Career
Her career spanned the end of the 1940s and the 1950s. In May 1946 she was engaged with Keith Ernest Hawton and the pair married in October 1948. She was captain of the Australian team in 1979 and 1980 and director of the NSW Tennis Association.
In 1979 Hawton published a book titles How to Play Winning Tennis.
She died on 18 January 1981 in Sydney, Australia. A career that spanned twenty years, Mary Hawton found much success in Australia at the Australian Championships.
She made it to the last four in singles six times in 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956 and 1959. Hawton was even more successful in doubles reaching an astounding 12 finals in Australia, eight of those being consecutive.
She also reached the doubles finals at the Wimbledon and French Championships in 1957 and 1958 with Australian legend, Thelma Coyne Long.
Mary Bevis Hawton would end her prolific career with 6 Grand Slam titles: 5 in women"s doubles and 1 in mixed doubles. Doubles: 14 (5–9) Mixed doubles: 2 (1–1) A = did not participate in the tournament.
