Gwen Thiele

Gwen Thiele
Full nameGwen O'Halloran Thiele
Country (sports) Australia
Born(1918-03-23)23 March 1918
Died16 November 1979(1979-11-16) (aged 61)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1937, 1938, 1939)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1955)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenF (1952)

Gwen Thiele (née O'Halloran; 23 March 1918 – 16 November 1979) was an Australian tennis player. She competed in the Australian Open from 1937 to 1965.[1]

She was posthumously inducted into the South Australian Legend's Club in 2019.[2]

She married A.R. Thiele on 30 December 1944.[3]

Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1955Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Nell Hall HopmanAustralia Mary Bevis Hawton
Australia Beryl Penrose
5–7, 1–6

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1952Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Tom WarhurstAustralia Thelma Coyne Long
Australia George Worthington
7–9, 5–7

References

  1. ↑ Gwen Thiele at australianopen.com
  2. ↑ "Thiele, McPherson and Kerr join SA Legend's Club". Tennis Australia. 11 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Tennis Ace as Bride". News. 22 December 1944. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.