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1951 Wightman Cup
The 1951 Wightman Cup was the 23rd edition of the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held at the Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Chestnut Hills, Massachusetts, United States. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wightman Cup,1951 Wightman Cups by year, 1951 1951 in tennis 1951 in American tennis 1951 in British sport 1951 in women's tennis 1951 in sports in Massachusetts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 Wightman Cup
The 1950 Wightman Cup was the 22nd edition of the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London in England in the United Kingdom. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wightman Cup,1950 1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ... 1950 in tennis 1950 in American tennis 1950 in British sport 1950 in women's tennis 1950 sports events in London 1950 in English tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kay Tuckey
Katherine "Kay" Tuckey, also known by her married name Kay Maule, (1921/1922 – 14 May 2016) was an English female tennis player who was active from the second half of the 1940s until the early 1950s. Early life Tuckey was born in Godalming, Surrey. She attended St Catherine's School at Bramley. When the family moved to Bournemouth she went to the local Talbot Heath School. She joined West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, venue of the British Hard Court Championships, when she was 12. Career Tuckey won the Rhine Army Championships, held in Hamburg, Germany, in 1946. Between 1947 and 1951 she competed in five Wimbledon Championships. Her best singles result was reaching the quarterfinal in 1951 where she was defeated by top-seeded Louise Brough in three sets after winning the first set. In doubles she reached the quarterfinals in 1950 and 1951 with compatriots Betty Harrison and Jean Quertier respectively. In 1950 she won the All England Plate, a competition held at the Wimbledon Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 In British Sport
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel ''Journey Through the Nig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 In American Tennis
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea 1951 eruption of Mount Lamington, erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
