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Joyce Fitch Rymer (née Fitch; 3 April 1922 – 26 July 2012) was a tennis player from Australia who reached the women's singles final of the 1946 Australian Championships, losing to Nancye Wynne Bolton 6–4, 6–4. She teamed with Mary Bevis Hawton to win the women's doubles title at the 1946 Australian Championships, defeating Bolton and Thelma Coyne Long in the final 9–7, 6–4. Rymer and Hawton reached the women's doubles final at the 1947 and 1951 Australian Championships, losing both years to the Bolton-Long team. In 1946, 1947 and 1949 she reached the finals of the Australian Championships in mixed doubles with partner, John Bromwich and again in 1950 with Eric Sturgess, losing all four times.

Fitch married John Oliver Rymer in May 1951 and did not play competitive tennis until 1955 when she played doubles with her longtime doubles partner Mary Bevis Hawton.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runners-up)

Result

Year

Championship

Surface

Opponent

Score

Loss

1946

Australian Championships

Grass

Nancye Wynne Bolton

4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result

Year

Championship

Surface

Partner

Opponents

Score

Win

1946

Australian Championships

Grass

Mary Hawton

Nancye Wynne Bolton Thelma Coyne Long

9–7, 6–4

Loss

1947

Australian Championships

Grass

Mary Hawton

Nancye Wynne Bolton Thelma Coyne Long

3–6, 3–6

Mixed Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups)

Result

Year

Championship

Surface

Partner

Opponents

Score

Loss

1946

Australian Championships

Grass

John Bromwich

Nancye Wynne Bolton Colin Long

0–6, 4–6

Loss

1947

Australian Championships

Grass

John Bromwich

Nancye Wynne Bolton Colin Long

3–6, 3–6

Loss

1949

Australian Championships

Grass

John Bromwich

Doris Hart Frank Sedgman

1–6, 7–5, 10–12

Loss

1950

Australian Championships

Grass

Eric Sturgess

Doris Hart Frank Sedgman

6–8, 4–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament

19461

19471

1948

1949

1950

1951

Career SR

Australian Championships

F

QF

A

2R

SF

SF

0 / 5

French Championships

A

A

A

A

A

A

0 / 0

Wimbledon

A

A

A

4R

A

A

0 / 1

U.S. Championships

A

A

A

A

A

A

0 / 0

SR

0 / 1

0 / 1

0 / 0

0 / 2

0 / 1

0 / 1

0 / 6

1In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.

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