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1937 Australian Championships – Women's Singles
Second-seeded Nancye Wynne defeated Emily Hood Westacott 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1937 Australian Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Nancye Wynne is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Joan Hartigan ''(quarterfinals)'' # Nancye Wynne ''(champion)'' # Thelma Coyne ''(semifinals)'' # Nell Hopman ''(second round)'' # May Hardcastle ''(second round)'' # Dorothy Stevenson ''(semifinals)'' # Emily Hood Westacott ''(finalist)'' # Gwen O'Halloran ''(second round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Championships - Women's Singles,1937 1937 in women's tennis 1937 Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancye Wynne
Nancye Wynne Bolton (née Wynne; 2 December 1916 – 9 November 2001) was a tennis player from Australia. She won the women's singles title six times at the Australian Open, Australian Championships, third only to Margaret Court's and Serena Williams' 11 and 7 titles respectively. Bolton won 20 titles at the Australian Championships, second only to Court's 23 titles. According to Wallis Myers and John Orloff of ''The Daily Telegraph'' and the ''Daily Mail'', Bolton was ranked in the world top ten in 1938, 1947, and 1948 (no rankings issued from 1940 through 1945), reaching a career high of World No. 4 in those rankings in 1947 and 1948. According to Ned Potter of ''American Lawn Tennis'' magazine, Bolton was the second ranked player in 1947, behind Louise Brough. She married George Bolton on 6 July 1940. He was a RAAF pilot and was killed in May 1942 during a raid on Germany. Bolton was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2004. Grand Slam tournament finals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Webb
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Muriel Wilson
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Molly Carter (tennis)
A list of notable characters from the CBS soap opera '' The Young and the Restless'' that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 1990 and December 1999. Lillie Belle Barber Lillie Belle Barber first appeared in 1990 as the mother of Olivia and Drucilla Barber. The role was originated by Norma Donaldson, who portrayed the role for four years before being replaced by Robin Braxton briefly in 1994. History Lillie Belle and her husband Walter are the parents of Drucilla and Olivia Barber. Lillie Belle, in particular, tended to favor her older daughter, Olivia, because Drucilla was the product of Walter and Lillie Belle having unprotected sex. The favoritism of Olivia over Drucilla caused Dru to run away from home to Genoa City as a teenager. Years later, when Lillie Belle and Walter reunited with Drucilla during a visit to Genoa City, she discovered the truth about her conception. Olivia was furious over this revelation and berated her mother mercilessly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Peach
Dianne Carol Rosemary "Beth" Peach (born 25 December 1939) is a British figure skater. She competed in the women's singles event at the 1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from .... References 1939 births Living people Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands Olympic figure skaters for Great Britain Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics British female single skaters {{UK-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peg Menzies
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Gwynneth Stevenson
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Alison Hattersley
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Dorothy Dingle
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Thelma Rice
Thelma is a female given name. It was popularized by Victorian writer Marie Corelli who gave the name to the title character of her 1887 novel '' Thelma''. It may be related to a Greek word meaning "will, volition" see '' thelema''). Note that although consonant with another female given name, Selma, the two are not synonymous. People with the name * Thelma Akana Harrison (1905–1972), American politician * Thelma Aoyama (born 1987), Japanese pop singer * Thelma Barlow (born 1929), English actress * Thelma Carpenter (1922–1997), American jazz singer and actress * Thelma Cazalet-Keir (1899–1989), British politician * Thelma Drake (born 1949), American politician * Thelma Eisen (1922–2014), American baseball player * Thelma Fardin (born 1992), Argentine actress * Thelma Forbes (1910–2012), Canadian politician * Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness (1904–1970), mistress of King Edward VIII * Thelma Harper (politician) (1940–2021), Tennessee politician * Thelma Hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Vickery
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Edna McColl
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