Julia Sampson Hayward

Julia Ann Sampson Hayward (née Sampson; February 2, 1934 – December 27, 2011) was a female tennis player from the United States who was active in the 1950s. She won two Grand Slam titles in doubles.

Julia Sampson Hayward

Full name	Julia Anne Sampson Hayward
Country (sports)	United States
Born	February 2, 1934 Los Angeles, California, US
Died	December 27, 2011 (aged 77)[1] Newport Beach, California, US
Retired	1958
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	F (1953)
French Open	3R (1953)
Wimbledon	QF (1953)
US Open	3R (1952)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1953)
French Open	F (1953)
Wimbledon	F (1953)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1953)
US Open	F (1953)

Tennis career

As the second seeded foreign player, Sampson reached the singles final of the 1953 Australian Championships, losing to Maureen Connolly in straight sets.[2]

Sampson and Rex Hartwig teamed to win the mixed doubles title at the 1953 Australian Championships, defeating Connolly and Ham Richardson in the final 6–4, 6–3. Sampson and Hartwig reached the mixed doubles final at the 1953 U.S. Championships, losing to Doris Hart and Vic Seixas 6–2, 4–6, 6–4.

Connolly and Sampson teamed to win the women's doubles title at the 1953 Australian Championships, defeating Mary Bevis Hawton and Beryl Penrose in the final 6–4, 6–2. At both the French Championships and Wimbledon in 1953, Connolly and Sampson lost in the final to Doris Hart and Shirley Fry Irvin. The score in the Wimbledon final was 6–0, 6–0, which was the only double bagel in the history of Wimbledon women's doubles finals. At the 1953 U.S. Championships, Connolly and Sampson once more lost to Hart and Irvin, again in the final 6–4, 6–3.

Sampson was ranked tenth in the year-end rankings issued by the United States Lawn Tennis Association for 1952 and 1953.[3]

Personal life

She married Daniel Hayward in 1958 and the couple, who later divorced, had three children.[2]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1953	Australian Championships	Grass	Maureen Connolly	3–6, 2–6

Doubles (1 title - 2 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1953	Australian Championships	Grass	Maureen Connolly	Mary Hawton Beryl Penrose	6–4, 6–2
Loss	1953	French Championships	Clay	Maureen Connolly	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	4–6, 3–6
Loss	1953	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Maureen Connolly	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	0–6, 0–6

Mixed doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1953	Australian Championships	Grass	Rex Hartwig	Maureen Connolly Ham Richardson	6–4, 6–3
Loss	1953	U.S. Championships	Grass	Rex Hartwig	Doris Hart Vic Seixas	2–6, 6–4, 4–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

Tournament	1951	1952	1953	Career SR
Australian Championships	A	A	F	0 / 1
French Championships	A	A	3R	0 / 1
Wimbledon	A	A	QF	0 / 1
U.S. Championships	1R	3R	1R	0 / 3
SR	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 6

See also

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

References

1. Obituary in Corona del Mar today December 28th, 2011
2. "Julia Sampson Hayward – Champion tennis player in 1950s". Los Angeles Times. December 30, 2011.
3. United States Tennis Association (1988). 1988 Official USTA Tennis Yearbook. Lynn, Massachusetts: H.O. Zimman, Inc. p. 261.