Esna Boyd in 1925.

Esna Boyd

Esna Flora Boyd

AUS GBR AUS,GBR Born: Sep 21, 1899, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Died: Nov 13, 1966 (aged 67) Plays: Right-handed

Grand Slam Singles

1 Title
AO 1
51
Matches
40
Wins
78.4%
Win Rate

WTA Ranking

-
Peak
-
Current
0
Weeks #1

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Biography

Esna Boyd Robertson was an Australian tennis player who reached seven consecutive women's singles finals at the Australian Championships from 1922 through 1928. She won one of those finals, defeating Sylvia Lance Harper in 1927. Robertson participated in the first women's singles final at the Australian Championships in 1922 against fellow Australian Margaret Molesworth.

According to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Robertson was ranked World No. 10 in 1928.

Boyd was born in Melbourne on 21 September 1899, the daughter of James Boyd, a politician, and Emma Flora McCormack. She had a sister, Alva who became a medical practitioner. She married Angus Robertson and in 1930 had a son.

Grand Slam Tracker

AO RG W US Total
Career
Age at 1st GS PRO
Age at Last GS PRO
Appearances 9 1 5 - 15
Match Stats
Matches 34 3 14 - 51
As Seeded PRO
Highest Seed PRO
Win/Loss 28-6 2-1 10-4 - 40-11
Sets Played 63 6 26 - 95
Results
Finals 7 - - - 7
Titles 1 - - - 1
Runner-Up 6 - - - 6
Advanced
Tiebreaks PRO
Super TB PRO
Retirements PRO
Walkovers PRO
Opponents PRO
Countries PRO
Wins over #1 Seed PRO
vs L/R Hand PRO
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