Elizabeth Starkie (born 31 August 1938) is a British former

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player. She became Elizabeth Wagstaff after marriage. Active during the 1960s, Starkie represented Great Britain in both

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and Wightman Cup tennis. Starkie, a native of Yorkshire, competed in the Wightman Cup from 1962 to 1966 and was the doubles partner of Ann Jones in Britain's run to the semi-finals of the 1966 Federation Cup. She was a singles quarter-finalist at the

1963 Australian Championships The 1963 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia from 10 January to 19 January. It was the 51st edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the A ...

, where she also reached the semi-finals in doubles.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Starkie, Liz 1938 births Living people English female tennis players British female tennis players Tennis people from West Yorkshire