Joyce Fitch Rymer (née Fitch; 3 April 1922 – 26 July 2012) was a

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player from Australia who reached the women's singles final of the 1946 Australian Championships, losing to

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6–4, 6–4. She teamed with

Mary Bevis Hawton Mary Renetta Hawton (née Bevis; 4 September 1924 – 18 January 1981) was a tennis player from Australia. Her career ranged from the 1940s to the 1950s. Hawton won the women's doubles title at the Australian Championships five times. In 1958 ...

to win the women's doubles title at the 1946 Australian Championships, defeating Bolton and

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in the final 9–7, 6–4. Rymer and Hawton reached the women's doubles final at the 1947 and 1951 Australian Championships, losing both years to the Bolton-Long team. In 1946, 1947 and 1949 she reached the finals of the Australian Championships in mixed doubles with partner,

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and again in 1950 with

Eric Sturgess Eric William Sturgess (10 May 1920 – 14 January 2004) was a South African male tennis player and winner of six Grand Slam doubles titles. He also reached the singles final of a Grand Slam tournament three times but never won. Sturgess was ra ...

, losing all four times. Fitch married John Oliver Rymer in May 1951 and did not play competitive tennis until 1955 when she played doubles with her longtime doubles partner Mary Bevis Hawton.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runners-up)

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Mixed Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups)

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

¹In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.

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