Georgiana Elizabeth Cox (nee Woodgate; 6 July 1923 — 12 May 2001) was a British

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player active from the 1940s to 1960s. Her younger sister Billie was also a tennis player. Woodgate claimed the singles title at the

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in 1949, then in 1950 won the singles and doubles at the

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. In 1951 she won the Henley Hard Courts summer meeting. In 1952 she made the singles fourth round of the

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, beating Wightman Cup player

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en route. She was singles runner-up to

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at the 1953

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. In 1956 she reached the women's doubles quarter-finals at Wimbledon.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Woodgate, Georgie 1923 births 2001 deaths British female tennis players English female tennis players