Elizabeth Uber (2 June 1906 – 30 April 1983, born Elizabeth Corbin) was an English badminton and tennis player.
Career
Betty Uber won 13 titles at the
All England Open Badminton Championships
The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world's oldest badminton tournament, held annually in England. With the introduction of the BWF's latest grading system, it was given Super Series status in 2007, upgraded to Super Series Premie ...
, 1 of them in women's singles, 4 in women's doubles and 8 in mixed doubles.
She was inducted into the
World Badminton Hall of Fame The Badminton Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at badminton, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game.
There is also a USA Badminton Hall of Fame and a Badminton Canada's Hall of Fame ...
as an Inaugural Member.
Personal life
In 1925, she married
Herbert Uber
Herbert Septimus Uber (1885-1969), was a male badminton player from England.
Badminton career
Uber born in Lambeth was a four times winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. He won the men's doubles in 1925 and then won three mo ...
.
Uber Cup
Her surname "Uber" is used for the
Uber Cup
The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Women's Team Championships, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams. First held in 1956–1957 and contested at three year intervals, it has been contes ...
, the world women's team badminton championship, because she had the idea of hosting the women's event similar to men in
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
back in 1950.
She also made the draw for the
1956-1957 inaugural tournament, which took place at
Lytham St. Annes
Lytham St Annes () is a seaside town in the Borough of Fylde in Lancashire, England. It is on the Fylde coast, directly south of Blackpool on the Ribble Estuary. The population at the 2011 census was 42,954. The town is almost contiguous with ...
in
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
,
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
.
Career wins
Tennis
In addition to badminton Uber also competed in tennis and played at the
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 All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, All England Club in ...
in singles and doubles between 1929 and 1946. Her best singles performance was in 1930 when she reached the fourth round in which she lost to seventh-seeded
Phyllis Mudford
Phyllis Mudford King (23 August 1905 – 27 January 2006) was an English female tennis player and the oldest living Wimbledon champion when she died at age 100.
Phyllis Evelyn Mudford was born in 1905 in Wallington, Surrey. She was educated at ...
.
References
English female badminton players
1906 births
1983 deaths
English female tennis players
British female tennis players
Place of birth missing
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