| Full name | Margaret Lilian Hunt |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | 
South Africa |
| Born | 25 April 1942 |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 3R ( 1963) |
| Wimbledon | 4R ( 1961, 1963) |
| US Open | 4R ( 1963) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | SF ( 1963) |
| Wimbledon | SF ( 1961) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | QF ( 1963) |
| Wimbledon | QF ( 1963) |
Margaret Lilian Hunt (born 25 April 1942) is a South African former professional tennis player
Active in the 1960s, Hunt reached women's doubles semi-finals at both the French Championships and Wimbledon. [1] In the 1963 Federation Cup, the tournament's inaugural edition, Hunt was a member of the South African team with Renée Schuurman. She won each of her singles and doubles rubbers in the first two ties, against Czechoslovakia and France, to set up a semi-final versus Australia. Schuurman lost the opening rubber, but Hunt looked like levelling the tie when she led Jan Lehane by a set and 5–0, before the Australian came back to won, eliminating the South Africans. [2]
Hunt, who comes from Pretoria, was married to the late Johann Barnard, who headed the SA Tennis Union. [3]
She was the daughter of Eric Pfeilitzer Hunt (1911-2007) and Margaret Evelyn Colenbrander (1916-1999).
See also
References
- ^ Lovesey, John (17 June 1963). "Women of the world, rejoice!". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "Australia and U.S. to Clash in Tennis Final". The Canberra Times. 21 June 1963. p. 40.
- ^ "Johann Barnard: Tennis chief who put SA centre court". Sunday Times. 18 May 2014.
