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Mary Sawyer

AUS Age 69 WTA Tour years active: 1973–1981

Mary Sawyer represented Australia on the WTA Tour. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 22–31 and 2 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank
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Elo peak
1600 (36th percentile)
Singles record
22–31 (41.5%)
Singles titles
2

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Mary Sawyer's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elizabeth Minter 4-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Jan 16, 1981* R16 Perth 1 WTA 250 —
C Ainscough 7-5 6-4 W H2H Match data Jan 15, 1981* R32 Perth 1 WTA 250 —
Vicki Lancaster Kerr 6-7 6-3 9-11 L H2H Match data Jan 10, 1980* R32 Perth WTA 250 Grass
Sharon Walsh Pete 6-7 3-6 L H2H Match data Dec 24, 1979 SF Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
Janet Newberry 7-6 6-3 W H2H Match data Dec 24, 1979 QF Australian Open Grand Slam Grass

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Mary Sawyer's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Kaye Hallam 2 1 3 May 9, 1979 H2H
Naoko Sato 1 1 2 Dec 24, 1979 H2H
Betsy Nagelsen 0 2 2 Oct 20, 1979 H2H
Chris Matison 1 1 2 Dec 25, 1978 H2H
Dianne Evers 1 1 2 Dec 6, 1978 H2H

Singles Titles (2)

Mary Sawyer singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
197720 2 — — — 2 — Dublin, Wangaratta
Total 2 — — — 2 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Mary Sawyer career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
1973160110.0%——
1974170110.0%——
19761911250.0%——
1977209101947.4%——
197821371030.0%——
197922891747.1%——
1980230110.0%——
19812411250.0%——
Career22315341.5%——

Career Results by Surface

Mary Sawyer career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197316 ————————0110.0% 0110.0%
197417 ————————0110.0% 0110.0%
197619 ————————11250.0% 11250.0%
197720 303100.0%0220.0%581338.5% 9101947.4%
197821 ————0110.0%34742.9% 371030.0%
197922 0110.0%0110.0%53862.5% 891747.1%
198023 ————————0110.0% 0110.0%
198124 ———————————— 11250.0%
Career—31475.0%0440.0%14193342.4%22315341.5%

Advanced Stats

Mary Sawyer advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1973 16 1495 98.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.15
1974 17 1489 101.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.15
1976 19 1510 105.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 — — -0.10
1977 20 1566 113.9 — — — — +107 — -52 50.0% -0.13 3–5 (38%) 3–1 (75%) 100.1 +2.22
1978 21 1534 96.6 — — — — — — +1 25.0% -1.65 1–1 — — +1.07
1979 22 1557 110.1 — — — — — — +74 50.0% -0.13 2–4 (33%) 2–3 (40%) 97.6 +2.76
1980 23 1541 98.8 — — — — — — — 33.3% 0.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.13
1981 24 1537 99.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — — — +0.07
Career 1600 109.0 — — — — +107 — -3 43.4% -0.53 7–11 (39%) 5–5 (50%) 97.8 +11.04

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Mary Sawyer Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AO W-L
Win %
197720 QF 2–1 (67%)
197821 QF 2–1 (67%)
197922 SF 3–1 (75%)
W-L 7–3
(70%)
7–3
(70%)

WTA 500

Mary Sawyer WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge ADESYDSYD W-L
Win %
197619 ——R16 1–1 (50%)
197720 —R32R32 0–2 (0%)
197821 R64R32— 1–2 (33%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
1–2
(33%)
2–5
(29%)

WTA 250

Mary Sawyer WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge MELTKYBECDUBFT.GUIHOBKYOMILPERPERST.STUSURSUTTURWAN W-L
Win %
197316 —————————R32——————— 0–1 (0%)
197417 —————————R64——————— 0–1 (0%)
197720 R32—R64W—R32SF——————QFR32—W 7–6 (54%)
197821 ——R32—————R16———R32——QF— 0–4 (0%)
197922 —R16R64SFQF——SF———F—QFR32—— 5–8 (38%)
198023 —————————R32——————— 0–1 (0%)
198124 ——————————R16—————— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–3
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–3
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
5–2
(71%)
0–2
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–0
(100%)
13–22
(37%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
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Career-high date
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First Top 100
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First Top 50
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First Top 20
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First Top 10
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Ranking History Matrix

No ranking history available.

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Mary Sawyer?
Mary Sawyer is 69 years old, born on June 11, 1957.
Which country does Mary Sawyer represent?
Mary Sawyer represents Australia in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Mary Sawyer won?
Mary Sawyer has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Mary Sawyer won?
TennisDB does not group any of Mary Sawyer's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Mary Sawyer won?
Mary Sawyer has won 2 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Wangaratta in 1977.
What is Mary Sawyer's career win-loss record?
Mary Sawyer has a career WTA singles record of 22 wins and 31 losses (41.5%).
Which seasons of Mary Sawyer's career appear in TennisDB?
Mary Sawyer appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1973 through 1981.
On which surface does Mary Sawyer have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Mary Sawyer's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 42.4% (14–19).
Who has Mary Sawyer faced most often?
Mary Sawyer's most frequent opponent is Kaye Hallam, with a head-to-head record of 2–1 across 3 meetings.