Blanche Gladys Colston, Lady Roundway (née du Bois Duddell, born 1879) was a British

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player. She reached the third round at

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twice in

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and

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, conceding walkovers in both instances. She was a runner-up at the

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in 1902 and 1922, twenty years apart. She competed regularly in Germany in her early career. Colston won a set in two 1913 finals against

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at tournaments in

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in northern France when Lenglen was 14 years old, making her one of the few players to win a set in multiple matches against Lenglen in singles. She defeated Lenglen in the mixed doubles finals at both of those tournaments, partnering with Triple World Champion

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in the latter event, making her one of the few players to defeat Lenglen in multiple matches.

Personal life

She was born Blanche Gladys du Bois Duddell to George Duddell and Frances Kate du Bois. Her father was a property owner who became wealthy doing business in Hong Kong. Her mother was her father's great-niece. She had an older brother

William Duddell William Du Bois Duddell (1 July 1872, in Kensington, London – 4 November 1917, in Wandsworth, London) was an English physicist and electrical engineer. His inventions include the moving coil oscillograph, as well as the thermo-ammeter and t ...

who was a physicist and inventor. She married

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officer

Edward Murray Colston, 2nd Baron Roundway Brigadier (United Kingdom), Brigadier-General Edward Murray Colston, 2nd Baron Roundway (31 December 1880 – 29 March 1944) was a British Army officer in the Second Boer War and World War I. Early life Edward Colston was born on 31 December 18 ...

in 1904, thereby becoming Lady Roundway. They had one child, a daughter who died in an accident as a child after falling from a window.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Colston, Gladys 1879 births 1969 deaths British female tennis players

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