Jill Emmerson

Jill Emmerson
Full nameJill Alison Emmerson
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1942-07-24) 24 July 1942 (age 82)
Died25th June 2023
Port Macquarie
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1964)
French OpenQF (1963)
Wimbledon3R (1965)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1971)
French OpenF (1966)
WimbledonQF (1965)

Jill Alison Emmerson (born 24 July 1942) is an Australian former tennis player from Sydney.[1] She competed under her maiden name Jill Blackman until the late 1960s.[2]

Emmerson was a singles quarterfinalist at the 1963 French Championships and 1964 Australian Championships. In 1966, she and Fay Toyne made the women's doubles final of the French Championships, which they lost in three sets to Margaret Smith and Judy Tegart.[3] She made another grand slam doubles final in 1971 at the Australian Open, where she and partner Lesley Hunt were beaten by Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (2 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1966 French Championships Clay Australia Fay Toyne Australia Margaret Smith
Australia Judy Tegart		 6–4, 1–6, 1–6
Loss 1971 Australian Open Grass Australia Lesley Hunt Australia Margaret Court
Australia Evonne Goolagong		 0–6, 0–6

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tennis Star". The Cumberland Argus. New South Wales, Australia. 11 January 1961. p. 15. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "ACT win in tennis". The Canberra Times. 9 September 1968. p. 14. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Roche may not play in final". The Canberra Times. 6 June 1966. p. 13. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.