Emily Hood Westacott (''née'' Hood; 6 May 1910– 9 October 1980), was an Australian female tennis player in the 1930s. Emily Westacott 1940

In 1930 she won the national junior singles and doubles titles as well as the doubles title with

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. Due to illness she played little tennis in 1935 and the first half of 1936. She won the

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singles in 1939, defeating Nell Hopman in straight sets. In 1937 she was a finalist losing in the final to

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in three sets. Together with

, she won three women's

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titles at the Australian Championships in 1930, 1933, and 1934. In 1939 the Queensland Lawn Tennis Association proposed to send Westacott and May Hardcastle to the

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, but Westacott declined due to illness of her mother. She married Victor Clyde Westacott on 20 August 1930 at the Methodist Church in Brisbane.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (1 titles, 1 runner-up)

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Mixed doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)

References

1910 births 1980 deaths Australian Championships (tennis) champions Australian female tennis players Tennis players from Brisbane Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's singles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles Australian Championships (tennis) junior champions Sportswomen from Queensland {{Australia-tennis-bio-stub