Mary Carter Reitano (née Carter; born 29 November 1934) is a former tennis player from Australia.

As a junior player she won the girls' singles title at the Australian Championships in 1951 and 1952.

Mary Carter Reitano

Reitano won the singles title at the 1956 Australian Championships, defeating Thelma Long in the final in three sets after surviving a match point in the third set. At the 1959 Australian Championships Reitano won her second singles title after a straight-sets victory in the final against Renée Schuurman. Additionally she reached the Australian semifinals in six other occasions. She teamed with Margaret Court to win the women's doubles title there in 1961. Reitano teamed with three different partners to be the runner-up in women's doubles at the 1956, 1959, and 1962 Australian Championships. Reitano also was the runner-up in mixed doubles at the 1961 Australian Championships.

Mary Carter Reitano

In February 1958 she married Sydney Reitano. She became a coaching professional in 1962.

Mary Carter Reitano

Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles (2 titles)

Doubles (1 title, 3 runners-up)

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

See also

Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

References

External links

1934 births

Living people

Australian Championships (tennis) champions

Australian female tennis players

Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's singles

Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles

Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles

Place of birth missing (living people) Australian Championships (tennis) junior champions