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- Post-war, Britain boast three multi-titled Grand Slam winners: Angela Mortimer (French Open 1955, Australian Championships in 1958 and Wimbledon in 1961); Ann Jones (French Open 1961, 1966, and Wimbledon 1969) and Wade (US Open 1968, Australian Open 1972, and of course Wimbledon 1977).
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Jun 3, 2016 · Angela Mortimer and Ann Jones, who were part of a golden age for women’s tennis in Britain, hold a special place in the sport’s history. The French Open this week is a reminder that Mortimer and Jones are the only two Britons who triumphed in the ladies’ singles at both Wimbledon and Roland Garros.
Florence Angela Margaret Mortimer Barrett, MBE (née Mortimer; born 21 April 1932) is a British former world No. 1 tennis player. Mortimer won three Grand Slam singles titles: the 1955 French Championships, the 1958 Australian Championships, and 1961 Wimbledon Championships when she was 29 years old and partially deaf.
Despite the fierce competition, she won the 1961 French Championships, [7] beating Margaret Smith, former champion Zsuzsa Körmöczy and Yola Ramírez and reached the final of the 1961 U.S. Championships, beating Wimbledon champion Angela Mortimer, losing to the defending champion Darlene Hard. In 1962, she married Philip F. Jones and played as ...
No.DateTournamentSurface1.1955Grass2.1955Hunaston TournamentGrass3.1955Worthing Clay CourtsClay4.1956GrassFeb 19, 2022 · Angela Mortimer remains remarkably unheralded for a British Wimbledon champion. She was the first women’s singles titlist from the host country since 1937–Americans had won every edition from 1938 to 1958–and only the third since World War I. Ann Jones and Virginia Wade are the only Brits to have matched the feat since.
For many years, Jones was chairwoman for the International Women’s Tennis Council. In June, 2014 Jones was joined by Virginia Wade and Angela Mortimer Barrett to be presented with the prestigious Freedom of the Borough of Merton award prior to the Wimbledon Championships.
Post-war, Britain boast three multi-titled Grand Slam winners: Angela Mortimer (French Open 1955, Australian Championships in 1958 and Wimbledon in 1961); Ann Jones (French Open 1961, 1966, and Wimbledon 1969) and Wade (US Open 1968, Australian Open 1972, and of course Wimbledon 1977).
Jan 8, 2018 · Three years after winning the Australian title at the White City Tennis Club in Sydney, Angela Mortimer would become the first British winner of the Wimbledon ladies’ singles since 1937. Nevertheless, when she had travelled to Australia at the end of 1957, thoughts of such feats were probably far from Mortimer’s mind.
