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This category lists notable female tennis players with Wikipedia articles who have represented Great Britain in tennis competition.. Note: Players who have represented England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland as an individual nation (for example, in tennis at the Commonwealth Games), are also listed under the subcategories for those countries.
Ann Shirley Jones, CBE (née Adrianne Haydon on 17 October 1938, [2] also known as Ann Haydon-Jones) is a British former table tennis and lawn tennis champion. She won eight Grand Slam tennis championships in her career: three in singles, three in women's doubles, and two in mixed doubles. [2]
Maria Bueno successfully defended her title, defeating Sandra Reynolds in the final, 8–6, 6–0 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1960 Wimbledon Championships. [ 1 ] Seeds
This is a list of female tennis players who meet one or more of the following criteria: Singles: Officially ranked among the top 25 by the Women's Tennis Association (since 1975) Ranked among the top 10 by an expert (e.g. A. Wallis Myers) before 1975; Reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament; Reached the finals of or won the year ...
This article presents top ten lists of female singles tennis players, as ranked by various official and non-official ranking authorities throughout the history of the sport. The article is split into two sections: 1921–1974, and since 1975 when the first official WTA rankings were published, for ease of navigation.
Frances MacLennan (born 20 December 1943) is a Scottish former professional tennis player.. MacLennan, born in Glasgow, was one of Great Britain's top players of the 1960s.. A regular competitor at Wimbledon, she made it through the round of 16 of the singles in 1965, but her best performance at the tournament was a semi-final appearance in doubles with Robin Lloyd in 1968.
qf (1957, 1960) Rita Bentley (16 July 1931 - 26 October 2016), Rita Lauder after marriage, was a British tennis player of the 1950s and 1960s. [ 1 ] She also played field hockey and represented the England women's national team .
Christine Clara Truman Janes [1] MBE (born 16 January 1941) is a former tennis player from the United Kingdom who was active from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. She won a singles Grand Slam title at the French Championships in 1959 and was a finalist at Wimbledon and the U.S. Championships.