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australia '' , 1934 -rrb- ` w '' ' -lrb- 1930 , 1933 09 october 1980 brisbane , queensland '' ` w '' ' -lrb- 1939 -rrb- f -lrb- 1931 , 1934 -rrb- 06 may 1910 emily hood westacott 1930.jpeg emily hood westacott
 emily hood westacott
emily hood westacott

emily hood westacott -lrb- 6 may 1910 , brisbane -- 9 october 1980 -rrb- , also known by her maiden name , emily hood , was an australian female tennis player in the 1930s .
in 1930 she won the national junior singles and doubles titles as well as the doubles title with margaret molesworth .
due to illness she played little tennis in 1935 and the first half of 1936 .
she won the australian championship singles in 1939 , defeating nell hopman in straight sets .
in 1937 she was a finalist losing in the final to nancye wynne bolton in three sets .
together with margaret molesworth , she won three women 's doubles titles at the australian championships in 1930 , 1933 , and 1934 .
in 1939 the queensland lawn tennis association proposed to send westacott and may hardcastle to the wimbledon championships , but westacott declined due to illness of her mother .
