Alison Violet Burton was a left-handed Australian tennis player. She and Joyce Wood won the girls' doubles competition at the Australian Championships in 1938, 1939 and 1940.
Occupation
tennis player
Citizenship
Australia
Born
November 3, 1921
Died
June 9, 2014
Overview
Alison Violet Burton (3 November 1921 – 9 June 2014) was a left-handed Australian tennis player. She and Joyce Wood won the girls' doubles competition at the Australian Championships (now the Australian Open) in 1938, 1939 and 1940.
Biography
Burton was born and grew up in Melbourne, Australia. She was educated at Huntingtower School and the University of Melbourne, being awarded a tennis blue in 1941.
As a schoolgirl, Burton represented the state of Victoria in the 1938 and 1939 Wilson Cup matches. In 1938 and 1939 she also won the Victorian junior championship and was runner-up for the Australian title.
In 1952, she partnered with Mary Bevis Hawton and reached the finals of the women's doubles at the Australian Championships.
