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Gwen Thiele

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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)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1937, 1938, 1939)
Doubles
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

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Doubles (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1955 Australian Championships Grass Australia Nell Hall Hopman Australia Mary Bevis Hawton
Australia Beryl Penrose
5–7, 1–6

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1952 Australian Championships Grass Australia Tom Warhurst Australia Thelma Coyne Long
Australia George Worthington
7–9, 5–7

References

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  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.