Mary Carter

Mary Margareth Carter is a former Australian tennis player who won the singles title at the 1956 and defeating Thelma Long in the final in three sets after surviving a match point in the third set. At the 1959 Australian Championships she won her second singles title after a straight-sets victory in the final against Renée Schuurman. Additionally, she reached the Australian semifinals eight times.
She teamed with Margaret Court to win the women's doubles title there in 1961.
Reitano teamed with three different partners to be the runner-up in women's doubles at the 1956, 1959, and 1962 Australian Championships. She also was the runner-up in mixed doubles at the 1960 and 1961 Australian Championships.
As a junior player, she won the girls' singles title at the Australian Championships in 1951 and 1952.

Like many Aussie females of her era, Mary was only allowed to play overseas for a few seasons. She entered Wimbledon in 1955, 1959, and 1961.

She became a coaching professional in 1962.