Career
According to Wallis Myers and John Olliff of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Bolton was ranked in the world top ten in 1938, 1947, and 1948 (no rankings issued from 1940 through 1945), reaching a career high of World Number. 4 in those rankings in 1947 and 1948. According to Ned Potter of American Lawn Tennis magazine, Bolton was the second ranked player in 1947, just behind Louise Brough Clapp.
He was a Royal Australian Air Force pilot and was killed in May 1942 during a raid on Germany.
Bolton was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006. Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Doubles: 12 (10 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Mixed doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups).