Anne Shilcock
Encyclopedia
Anne Shilcock was a British
tennis
player of the 1950s
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She won Wimbledon in 1955
in women's doubles with Angela Mortimer
, becoming the first all-British team to win since 1937.
Result, final opponent
Result, partner, final opponent
United Kingdom
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tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player of the 1950s
1950s
The 1950s or The Fifties was the decade that began on January 1, 1950 and ended on December 31, 1959. The decade was the sixth decade of the 20th century...
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She won Wimbledon in 1955
1955 in sports
-American football:* NFL Championship – Cleveland Browns won 38-14 over the Los Angeles Rams* Oklahoma Sooners - college football champions.-England:* First Division - Chelsea win the 1954-55 title.* FA Cup - Newcastle United beat Manchester City 3-1....
in women's doubles with Angela Mortimer
Angela Mortimer
Florence Angela Margaret Mortimer Barrett is a former World No. 1 British female tennis player. She was born in Plymouth, Devon, England...
, becoming the first all-British team to win since 1937.
Doubles titles
| |Date | Name and place of tournament | Cat. | ($) | Surf. | Partner | Finalists | Score | ||
| 1 | 1955 | The Championships Wimbledon Wimbledon, London Wimbledon is a district in the south west area of London, England, located south of Wandsworth, and east of Kingston upon Thames. It is situated within Greater London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas... |
G. Slam | Grass (ext.) |  Angela MortimerAngela Mortimer Florence Angela Margaret Mortimer Barrett is a former World No. 1 British female tennis player. She was born in Plymouth, Devon, England... |
Shirley Bloomer Brasher Patricia Ward Hales Pat Ward Pat Ward is the Iowa State Senator from the 30th District. A Republican, she has served in the Iowa Senate since 2004, when she won a special election to fill the vacancy left when Mary Kramer was appointed to be U.S. Ambassador to Barbados. She has a B.S... |
7-5, 6-1 | Wimbledon (tennis) 1955 |
Singles
| Year | Australian Open | French Open French Open (tennis) The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are... |
Wimbledon | US National | ||||
| 1953 1953 in sports 1953 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* NFL Championship – Detroit Lions won 17–16 over the Cleveland Browns-England:* First Division – Arsenal win the 1952–53 title.... |
- | round (1/8) |  Doris HartDoris Hart Doris Hart is a former World No. 1 American female tennis player.As a child, she suffered from osteomyelitis, which resulted in a permanently impaired right leg... |
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Result, final opponent
Doubles
| Year | Australian Open | French Open French Open (tennis) The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are... |
Wimbledon | US National | ||||
| 1955 1955 in sports -American football:* NFL Championship – Cleveland Browns won 38-14 over the Los Angeles Rams* Oklahoma Sooners - college football champions.-England:* First Division - Chelsea win the 1954-55 title.* FA Cup - Newcastle United beat Manchester City 3-1.... |
- | - | Winner M. Barrett Angela Mortimer Florence Angela Margaret Mortimer Barrett is a former World No. 1 British female tennis player. She was born in Plymouth, Devon, England... |
B. Brasher P. W. Hales Pat Ward Pat Ward is the Iowa State Senator from the 30th District. A Republican, she has served in the Iowa Senate since 2004, when she won a special election to fill the vacancy left when Mary Kramer was appointed to be U.S. Ambassador to Barbados. She has a B.S... |
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Result, partner, final opponent