Turner Bowrey won the singles title at the French Championships, one of the four Grand Slam events, in 1963 and 1965.

She was runner-up at the Italian Championships in 1961, 1963 and 1964, and she won the title in 1967 against Maria Bueno and in 1968 against Margaret Court.

She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and received the Sarah Palfrey Danzig Award in 1997.

[5] The award is given to the female player who by character, sportsmanship, manners, and spirit of cooperation has contributed to the growth of the game of tennis.

[7] She married fellow Australian tennis star Bill Bowrey on 23 February 1968.