Julia Sampson Hayward

Julia Ann Sampson Hayward (née Sampson; February 2, 1934 – December 27, 2011) was a female tennis player from the United States who was active in the 1950s. She won two Grand Slam titles in doubles.

Julia Sampson Hayward
Full nameJulia Anne Sampson Hayward
Country (sports) United States
Born(1934-02-02)February 2, 1934
Los Angeles, California, US
DiedDecember 27, 2011(2011-12-27) (aged 77)[1]
Newport Beach, California, US
Retired1958
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenF (1953)
French Open3R (1953)
WimbledonQF (1953)
US Open3R (1952)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1953)
French OpenF (1953)
WimbledonF (1953)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenW (1953)
US OpenF (1953)

Tennis career

As the second seeded foreign player, Sampson reached the singles final of the 1953 Australian Championships, losing to Maureen Connolly in straight sets.[2]

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 Championships and 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. At the 1953 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 Lawn Tennis Association for 1952 and 1953.[3]

Personal life

She married Daniel Hayward in 1958 and the couple, who later divorced, had three children.[2]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss1953Australian ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Maureen Connolly3–6, 2–6

Doubles (1 title - 2 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1953Australian ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Maureen ConnollyAustralia Mary Hawton
Australia Beryl Penrose		6–4, 6–2
Loss1953French ChampionshipsClayUnited States Maureen ConnollyUnited States Shirley Fry
United States Doris Hart		4–6, 3–6
Loss1953Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Maureen ConnollyUnited States Shirley Fry
United States Doris Hart		0–6, 0–6

Mixed doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1953Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Rex HartwigUnited States Maureen Connolly
United States Ham Richardson		6–4, 6–3
Loss1953U.S. ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Rex HartwigUnited States Doris Hart
United States Vic Seixas		2–6, 6–4, 4–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament195119521953Career SR
Australian Championships A A F 0 / 1
French Championships A A 3R 0 / 1
Wimbledon A A QF 0 / 1
U.S. Championships 1R 3R 1R 0 / 3
SR 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 6

See also

References
  1. Obituary in Corona del Mar today December 28th, 2011
  2. "Julia Sampson Hayward – Champion tennis player in 1950s". Los Angeles Times. December 30, 2011.
  3. United States Tennis Association (1988). 1988 Official USTA Tennis Yearbook. Lynn, Massachusetts: H.O. Zimman, Inc. p. 261.
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