 Joyce Wood in 1948 | |
| Born | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia |
|---|---|
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | First (1938, 1939, 1940) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | First (1938, 1939, 1940; withAlison Burton) |
Joyce Beryl Wood was an Australian tennis player.[1][2] She andAlison Burton won the girls' doubles competition at theAustralian Championships (now the Australian Open) in 1938, 1939 and 1940.[3] Wood also won the girls' single competition at the Australian Championships in the same three years.[4]
Wood was fromCaulfield, Victoria. In 1943, she married fellow tennis player Max McDermott in Melbourne. Following their marriage, the couple relocated to Perth, Western Australia.[2]
After the birth of her daughter, Kay Suzanne McDermott in 1945, Wood continued to compete in tournaments, including defending her women's singles title in Perth in April 1946.[5][6]
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