Lesley Hunt

This page provides a comprehensive overview of Lesley Hunt’s Grand Slam career. It combines key background information and career-level statistics with a complete, filterable list of her tournament results, showing how far she progressed in each Grand Slam event across her career.

Insights

Peak run came in 1971 at age 20

Her deepest Grand Slam result was the 1971 Australian Open semifinal, achieved at age 20. That same season also included a Wimbledon R16 and a French Open R32, making 1971 her strongest across the four majors.

Best Open Era results were concentrated in the middle of her career

In the Open Era she reached one semifinal, seven quarterfinals, and seven round-of-16 finishes. Those results are spread mainly across 1970-1978, showing a long stretch of competitive runs rather than a single isolated peak.

She was most productive at the US Open

The US Open produced her best volume of deep runs: three quarterfinals, three round-of-16 finishes, and two round-of-32 finishes. By contrast, Wimbledon never went beyond the round of 16, and the French Open peaked at the round of 16.

Her Australian Open record is brief but highlighted by the semifinal

She played the Australian Open only four times in the data, and her results moved from an Amateur Era R16 in 1968 to a semifinal in 1971, then quarterfinals in 1970 and 1974. That sequence shows her highest ceiling came early in the Open Era.

Late-career decline was sharp after age 28

Her final two recorded Grand Slam appearances came at age 28 in 1978 and 1979, ending with a French Open R64, a Wimbledon R64, and a US Open quarterfinal in 1978, then a French Open R64 in 1979. The contrast with her earlier semifinal and multiple quarterfinals is stark.

Basics

Born	29 May 1950
Gender	Female
Nation	Australia
Era	Amateur Era and Open Era
Grand Slam careerCareer	1968-1979

Grand Slam statistics

Tournaments	35
Best results Open Era	1 x semifinalist 7 x quarterfinalist 7 x R16
Best results Amateur Era	1 x R16
Total matches	115
W/L-record	80-35 (70% won)

During the Amateur Era, only top results (quarterfinals or better) from 1945 onwards are listed on this site. Therefore, the list below may not include all Amateur Era results.

Lesley Hunt – Grand Slam results (year, tournament, result, age)
Year	Tournament	Era	Result	Age
1979	French Open	Open Era	R64	28
1978	US Open	Open Era	Q	28
1978	Wimbledon	Open Era	R64	28
1978	French Open	Open Era	R16	28
1977	US Open	Open Era	R32	27
1977	Wimbledon	Open Era	R64	27
1977	French Open	Open Era	R64	26
1976	US Open	Open Era	R64	26
1976	Wimbledon	Open Era	R32	26
1976	French Open	Open Era	R64	26
1975	US Open	Open Era	R64	25
1975	Wimbledon	Open Era	R64	25
1974	US Open	Open Era	Q	24
1974	Wimbledon	Open Era	R64	24
1974	Australian Open	Open Era	Q	23
1973	US Open	Open Era	R32	23
1973	Wimbledon	Open Era	R16	23
1972	US Open	Open Era	R16	22
1972	Wimbledon	Open Era	R64	22
1972	French Open	Open Era	R32	21
1971	US Open	Open Era	Q	21
1971	Wimbledon	Open Era	R16	21
1971	French Open	Open Era	R32	21
1971	Australian Open	Open Era	S	20
1970	US Open	Open Era	Q	20
1970	Wimbledon	Open Era	R64	20
1970	French Open	Open Era	R16	20
1970	Australian Open	Open Era	Q	19
1969	US Open	Open Era	R16	19
1969	Wimbledon	Open Era	R128	19
1969	French Open	Open Era	R64	19
1969	Australian Open	Open Era	Q	18
1968	Wimbledon	Open Era	R64	18
1968	French Open	Open Era	R16	18
1968	Australian Open	Amateur Era	R16	17