Joan Gibson

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Joan Gibson
Full nameJoan Gibson Cottrill
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open QF (1966)
French Open 2R (1961)
Wimbledon 3R (1967)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open SF (1963, 1964)
French Open 2R (1961)
Wimbledon 2R (1967)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open SF (1966)
French Open 1R (1961)
Wimbledon QF (1967)

Joan Gibson Cottrill is an Australian former tennis player of the 1960s.

Gibson, a double-handed player, comes from a tennis family, as a niece of Jack Crawford and brother of Neil Gibson. [1]

In 1966 she reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Championships with an upset win over the third-seeded Lesley Turner. She also made the mixed doubles semi-finals that year, partnering future husband John Cottrill. [2]

Gibson had a top national ranking of three, behind Margaret Court and Lesley Turner. [2]

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References

  1. "Newcombe in semi-finals". The Canberra Times . 28 January 1966. p. 20 via National Library of Australia.
  2. 1 2 "Couple in Comeback". Sydney Morning Herald . 4 October 1970.