Lesley Turner Bowrey	6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	1963	French Championships (2)	Robyn Ebbern	Ann Haydon-Jones Renee Schuurman Haygarth	7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	1963	Wimbledon (2)	Robyn Ebbern	Maria Bueno Darlene Hard	8–6, 9–7
Winner	1963	U.S. Championships	Robyn Ebbern	Maria Bueno Darlene Hard	4–6, 10–8, 6–3
Runner-up	1964	Australian Championships (2)	Robyn Ebbern	Judy Tegart Dalton Lesley Turner Bowrey	6–4, 6–4
Winner	1964	French Championships	Lesley Turner Bowrey	Norma Baylon Helga Schultze	6–3, 6–1
Winner	1964	Wimbledon	Lesley Turner Bowrey	Billie Jean Moffitt Karen Hantze Susman	7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	1964	U.S. Championships	Lesley Turner Bowrey	Billie Jean Moffitt Karen Hantze Susman	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner	1965	Australian Championships (4)	Lesley Turner Bowrey	Robyn Ebbern Billie Jean Moffitt	1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Winner	1965	French Championships (2)	Lesley Turner Bowrey	Françoise Dürr Janine Lieffrig	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	1966	Australian Championships (3)	Lesley Turner Bowrey	Carole Caldwell Graebner Nancy Richey	6–4, 7–5
Winner	1966	French Championships (3)	Judy Tegart Dalton	Jill Blackman Fay Toyne	4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	1966	Wimbledon (3)	Judy Tegart Dalton	Maria Bueno Nancy Richey	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
↓ Open Era ↓ (10 titles, 5 runner-up)
Winner	1968	US Open (2)	Maria Bueno	Billie Jean King Rosemary Casals	4–6, 9–7, 8–6
Winner	1969	Australian Open (5)	Judy Tegart Dalton	Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	1969	French Open (3)	Nancy Richey	Ann Haydon-Jones Françoise Dürr	6–0, 4–6, 7–5
Winner	1969	Wimbledon (2)	Judy Tegart Dalton	Patricia Hogan Peggy Michel	9–7, 6–2
Runner-up	1969	US Open (2)	Virginia Wade	Françoise Dürr Darlene Hard	0–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner	1970	Australian Open (6)	Judy Tegart Dalton	Kerry Melville Reid Kerry Harris	6–3, 6–1
Winner	1970	US Open (3)	Judy Tegart Dalton	Rosemary Casals Virginia Wade	6–3, 6–4
Winner	1971	Australian Open (7)	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Jill Emmerson Lesley Hunt	6–0, 6–0
Runner-up	1971	Wimbledon (4)	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Billie Jean King Rosemary Casals	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	1972	US Open (3)	Virginia Wade	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Winner	1973	Australian Open (8)	Virginia Wade	Kerry Harris Kerry Melville Reid	6–4, 6–4
Winner	1973	US Open (4)	Virginia Wade	Billie Jean King Rosemary Casals	3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Winner	1973	French Open (4)	Virginia Wade	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	1975	Australian Championships (4)	Olga Morozova	Evonne Goolagong Cawley Peggy Michel	7–6, 7–6
Winner	1975	US Open (5)	Virginia Wade	Billie Jean King Rosemary Casals	7–5, 2–6, 7–6

Mixed doubles: 25 finals (21 titles, 4 runners-up)

Note: The two shared mixed doubles titles at the Australian Championships/Open in 1965 and 1969 traditionally are not counted in Court's win total because the finals were never played. Otherwise, she would have 64 Grand Slam titles, 21 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, and 25 Grand Slam mixed doubles finals.

Outcome	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1961	U.S. Championships	Robert Mark	Dennis Ralston Darlene Hard	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner	1962	U.S. Championships (2)	Fred Stolle	Frank Froehling III Lesley Turner Bowrey	7–5, 6–2
Winner	1963	Australian Championships	Ken Fletcher	Fred Stolle Lesley Turner Bowrey	6–4, 6–4
Winner	1963	French Championships	Ken Fletcher	Fred Stolle Lesley Turner Bowrey	6–1, 6–2
Winner	1963	Wimbledon	Ken Fletcher	Bob Hewitt Darlene Hard	11–9, 6–4
Winner	1963	U.S. Championships (3)	Ken Fletcher	Ed Rubinoff Judy Tegart Dalton	3–6, 8–6, 6–2
Winner	1964	Australian Championships (2)	Ken Fletcher	Mike Sangster Jan Lehane O'Neill	6–4, 6–4
Winner	1964	French Championships (2)	Ken Fletcher	Fred Stolle Lesley Turner Bowrey	6–3, 4–6, 8–6
Runner-up	1964	Wimbledon	Ken Fletcher	Fred Stolle Lesley Turner Bowrey	6–4, 6–4
Winner	1964	U.S. Championships (4)	John Newcombe	Ed Rubinoff Judy Tegart Dalton	10–8, 4–6, 6–3
Winner	1965	Australian Championships (3)	John Newcombe	Owen Davidson Robyn Ebbern	shared championship, final not played
Winner	1965	French Championships (3)	Ken Fletcher	John Newcombe Maria Bueno	6–4, 6–4
Winner	1965	Wimbledon (2)	Ken Fletcher	Tony Roche Judy Tegart Dalton	12–10, 6–3
Winner	1965	U.S. Championships (5)	Fred Stolle	Frank Froehling III Judy Tegart Dalton	6–2, 6–2
Winner	1966	Wimbledon (3)	Ken Fletcher	Dennis Ralston Billie Jean King	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	1968	Australian Championships	Allan Stone	Dick Crealy Billie Jean King	walkover
↓ Open Era ↓ (7 titles, 2 runner-up)
Winner	1968	Wimbledon (4)	Ken Fletcher	Alex Metreveli Olga Morozova	6–1, 14–12
Winner	1969	Australian Open (4)	Marty Riessen	Fred Stolle Ann Haydon-Jones	shared championship, final not played
Winner	1969	French Championships (4)	Marty Riessen	Jean Claude Barclay Françoise Dürr	6–3, 6–2
Winner	1969	US Open (6)	Marty Riessen	Dennis Ralston Françoise Dürr	7–5, 6–3
Winner	1970	US Open (7)	Marty Riessen	Frew McMillan Judy Tegart Dalton	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	1971	Wimbledon	Marty Riessen	Owen Davidson Billie Jean King	3–6, 6–2, 15–13
Winner	1972	US Open (8)	Marty Riessen	Ilie Năstase Rosemary Casals	6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	1973	US Open	Marty Riessen	Owen Davidson Billie Jean King	6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Winner	1975	Wimbledon (5)	Marty Riessen	Allan Stone Betty Stöve	6–4, 7–5

Grand Slam tournament timelines

Singles

Tournament	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	Career SR
Australian Open	2R	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	A	F	W	W	W	A	W	A	QF	11 / 14
French Open	A	A	QF	W	QF	W	F	SF	A	A	W	W	3R	A	W	A	A	5 / 10
Wimbledon	A	A	QF	2R	W	F	W	SF	A	QF	SF	W	F	A	SF	A	SF	3 / 12
US Open	A	A	SF	W	F	4R	W	A	A	QF	W	W	A	SF	W	A	QF	5 / 11
SR	0 / 1	1 / 1	1 / 4	3 / 4	2 / 4	2 / 4	3 / 4	1 / 3	0 / 0	0 / 3	3 / 4	4 / 4	1 / 3	0 / 1	3 / 4	0 / 0	0 / 3	24 / 47

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.

Women's doubles

Tournament	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	Career SR
Australian Open	A	F	W	W	W	F	W	F	A	SF	W	W	W	A	W	A	F	QF	8 / 14
French Open	A	A	3R	F	F	W	W	W	A	A	F	SF	SF	A	W	A	A	A	4 / 10
Wimbledon	A	A	F	SF	F	W	3R	F	A	QF	W	QF	F	A	QF	A	QF	A	2 / 12
US Open	A	A	2R	QF	W	F	A	A	A	W	F	W	A	F	W	A	W	A	5 / 10
SR	0 / 0	0 / 1	1 / 4	1 / 4	2 / 4	2 / 4	2 / 3	1 / 3	0 / 0	1 / 3	2 / 4	2 / 4	1 / 3	0 / 1	3 / 4	0 / 0	1 / 3	1 / 1	19 / 46

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam women's doubles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

Mixed doubles

Tournament	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	Career SR
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	W	W	W	SF	A	F	W	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	4 / 6
French Open	A	A	SF	A	W	W	W	3R	A	A	W	SF	3R	A	A	A	A	4 / 8
Wimbledon	A	A	SF	A	W	F	W	W	A	W	SF	2R	A	A	F	A	W	5 / 10
US Open	A	A	W	W	W	W	W	A	A	A	W	W	A	W	F	A	SF	8 / 10
SR	0 / 0	0 / 0	1 / 3	1 / 1	4 / 4	3 / 4	4 / 4	1 / 3	0 / 0	1 / 2	3 / 4	1 / 3	0 / 1	1 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 0	1 / 2	21 / 34

NH = event not held.

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam mixed doubles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

Note: The shared mixed doubles titles at the Australian Championships/Open in 1965 and 1969 are not always counted in Court's Grand Slam win total because the finals were never played. The Australian Open does officially count them as joint victories.^[5] Otherwise, she would have 21 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, which is reflected in the above table.

Wimbledon singles record

Court's overall win-loss record at Wimbledon was 51-9 (85%) in 12 years (1961-1966, 1968-1971, 1973, 1975). (Her win total includes one mid-match retirement by her opponent, but does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1975 and 1971, Chris Evert in 1973, Ann Haydon-Jones in 1969, Judy Tegart Dalton in 1968, Billie Jean King in 1966 and 1962, Maria Bueno in 1964, and Christine Truman Janes in 1961.

Court was 3–2 in finals, 5–4 in semifinals, and 9–2 in quarterfinals. Court failed to reach the quarterfinals only once, in 1962 during her second Wimbledon. After receiving a bye during the first round, Court lost to unseeded Billie Jean Moffitt in the second round.

Court was 5–6 in three set matches, 46-3 in two set matches, and 0–2 in deuce third sets, i.e., sets that were tied 5–5 before being resolved.

Court was seeded all 12 years she entered Wimbledon. (The tournament seeded only 8 players through 1976.)

Seeded #1 in 1962 (lost second round), 1963 (champion), 1964 (finalist), 1966 (semifinalist), 1969 (semifinalist), 1970 (champion), 1971 (finalist), 1973 (semifinalist).
Seeded #2 in 1961 (quarterfinalist), 1965 (champion), 1968 (quarterfinalist).
Seeded #5 in 1975 (semifinalist).

Court was 10-8 .556 against seeded players. She was 41-1 against unseeded players, her only loss occurring during the second round of the 1962 tournament against Billie Jean Moffitt.

Versus #1 seeds, Court was 1–0 (Maria Bueno (1965)).
Versus #2 seeds, Court was 2–1 (wins: Martina Navratilova (1975), Billie Jean King (1970); loss: Maria Bueno (1964)).
Versus #3 seeds, Court was 1–1 (win: Billie Jean Moffitt (1964); loss: Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1971)).
Versus #4 seeds, Court was 1–4 (win: Darlene Hard (1963); losses: Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1975), Chris Evert (1973), Ann Haydon-Jones (1969), Billie Jean King (1966)).
Versus #5 seeds, Court was 1–0 (Rosemary Casals (1970)).
Versus #6 seeds, Court was 0–1 (Christine Truman Janes (1961)).
Versus #7 seeds, Court was 1–1 (win: Julie Heldman (1969); loss: Judy Tegart Dalton (1968)).
Versus #8 seeds, Court was 3–0 (Olga Morozova (1973), Helga Niessen Masthoff (1970), Renee Schuurman Haygarth (1963)).

Against her major rivals at Wimbledon, Court was 3–2 versus Billie Jean King, 2–1 versus Christine Truman Janes, 1–0 versus Martina Navratilova, 1–0 versus Darlene Hard, 1–0 versus Karen Hantze Susman, 1–0 versus Nancy Richey, 1–0 versus Rosemary Casals, 1–1 versus Maria Bueno, 0–1 versus Ann Haydon-Jones, 0–1 versus Chris Evert, and 0–2 versus Evonne Goolagong Cawley.

United States Championships/Open singles record

Court's overall win-loss record at the United States Championships/United States Open was 51-6 (89.5%) in 11 years (1961-1965, 1968-1970, 1972-1973, 1975). (Her win total does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to Martina Navratilova in 1975, Billie Jean King in 1972, Maria Bueno in 1968 and 1963, Karen Hantze Susman in 1964, and Darlene Hard in 1961.

Court was 5–1 in finals, 6–2 in semifinals, and 8–2 in quarterfinals. Court failed to reach the quarterfinals only once, in 1964 when she lost to Karen Hantze Susman in the fourth round.

Court was 9–3 in three set matches, 42-3 in two set matches, and 0–0 in deuce third sets, i.e., sets that were tied 5–5 before being resolved.

Court was seeded all 11 years she entered the United States Championships/United States Open.

Seeded #1 in 1962 (champion), 1963 (finalist), 1965 (champion), 1970 (champion).
Seeded #2 in 1964 (lost fourth round), 1969 (champion), 1973 (champion).
Seeded #4 in 1968 (quarterfinalist).
Seeded #5 in 1961 (semifinalist), 1972 (semifinalist), 1975 (quarterfinalist).

Court was 13-6 against seeded players and 38-0 against unseeded players.

Versus #1 seeds, Court was 0–2 (Billie Jean King (1972), Darlene Hard (1961)).
Versus #2 seeds, Court was 1–0 (Rosemary Casals (1970)).
Versus #3 seeds, Court was 3–1 (wins: Chris Evert (1973), Nancy Richey (1970 and 1965); loss: Martina Navratilova (1975)).
Versus #4 seeds, Court was 3–1 (wins: Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1973), Rosemary Casals (1972), Christine Truman Janes (1961); loss: Maria Bueno (1963)).
Versus #5 seeds, Court was 2–1 (wins: Virginia Wade (1969), Billie Jean Moffitt (1965); loss: Maria Bueno (1968)).
Versus #6 seeds, Court was 2–0 (Nancy Richey (1969), Françoise Dürr (1965)).
Versus #7 seeds, Court was 2–0 (Virginia Wade (1973), Christine Truman Janes (1963)).
Versus #11 seeds, Court was 0–1 (Karen Hantze Susman (1964)).

Against her major rivals at the United States Championships/United States Open, Court was 3–0 versus Nancy Richey, 2–0 versus Virginia Wade, 2–0 versus Rosemary Casals, 2–0 versus Françoise Dürr, 2–0 versus Christine Truman Janes, 1–0 versus Chris Evert, 1–0 versus Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 1–1 versus Darlene Hard, 1–1 versus Billie Jean King, 1–2 versus Maria Bueno, 0–1 versus Martina Navratilova, and 0–1 versus Karen Hantze Susman.

French Championships/Open singles record

Court's overall win-loss record at the French Championships/French Open was 47-5 (90.3%) in 10 years (1961-1966, 1969-1971, 1973). (Her win total includes three walkovers but does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to Gail Chanfreau in 1971, Nancy Richey in 1966, Lesley Turner Bowrey in 1965, Věra Pužejová Suková in 1963, and Ann Haydon-Jones in 1961.

Court was 5–1 in finals, 6–1 in semifinals, and 7–2 in quarterfinals. Court failed to reach the quarterfinals only once, in 1971 when she lost to unseeded Gail Chanfreau in the third round.

Court was 8–0 in three set matches, 39-5 in two set matches, and 2–0 in deuce third sets, i.e., sets that were tied 5–5 before being resolved.

Court was seeded all 10 years she entered the French Championships/French Open.

Seeded #1 in 1963 (quarterfinalist), 1964 (champion), 1965 (finalist), 1966 (semifinalist), 1969 (champion), 1970 (champion), 1971 (lost third round), 1973 (champion).
Seeded #2 in 1962 (champion).
Seeded #3 in 1961 (quarterfinalist).

Court was 15-4 .789 against seeded players. She was 32-1 against unseeded players, her only loss occurring during the third round of the 1971 tournament against Gail Chanfreau.

Versus #2 seeds, Court was 2–0 (Chris Evert (1973), Maria Bueno (1964)).
Versus #3 seeds, Court was 1–1 (win: Ann Haydon-Jones (1969); loss: Lesley Turner Bowrey (1965)).
Versus #4 seeds, Court was 4–0 (Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1973), Julie Heldman (1970), Nancy Richey (1969 and 1965)).
Versus #5 seeds, Court was 0–1 (Nancy Richey (1966)).
Versus #6 seeds, Court was 1–1 (win: Renee Schuurman Haygarth (1962); loss: Ann Haydon-Jones (1961)).
Versus #7 seeds, Court was 2–0 (Helga Niessen Masthoff (1970), Edda Buding (1962)).
Versus #8 seeds, Court was 3–1 (wins: Rosemary Casals (1970), Kerry Melville Reid (1969), Věra Pužejová Suková (1964); loss: Věra Pužejová Pužejová Suková (1963)).
Versus #9 seeds, Court was 1–0 (Norma Baylon (1965)).
Versus #13 seeds, Court was 1–0 (Lesley Turner Bowrey (1962)).

Against her major rivals at the French Championships/French Open, Court was 2–1 versus Nancy Richey, 1–0 versus Chris Evert, 1–0 versus Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 1–0 versus Maria Bueno, 1–0 versus Rosemary Casals, 1–1 versus Ann Haydon-Jones, 1–1 versus Lesley Turner Bowrey, and 1–1 versus Věra Pužejová Suková.

Australian Championships/Open singles record

Court's overall win-loss record at the Australian Championships/Australian Open was 61-3 (95.3%) in 14 years (1959-1966, 1968-1971, 1973, 1975). (Her win total includes one walkover but does not include any first round byes.) Her only losses were to Martina Navratilova in 1975, Billie Jean King in 1968, and Mary Carter Reitano in 1959.

Court was 11-1 in finals, 12-0 in semifinals, and 12-1 in quarterfinals. Court failed to reach the quarterfinals only once, in 1959 during her first Australian Championships. Court lost to fourth seeded Mary Carter Reitano in the second round.

Court was 6–0 in three set matches, 51-3 in two set matches, and 2–0 in deuce third sets, i.e., sets that were tied 5–5 before being resolved.

Court was seeded 13 of the 14 years she entered the Australian Championships/Australian Open.

Seeded #1 overall in 1961 (champion), 1962 (champion), 1963 (champion), 1964 (champion), 1970 (champion), 1971 (champion), 1973 (champion), 1975 (quarterfinalist).
Seeded #1 domestic in 1965 (champion), 1966 (champion).
Seeded #2 overall in 1969 (champion).
Seeded #7 overall in 1960 (champion).
Seeded #7 domestic in 1968 (finalist).
Unseeded in 1959 (lost second round).

Court was 26-3 .897 against seeded players and 35-0 against unseeded players.

Versus #1 seeds (overall, domestic, or foreign), Court was 5–1 (wins: Billie Jean King (1969), Lesley Turner Bowrey (1968), Nancy Richey (1966), Maria Bueno (1965 and 1960); loss: Billie Jean King (1968)).
Versus #2 seeds (overall, domestic, or foreign), Court was 6–0 (Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1973 and 1971), Kerry Melville Reid (1970), Carole Caldwell Graebner (1966), Billie Jean Moffitt (1965), Jan Lehane O'Neill (1961)).
Versus #3 seeds (overall, domestic, or foreign), Court was 3–0 (Rosemary Casals (1968), Jan Lehane O'Neill (1963 and 1960)).
Versus #4 seeds (overall, domestic, or foreign), Court was 5–1 (wins: Karen Krantzcke (1970), Kerry Melville Reid (1973 and 1969), Yola Ramírez Ochoa (1962), Mary Carter Reitano (1960); loss: Mary Carter Reitano (1959)).
Versus #5 seeds (overall, domestic, or foreign), Court was 4–0 (Rosemary Casals (1969), Norma Baylon (1965), Robyn Ebbern (1965), Jan Lehane O'Neill (1962)).
Versus #7 seeds (overall, domestic, or foreign), Court was 1–0 (Madonna Schacht (1966)).
Versus #8 seeds (overall, domestic, or foreign), Court was 2–1 (wins: Karen Krantzcke (1973), Helen Gourlay Cawley (1971)); loss: Martina Navratilova (1975).

Against her major rivals at the Australian Championships/Australian Open, Court was 5–0 versus Jan Lehane O'Neill, 4–0 versus Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 3–0 versus Kerry Melville Reid, 2–0 versus Maria Bueno, 2–0 versus Rosemary Casals, 2–0 versus Lesley Turner Bowrey, 2–1 versus Billie Jean King, 1–0 versus Judy Tegart Dalton, 1–0 versus Françoise Dürr, 1–0 versus Nancy Richey, and 0–1 versus Martina Navratilova.

Federation Cup

Court played in the then-named Federation Cup since its inception in 1963,^[6] and then played again in 1964 and 1965. She returned to the tournament after her temporary retirement, and played again with the Australian Fed Cup team in 1968, 1969 and finally in December 1970. Of the six years she played, the Australian team won in four: 1964, 1965, 1968 and December 1970. She accumulated a total of 35 wins over her career, which ties with Evonne Goolagong Cawley and Dianne Balestrat as the third-most ever from an Australian. She holds a perfect 20–0 singles record, a near-perfect 40–1 singles set record, tying with Kerry Reid as the best-ever from an Australian. Her doubles record of 15–5 is the fifth-highest of an Australian.

Wins (4)

Edition	Australian Team	Rounds/Opponents
1964 Federation Cup	Margaret Smith Lesley Turner Robyn Ebbern	2R: 3–0 QF: 3–0 SF: 3–0 FN: 1–2
1965 Federation Cup	Margaret Smith Lesley Turner Judy Tegart	QF: 3–0 SF: 3–0 FN: 2–1
1968 Federation Cup	Margaret Court Kerry Melville	2R: 3–0 QF: 2–1 SF: 3–0 FN: 3–0
1971 Federation Cup	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong Lesley Hunt	QF: w/o SF: 3–0 FN: 3–0

Participations (40)

Singles (20)

Edition	Round	Date	Venue	Against	Surface	Opponent	W/L	Result	Team Result
1963 Federation Cup	1R	17 June 1963	London	Belgium	Grass	Christiane Mercelis	Win	6–3, 6–1	Win (3–0)
	QF	18 June 1963		Hungary		Zsuzsa Körmöczy	Win	6–0, 6–1	Win (3–0)
	SF	19 June 1963		South Africa		Renee Schuurman	Win	6–3, 6–2	Win (3–0)
	F	20 June 1963		United States		Darlene Hard	Win	6–3, 6–0	Loss (1–2)
1964 Federation Cup	2R	2 September 1964	Philadelphia	Denmark	Grass	Pia Balling	Win	6–2, 6–1	Win (3–0)
	QF	2 September 1964		Canada		Benita Senn	Win	6–1, 6–0	Win (3–0)
	SF	4 September 1964		France		Françoise Dürr	Win	6–4, 6–1	Win (3–0)
	F	5 September 1964		United States		Billie Jean Moffitt	Win	6–2, 6–3	Win (2–1)
1965 Federation Cup	QF	16 January 1965	Melbourne	New Zealand	Grass	Ruia Morrison-Davy	Win	6–1, 6–4	Win (3–0)
	SF	17 January 1965		France		Françoise Dürr	Win	6–2, 6–2	Win (3–0)
	F	18 January 1965		United States		Billie Jean Moffitt	Win	6–4, 8–6	Win (2–1)
1968 Federation Cup	2R	22 May 1968	Paris	Brazil	Clay	Suzana Gesteira	Win	6–0, 6–0	Win (3–0)
	QF	24 May 1968		South Africa		Annette Du Plooy	Win	6–1, 6–1	Win (2–1)
	SF	25 May 1968		Great Britain		Christine Janes	Win	7–5, 6–1	Win (3–0)
	F	26 May 1968		Netherlands		Astrid Suurbeck	Win	6–1, 6–3	Win (3–0)
1969 Federation Cup	QF	23 May 1969	Athens	France	Clay	Rosy Darmon	Win	6–1, 6–1	Win (3–0)
	SF	24 May 1969		Great Britain		Virginia Wade	Win	6–3, 6–4	Win (3–0)
	F	25 May 1969		United States		Julie Heldman	Win	6–4, 8–6	Loss (1–2)
1971 Federation Cup	SF	28 December 1970	Perth	France	Grass	Gail Benedetti	Win	6–1, 6–1	Win (3–0)
1971 Federation Cup	F	29 December 1970	Perth	Great Britain	Grass	Ann Jones	Win	6–8, 6–3, 6–3	Win (3–0)

Doubles (20)

Edition	Round	Date	Venue	Partnering	Against	Surface	Opponents	W/L	Result	Team Result
1963 Federation Cup	1R	17 June 1963	London	Lesley Turner	Belgium	Grass	Mary Marechal Christiane Mercelis	Win	6–1, 6–0	Win (3–0)
	QF	18 June 1963		Lesley Turner	Hungary		Klára Bardóczy Zsófia Broszmann	Win	6–1, 6–1	Win (3–0)
	SF	19 June 1963		Lesley Turner	South Africa		Margaret Hunt Renee Schuurman	Win	5–7, 6–3, 6–3	Win (3–0)
	F	20 June 1963		Lesley Turner	United States		Darlene Hard Billie Jean Moffitt	Lose	3–6, 13–11, 3–6	Loss (1–2)
1964 Federation Cup	2R	2 September 1964	Philadelphia	Robyn Ebbern	Denmark	Grass	Pia Balling Ulla Pontoppidan	Win	6–0, 6–1	Win (3–0)
	QF	3 September 1964		Lesley Turner	Canada		Vicky Berner Louise Brown	Win	6–1, 6–2	Win (3–0)
	SF	4 September 1964		Lesley Turner	France		Françoise Dürr Janine Lieffrig	Win	6–3, 9–7	Win (3–0)
	F	5 September 1964		Lesley Turner	United States		Billie Jean Moffitt Karen Hantze Susman	Lose	6–4, 5–7, 1–6	Win (2–1)
1965 Federation Cup	QF	16 January 1965	Melbourne	Judy Tegart	New Zealand	Grass	Ruia Morrison-Davy Elizabeth Terry	Win	6–2, 6–1	Win (3–0)
	SF	17 January 1965		Judy Tegart	France		Françoise Dürr Janine Lieffrig	Win	6–1, 6–4	Win (3–0)
	F	18 January 1965		Judy Tegart	United States		Carole Caldwell Graebner Billie Jean Moffitt	Lose	5–7, 6–4, 4–6	Win (2–1)
1968 Federation Cup	2R	22 May 1968	Paris	Kerry Melville	Brazil	Clay	Maria Cristina Borba Dias Suzana Gesteira	Win	6–0, 6–2	Win (3–0)
	QF	24 May 1968		Kerry Melville	South Africa		Annette Du Plooy Maryna Proctor	Lose	4–6, 6–2, 2–6	Win (2–1)
	SF	25 May 1968		Kerry Melville	Great Britain		Winnie Shaw Virginia Wade	Win	9–7, 3–6, 14–12	Win (3–0)
	F	26 May 1968		Kerry Melville	Netherlands		Astrid Suurbeek Lidy Venneboer	Win	6–3, 6–8, 7–5	Win (3–0)
1969 Federation Cup	QF	23 May 1969	Athens	Judy Tegart	France	Clay	Gail Benedetti Rosy Darmon	Win	6–1, 6–2	Win (3–0)
	SF	24 May 1969		Judy Tegart	Great Britain		Virginia Wade Joyce Williams	Win	4–6, 6–2, 6–3	Win (3–0)
	F	25 May 1969		Judy Tegart	United States		Peaches Bartkowicz Nancy Richey	Lose	4–6, 4–6	Loss (1–2)
1971 Federation Cup	SF	28 December 1970	Perth	Evonne Goolagong	France	Grass	Gail Benedetti Françoise Dürr	Win	6–2, 6–3	Win (3–0)
1971 Federation Cup	F	29 December 1970	Perth	Lesley Hunt	Great Britain	Grass	Winnie Shaw Virginia Wade	Win	6–4, 6–4	Win (3–0)

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