Maria Cecilia "Beatrice" Langrishe (1863 - March 1939) was an Irish

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player during the late 19th century. She was a singles finalist at the

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in 1883. She was active from 1879 to 1890 and won 2 career singles titles.

Career

She played her first tournament in 1879 at the inaugural

meeting in

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where she was beaten in first round in three sets by eventual finalist Miss D. Meldon. In 1881 she reached the quarter finals of the Waterford Open Tournament, and was a finalist in the mixed doubles event partnered with

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that year. In 1882 she reached the singles final of the County Kilkenny Tournament where she lost to her sister

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, and the women's doubles final of the

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which she won with

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. In 1883 she reached the final of her first major tournament at the Irish Championships, where she was defeated in straight sets by her sister May. In 1886 she reached the finals of the Killiney and Ballybrack Championships before losing to her sister May in three sets. At the

that year she reached the finals of the women's doubles event with her sister May, where they lost to Connie Butler and Louisa Martin. She won her first title at the Clifton Open in June 1886 against Nora Pope. In 1887 she reached the finals of the

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, but lost to

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, the same year she was a finalist in the mixed doubles event at the Teignmouth and Shaldon Open partnered with

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where they lost to

and

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. The same season she was also a losing finalist in the singles at the Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament to

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, but won the women's doubles event with Constance. In 1889 she reached the finals of the

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where she lost to her sister May Langrishe. She was a member of the

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and represented them in the tournaments she participated in.

Family

She was born in Ireland in 1863, one of five daughters of Sir James Langrishe, 4th Baronet and his wife Adela de Blois Eccles (Lady Langrishe). Her sisters

and Adela Langrishe were also accomplished lawn tennis players. She married Colonel Henry Francis Thornhill Fisher on 21 December 1901 in

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, England. She died in London in March 1939 at the age of 77.Williams (2014)

References

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