Wendy Gilchrist

This page provides a comprehensive overview of Wendy Gilchrist’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

Best Grand Slam runs came in 1971

Her top Open Era result was the round of 16, reached twice in 1971: at the US Open at age 21 and at the Australian Open at age 19. No later result matched that level.

Strongest stretch was 1971-1975

From 1971 through 1975, every recorded Slam result was at least round of 64, and she produced seven round-of-32-or-better finishes in that span. That five-year block contains all of her deepest runs.

Australian Open was her most productive Slam

She played the Australian Open five times and reached the round of 16 once, the round of 32 twice, and the round of 64 once in the Open Era, plus a round of 64 in 1968. That is her broadest spread of results at any single major.

Late-career results settled at round of 32

Her final three Slam appearances all ended in the round of 32: both 1977 Australian Opens and the 1978 Australian Open. Those were her last three recorded matches after a 1976 dip to round of 128 at Wimbledon and the US Open.

Career totals show more wins than losses

Across 23 tournaments and 57 matches, Gilchrist compiled a 34-23 record, a 60% win rate. That total includes 22 Open Era events and one Amateur Era appearance.

Basics

Born	17 May 1950
Gender	Female
Nation	1969- Australia 1968 United States
Era	Amateur Era and Open Era
Grand Slam careerCareer	1968-1978

Grand Slam statistics

Tournaments	23
Best results Open Era	2 x R16 10 x R32 7 x R64
Best results Amateur Era	1 x R64
Total matches	57
W/L-record	34-23 (60% 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.

Wendy Gilchrist – Grand Slam results (year, tournament, result, age)
Year	Tournament	Era	Result	Age	Nation
1978	Australian Open	Open Era	R32	28	Australia
1977	Australian Open (Jan)	Open Era	R32	27	Australia
1977	Australian Open (Dec)	Open Era	R32	26	Australia
1976	US Open	Open Era	R128	26	Australia
1976	Wimbledon	Open Era	R128	26	Australia
1975	Wimbledon	Open Era	R128	25	Australia
1975	French Open	Open Era	R32	25	Australia
1974	Wimbledon	Open Era	R32	24	Australia
1974	French Open	Open Era	R32	24	Australia
1974	Australian Open	Open Era	R64	23	Australia
1973	US Open	Open Era	R64	23	Australia
1973	Wimbledon	Open Era	R64	23	Australia
1973	French Open	Open Era	R64	23	Australia
1972	US Open	Open Era	R32	22	Australia
1972	Wimbledon	Open Era	R64	22	Australia
1972	French Open	Open Era	R64	22	Australia
1971	US Open	Open Era	R16	21	Australia
1971	Wimbledon	Open Era	R64	21	Australia
1971	French Open	Open Era	R32	21	Australia
1970	Australian Open	Open Era	R16	19	Australia
1969	Wimbledon	Open Era	R32	19	Australia
1969	Australian Open	Open Era	R32	18	Australia
1968	Australian Open	Amateur Era	R64	17	United States