Tennis career
As the second seeded foreign player, Sampson reached the singles final of the 1953 Australian Open, Australian Championships, losing to Maureen Connolly in straight sets. Sampson and Rex Hartwig teamed to win the mixed doubles title at the 1953 Australian Championships, defeating Connolly and Ham Richardson in the final 6–4, 6–3. Sampson and Hartwig reached the mixed doubles final at the 1953 U.S. Championships, losing to Doris Hart and Vic Seixas 6–2, 4–6, 6–4. Connolly and Sampson teamed to win the women's doubles title at the 1953 Australian Championships, defeating Mary Bevis Hawton and Beryl Penrose in the final 6–4, 6–2. At both the French Open, French Championships and The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon in 1953, Connolly and Sampson lost in the final to Doris Hart and Shirley Fry Irvin. The score in the Wimbledon final was 6–0, 6–0, which was the only double bagel in the history of Wimbledon women's doubles finals until the 2017 championships. At the 1953 U.S. Open (tennis), U.S. Championships, Connolly and Sampson once more lost to Hart and Irvin, again in the final 6–4, 6–3. Sampson was ranked tenth in the year-end rankings issued by the United States Tennis Association, United States Lawn Tennis Association for 1952 and 1953.Personal life
She married Daniel Hayward in 1958 and the couple, who later divorced, had three children.Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner-up)
Doubles (1 title - 2 runner-up)
Mixed doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
See also
* Tennis performance timeline comparison (women), Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam finalReferences
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayward, Julia Sampson American female tennis players Australian Championships (tennis) champions Tennis players from Los Angeles 1934 births 2011 deaths Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles 21st-century American women 20th-century American sportswomen