.jpg) Boyd in 1925 | |
| Full name | Esna Boyd Robertson |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
| Born | (1899-09-21)21 September 1899 Melbourne, Australia |
| Died | 13 November 1966(1966-11-13) (aged 67) Scotland |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 37 |
| Highest ranking | No. 10 (1928,A. Wallis Myers) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1927) |
| French Open | 3R (1928) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1925) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1922, 1923, 1926, 1928) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1922, 1926, 1927) |
Esna Boyd Robertson (néeBoyd; 21 September 1899 – 13 November 1966) was an Australiantennis player who reached seven consecutive women's singles finals at theAustralian Championships from 1922 through 1928. She won one of those finals, defeatingSylvia Lance Harper in 1927. Robertson participated in the first women's singles final at the Australian Championships in 1922 against fellow AustralianMargaret Molesworth.
According toWallis Myers ofThe Daily Telegraph and theDaily Mail, Robertson was ranked world No. 10 in 1928.[1]
Boyd was born in Melbourne on 21 September 1899, the daughter ofJames Boyd, a politician, and Emma Flora McCormack. She had a sister, Alva who became a medical practitioner.[2] She married Angus Robertson on 11 March 1929; they had a son, William, in 1930 and a daughter Mary, in 1933.[3]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1922 | Australian Championships | Grass | Margaret Molesworth | 3–6, 8–10 |
| Loss | 1923 | Australian Championships | Grass | Margaret Molesworth | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1924 | Australian Championships | Grass | Sylvia Lance Harper | 3–6, 6–3, 6–8 |
| Loss | 1925 | Australian Championships | Grass | Daphne Akhurst Cozens | 6–1, 6–8, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1926 | Australian Championships | Grass | Daphne Akhurst Cozens | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1927 | Australian Championships | Grass | Sylvia Lance Harper | 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1928 | Australian Championships | Grass | Daphne Akhurst Cozens | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1922 | Australian Championships | Grass | Marjorie Mountain | Gwen UtzFloris St. George | 1–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 1923 | Australian Championships | Grass | Sylvia Lance Harper | Margaret MolesworthBeryl Turner | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1925 | Australian Championships | Grass | Kathleen Le Messurier | Daphne AkhurstSylvia Lance Harper | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1926 | Australian Championships | Grass | Meryl O'Hara Wood | Daphne AkhurstMarjorie Cox Crawford | 6–3, 6–8, 8–6 |
| Loss | 1927 | Australian Championships | Grass | Sylvia Lance Harper | Louise BickertonMeryl O'Hara Wood | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1928 | Australian Championships | Grass | Daphne Akhurst | Kathleen Le Messurier Dorothy Weston | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1922 | Australian Championships | Grass | John Hawkes | Gwen UtzHarold Utz | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1924 | Australian Championships | Grass | Gar Hone | Daphne AkhurstJim Willard | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1926 | Australian Championships | Grass | John Hawkes | Daphne Akhurst Jim Willard | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 1927 | Australian Championships | Grass | John Hawkes | Youtha Anthony Jim Willard | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1928 | Australian Championships | Grass | John Hawkes | Daphne Akhurst Jean Borotra | default |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Championships | F | F | F | F | F | W | F | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1 / 8 |
| French Championships1 | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | QF | A | A | 4R | A | 4R | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 4 |
| United States Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 13 |
1Through 1923, the French Championships were open only to French nationals. The World Hard Court Championships (WHCC), actually played on clay in Paris or Brussels, began in 1912 and were open to all nationalities. The results from the 1922 and 1923 editions of that tournament are shown here. The Olympics replaced the WHCC in 1924, as the Olympics were held in Paris. Beginning in 1925, the French Championships were open to all nationalities, with the results shown here beginning with that year.