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Nelly Adamson
Nelly Adamson Landry (28 December 1916 – 22 February 2010) was a tennis player from Belgium (became French citizen after marriage). She was the 1948 women's singles champion at the French Championships beating Shirley Fry. She had been a finalist in 1938, losing to Simonne Mathieu, and reached again the final in 1949, losing to Margaret Osborne duPont. According to John Olliff of ''The Daily Telegraph'' and the ''Daily Mail'', Landry was ranked in the world top 10 in 1946 and 1948 (no rankings issued from 1940 through 1945), reaching a career high of World No. 7 in these rankings in 1946. Nelly Adamson married Pierre Henri Landry in February 1937 and subsequently Marcel Renault, both former French tennis players. Grand Slam finals Singles (1 title, 2 runners-up) Doubles (1 runner-up) Grand Slam singles tournament timeline R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation German-occupied Europe refers to the sovereign countries of Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 French Championships – Women's Singles
Third-seeded Nelly Landry defeated Shirley Fry 6–2, 0–6, 6–0 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1948 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Nelly Landry is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Doris Hart ''(semifinals)'' # Patricia Todd ''(semifinals)'' # Nelly Landry ''(champion)'' # Shirley Fry ''(finalist)'' # Zsuzsi Körmöczy ''(second round)'' # Mary Prentiss ''(quarterfinals)'' # Annalisa Bossi ''(quarterfinals)'' # Helen Rihbany ''(quarterfinals)'' # Colette Boegner ''(third round)'' # Márta Peterdy ''(third round)'' # Miriamme De Borman ''(third round)'' # Jacqueline Patorni ''(third round)'' # Alice Weiwers ''(second round)'' # Bea Carris ''(third round)'' # Arlette Halff ''(third round)'' # Jaqueline Boutin ''(third round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Retirement is the withdrawal from one's posi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head office of IBM. * January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet jet plane, disintegrates in mid-air due to metal fatigue, and crashes in the Mediterranean near Elba; all 35 people on board are killed. * January 12 – Avalanches in Austria kill more than 200. * January 15 – Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya. * January 17 – In Yugoslavia, Milovan Đilas, one of the leading members of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, is relieved of his duties. * January 20 – The US-based National Negro Network is established, with 46 member radio stations. * January 21 – The first nuclear-powered submarine, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yugoslavia. ** The CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel first meets to discuss the UFO phenomenon. * January 15 – Georg Dertinger, foreign minister of East Germany, is arrested for spying. * January 19 – 71.1% of all television sets in the United States are tuned into ''I Love Lucy'', to watch Lucy give birth to Little Ricky, which is more people than those who tune into Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration the next day. This record has yet to be broken. * January 20 – Dwight D. Eisenhower is sworn in as the 34th President of the United States. * January 24 ** Mau Mau Uprising: Rebels in Kenya kill the Ruck family (father, mother, and six-year-old son). ** Leader of East Germany Walter Ulbricht announces that agriculture will be co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Maureen Connolly defeated Louise Brough in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1952 Wimbledon Championships. Doris Hart was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Pat Todd. Seeds Doris Hart ''(quarterfinals)'' Maureen Connolly (champion) Shirley Fry ''(semifinals)'' Louise Brough ''(final)'' Pat Todd ''(semifinals)'' Jean Walker-Smith ''(quarterfinals)'' Thelma Long ''(quarterfinals)'' Jean Rinkel-Quertier ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1952 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Women's Singles Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely rega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Louise Brough successfully defended her title, defeating Margaret duPont in the final, 10–8, 1–6, 10–8 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1949 Wimbledon Championships. Seeds Louise Brough (champion) Margaret duPont ''(final)'' Pat Todd ''(semifinals)'' Gussie Moran ''(third round)'' Shirley Fry ''(fourth round)'' Jean Quertier ''(second round)'' Nelly Adamson ''(third round)'' Joan Curry ''(second round)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1949 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Women's Singles Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Louise Brough defeated Doris Hart in the final, 6–3, 8–6 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1948 Wimbledon Championships. Margaret duPont was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Doris Hart. Seeds Margaret duPont ''(semifinals)'' Louise Brough (champion) Pat Todd ''(semifinals)'' Doris Hart ''(final)'' Jean Bostock ''(quarterfinals)'' Sheila Summers ''(fourth round)'' Nelly Landry ''(quarterfinals)'' Shirley Fry ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1948 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Women's Singles Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Helen Jacobs defeated Hilde Sperling in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1936 Wimbledon Championships. Helen Moody was the defending champion, but did not compete. Seeds Dorothy Round ''(quarterfinals)'' Helen Jacobs (champion) Sarah Fabyan ''(first round)'' Kay Stammers ''(quarterfinals)'' Hilde Sperling ''(final)'' Simonne Mathieu ''(semifinals)'' Jadwiga Jędrzejowska ''(semifinals)'' Anita Lizana Anita Lizana de Ellis (19 November 1915 – 21 August 1994) was a world No. 1 tennis player from Chile. She was the first Latin American, and first Hispanic person, to be ranked World Number 1 tennis player. Also, Lizana was the first Latin Am ... ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1936 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Women's Sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Helen Moody defeated Helen Jacobs in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1935 Wimbledon Championships. Dorothy Round was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Joan Hartigan. The next time a player would win a Wimbledon title after saving a match point would not come until the 2005 edition. Seeds Dorothy Round ''(quarterfinals)'' Hilde Sperling ''(semifinals)'' Helen Jacobs ''(final)'' Helen Moody (champion) Simonne Mathieu ''(quarterfinals)'' Kay Stammers ''(quarterfinals)'' Peggy Scriven ''(Third roud)'' Joan Hartigan Joan Marcia Bathurst (née Hartigan; 6 June 1912 – 31 August 2000) was an Australian Champion tennis player. Early life and education Joan Marcia Hartigan was born in Sydney, the daughter of Thomas Joseph (Tom) Hartigan, a railways commissio ... ''(semifinals)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Dorothy Round defeated Helen Jacobs in the final, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1934 Wimbledon Championships. Helen Moody was the defending champion, but did not compete. Seeds Helen Jacobs ''(final)'' Dorothy Round (champion) Sarah Palfrey ''(quarterfinals)'' Hilde Sperling ''(fourth round)'' Peggy Scriven ''(quarterfinals)'' Lolette Payot ''(quarterfinals)'' Cilly Aussem ''(quarterfinals)'' Simonne Mathieu Simonne Mathieu ( Passemard; (Spelled "Simone" in many sources.) 31 January 1908 – 7 January 1980) was a female tennis player from France, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine who was active in the 1930s. During World War II, she creat ... ''(semifinals)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1934 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Women's Singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Helen Moody successfully defended her title, defeating Dorothy Round in the final, 6–4, 6–8, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1933 Wimbledon Championships. Seeds Helen Moody (champion) Dorothy Round ''(final)'' Peggy Scriven ''(quarterfinals)'' Simonne Mathieu ''(quarterfinals)'' Helen Jacobs ''(semifinals)'' Hilde Krahwinkel ''(semifinals)'' Jadwiga Jędrzejowska Jadwiga "Jed" Jędrzejowska (; 15 October 1912 – 28 February 1980) was a Polish tennis player who had her main achievements during the second half of the 1930s. Because her name was difficult to pronounce for many people who did not speak Polis ... ''(third round)'' Lolette Payot ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1933 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Women's Singles Wimbledon Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is played on outdoor grass courts, with retractable roofs over the two main courts since 2019. Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open, and the US Open. Wimbledon is the only major still played on grass, the traditional tennis playing surface. Also, it is the only Grand Slam that retains a night-time curfew, though matches can now continue until 11.00 pm under the lights. The tournament traditionally takes place over two weeks in late June and early July, starting on the last Monday in June and culminating with the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Singles Finals, scheduled for the Saturday and Sunday at the end of the second week. Five major events are held each year, with addi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
