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{{Short description|British tennis player}} |
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{{Infobox tennis biography |
{{Infobox tennis biography |
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| name = Lorna Cornell |
| name = Lorna Cornell |
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| singlesrecord = |
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| singlestitles = |
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| FrenchOpenresult = 3R ([[1965 French Championships – Women's |
| FrenchOpenresult = 3R ([[1965 French Championships – Women's singles|1965]]) |
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| Wimbledonresult = 4R ([[1951 Wimbledon Championships – Women's |
| Wimbledonresult = 4R ([[1951 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1951]], [[1963 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1963]]) |
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| USOpenresult = 2R ([[1963 U.S. National Championships – Women's |
| USOpenresult = 2R ([[1963 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles|1963]]) |
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| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1962 1965) |
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 3R ([[1962 French Championships|1962]], [[1965 French Championships|1965]]) |
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| WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1954, 1965) |
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R ([[1954 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1954]], [[1965 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1965]]) |
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| FrenchOpenMixedresult = 2R (1963) |
| FrenchOpenMixedresult = 2R ([[1963 French Championships|1963]]) |
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| WimbledonMixedresult = 4R (1952, 1955) |
| WimbledonMixedresult = 4R ([[1952 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|1952]], [[1955 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|1955]]) |
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'''Lorna Cornell''' (born 3 January 1933) is a British former [[tennis]] player. |
'''Lorna Cornell''' (born 3 January 1933) is a British former [[tennis]] player. |
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Cornell is the daughter of athlete [[Muriel Cornell|Muriel Gunn-Cornell]], who was a [[Women's long jump world record progression|world record]] holder for long jump.<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Hall of Fame Inductees |url=https://www.englandathletics.org/about-us/hall-of-fame/2014-hall-of-fame-inductees/ |website=englandathletics.org}}</ref> |
Cornell is the daughter of athlete [[Muriel Cornell|Muriel Gunn-Cornell]], who was a [[Women's long jump world record progression|world record]] holder for long jump.<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Hall of Fame Inductees |url=https://www.englandathletics.org/about-us/hall-of-fame/2014-hall-of-fame-inductees/ |website=englandathletics.org}}</ref> |
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Active in the 1950s and 1960s, Cornell won the Wimbledon junior singles title twice and made regular appearances at the tournaments for two decades.<ref name="Barrier">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49254231 |title=Weds His Pupil |newspaper=[[Barrier Miner]] |date=20 February 1953 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
Active in the 1950s and 1960s, Cornell won the [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] junior singles title twice and made regular appearances at the tournaments for two decades.<ref name="Barrier">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49254231 |title=Weds His Pupil |newspaper=[[The Barrier Miner]] |date=20 February 1953 |page=2 |via=[[National Library of Australia]]}}</ref> She won the [[St.George's Hill Open]] singles title in 1961 and 1964. |
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Cornell married Australian tennis coach Peter Cawthorn in 1953 but towards the end of her career had remarried and was |
Cornell married Australian tennis coach [[Peter Cawthorn]] in 1953 but towards the end of her career had remarried and was competing as Lorna Greville-Collins.<ref name="Barrier"/> |
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Other than tennis, Cornell also excelled in long jump as a junior and was named on the list of "possibles" to |
Other than tennis, Cornell also excelled in long jump as a junior and was named on the list of "possibles" to represent Great Britain at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18052990 |title=Britain's Girl Olympics |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=9 December 1947 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{WTA |
* {{WTA}} |
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* {{ITF}} |
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* {{ITF profile|lorna-greville-collins/800172823/gbr}} |
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* {{Wimbledon player}} |
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{{Wimbledon girls' singles champions}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cornell, Lorna}} |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:British female tennis players]] |
[[Category:British female tennis players]] |
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[[Category:Wimbledon junior champions]] |
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[[Category:Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:45, 10 May 2024
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
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| Born | 3 January 1933 |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 3R (1965) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1951, 1963) |
| US Open | 2R (1963) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 3R (1962, 1965) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1954, 1965) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (1963) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1952, 1955) |
Lorna Cornell (born 3 January 1933) is a British former tennis player.
Cornell is the daughter of athlete Muriel Gunn-Cornell, who was a world record holder for long jump.[1]
Active in the 1950s and 1960s, Cornell won the Wimbledon junior singles title twice and made regular appearances at the tournaments for two decades.[2] She won the St.George's Hill Open singles title in 1961 and 1964.
Cornell married Australian tennis coach Peter Cawthorn in 1953 but towards the end of her career had remarried and was competing as Lorna Greville-Collins.[2]
Other than tennis, Cornell also excelled in long jump as a junior and was named on the list of "possibles" to represent Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "2014 Hall of Fame Inductees". englandathletics.org.
- ^ a b "Weds His Pupil". The Barrier Miner. 20 February 1953. p. 2 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Britain's Girl Olympics". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 December 1947. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
