Joan Gibson | |
Fullname: | Joan Gibson Cottrill |
Australianopenresult: | QF (1966) |
Frenchopenresult: | 2R (1961) |
Wimbledonresult: | 3R (1967) |
Australianopendoublesresult: | SF (1963, 1964) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | 2R (1961) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | 2R (1967) |
Australianopenmixedresult: | SF (1966) |
Frenchopenmixedresult: | 1R (1961) |
Wimbledonmixedresult: | QF (1967) |
Joan Gibson Cottrill is an Australian former tennis player of the 1960s.
Gibson, a double-handed player, comes from a tennis family, as a niece of Jack Crawford and sister of Neil Gibson.[1]
In 1966 she reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Championships with an upset win over the third-seeded Lesley Turner. She also made the mixed doubles semi-finals that year, partnering future husband John Cottrill.[2]
Gibson had a top national ranking of three, behind Margaret Court and Lesley Turner.[2]