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'''Frances Ellen 'Nell' Truman Robinson''' (12 December 1945 – 12 April 2012), was a female [[tennis]] player from the United Kingdom who was active in the 1960s and early 70s and was mainly known for her performance as a doubles player.
'''Frances Ellen 'Nell' Truman Robinson''' (12 December 1945 – 8 April 2012),<ref name="guardian" /> was a female [[tennis]] player from the United Kingdom who was active in the 1960s and early 1970s and was mainly known for her performance as a doubles player.


==Career==
Nell Truman was born on 12 December 1945 in [[Loughton]], England, the youngest child of Stanley and Aimee Truman. Her father was a chartered accountant. She was the sister of tennis player [[Christine Truman]]. She attended [[Queen Anne's School]], in [[Caversham, Berkshire]], and went on to read geography at [[St Anne's College, Oxford]], where she was awarded [[Blue (university sport)|blues]] in tennis and [[squash (sport)|squash]].<ref name=guardian>{{cite news|title=Nell Truman obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/apr/17/nell-truman|newspaper=The Guardian|date=17 April 2012|author=Richard Evans}}</ref> She won a gold medal in the singles event at the [[Tennis at the 1967 Summer Universiade|1967 World Student Games]] in Tokyo.
Nell Truman was born on 12 December 1945 in [[Loughton]], England, the youngest child of Stanley and Aimee Truman. Her father was a chartered accountant. She was the sister of tennis player [[Christine Truman]]. She attended [[Queen Anne's School]] in Caversham, Berkshire, and went on to read geography at [[St Anne's College, Oxford]], where she was awarded [[Blue (university sport)|blues]] in tennis and [[squash (sport)|squash]].<ref name=guardian>{{cite news|title=Nell Truman obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/apr/17/nell-truman|newspaper=The Guardian|date=17 April 2012|author=Richard Evans}}</ref> She won a gold medal in the singles event at the [[Tennis at the 1967 Summer Universiade|1967 World Student Games]] in Tokyo.


Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the final of the doubles event at the [[1972 French Open]]. Partnering compatriot [[Winnie Shaw]] they lost the final in straight sets to [[Billie Jean King]] and [[Betty Stöve]]. Her best Grand Slam singles performance was reaching the fourth round of the [[1969 Wimbledon Championships]] in which she lost to [[Judy Tegart]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Wimbledon – Players archive – Nell Truman|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/archive/players/51c085ba-56ff-444a-8422-7177b30a95c3/index.html|publisher=AELTC}}</ref>
Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the final of the doubles event at the [[1972 French Open]]. Partnering compatriot [[Winnie Shaw]], they lost the final in straight sets to [[Billie Jean King]] and [[Betty Stöve]]. Her best Grand Slam singles performance was reaching the fourth round of the [[1969 Wimbledon Championships]] in which she lost to [[Judy Tegart]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Wimbledon – Players archive – Nell Truman|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/archive/players/51c085ba-56ff-444a-8422-7177b30a95c3/index.html|publisher=AELTC}}</ref>


Between 1965 and 1972 Truman played in five [[Wightman Cup]]s, a team tennis competition for women between the United States and Great Britain. During the [[1968 Wightman Cup]] the match was tied at three all and Nell partnered sister Christine in the deciding rubber. The sisters won the match and Nell hit the winning shot to give the British team a victory, their first triumph over the US team since 1960.<ref name=telegraph>{{cite news|title=Nell Robinson|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9200812/Nell-Robinson.html|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=12 Apr 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=Pro Tennis Bids Cost U.S. As Britain Captures Cup|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rMZdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W14NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2954%2C6439583|newspaper=Observer-Reporter|date=Jun 17, 1968}}</ref>
Between 1965 and 1972, Truman played in five [[Wightman Cup]]s, a team tennis competition for women between the United States and Great Britain. During the [[1968 Wightman Cup]], the match was tied at three all, and Nell partnered sister Christine in the deciding rubber. The sisters won the match, and Nell hit the winning shot to give the British team a victory, their first triumph over the U.S. team since 1960.<ref name=telegraph>{{cite news|title=Nell Robinson|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9200812/Nell-Robinson.html|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=12 Apr 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Pro Tennis Bids Cost U.S. As Britain Captures Cup|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rMZdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W14NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2954%2C6439583|newspaper=Observer-Reporter|date=Jun 17, 1968}}</ref>


In April 1968 she and her sister became the first winners of an [[Open Era|open]] tennis event by winning the women's doubles title at the [[1968 British Hard Court Championships|British Hard Court Championships]] in Bournemouth.<ref name=robertson>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Tennis|year=1974|publisher=Allen & Unwin|location=London|isbn=0047960426|pages=210, 211|editor=Max Robertson}}</ref> In February 1971 she won the singles title at the German Indoor Tennis Championships in Bremen, defeating [[Heide Orth]] in the final in straight sets.<ref name=wot1972>{{cite book|title=World of Tennis '72|year=1972|publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London|isbn=9780362001037|oclc=86035663|page=308|editor=John Barrett}}</ref> In 1972 she joined the [[Virginia Slims Circuit|Virginia Slims tennis circuit]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Nell Truman: Tennis player who defied the US to win the Wightman Cup|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/nell-truman-tennis-player-who-defied-the-us-to-win-the-wightman-cup-7658060.html|newspaper=The Independent|date=19 April 2012|author=Paul Newman}}</ref>
In February 1968, she won the singles title at the [[1968 Paris Open|French Covered Courts Championships]] in Paris.<ref name=wot1969>{{cite book|title=BP Yearbook of World Tennis|year=1969|publisher=Ward Lock|location=London|isbn=978-0706318241|oclc=502175694|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)|page=159}}</ref> At the Alexandria Championships in Egypt, played in March 1968, she defeated [[Olga Morozova]] in the final to win the singles title.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Lawn Tennis|date=May 1969|page=18|publisher=British Lawn Tennis Ltd|location=Halesworth}}</ref>


In April 1968, she and her sister became the first winners of an [[Open Era|open]] tennis event by winning the women's doubles title at the [[1968 British Hard Court Championships|British Hard Court Championships]] in Bournemouth.<ref name=robertson>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Tennis|year=1974|publisher=Allen & Unwin|location=London|isbn=0047960426|pages=210, 211|editor=Max Robertson}}</ref> In February 1971, she won the singles title at the German Indoor Tennis Championships in Bremen, defeating [[Heide Orth]] in the final in straight sets.<ref name=wot1972>{{cite book|title=World of Tennis '72|year=1972|publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London|isbn=9780362001037|oclc=86035663|page=308|editor=John Barrett}}</ref> In 1972, she joined the [[Virginia Slims Circuit|Virginia Slims tennis circuit]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Nell Truman: Tennis player who defied the US to win the Wightman Cup|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/nell-truman-tennis-player-who-defied-the-us-to-win-the-wightman-cup-7658060.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/nell-truman-tennis-player-who-defied-the-us-to-win-the-wightman-cup-7658060.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=The Independent|date=19 April 2012|author=Paul Newman}}</ref>
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She married Christopher Robinson, a London solicitor, on 7 October 1972 with whom she had a son and three daughters. Nell Truman died in Cambridge on 12 April 2012 as a result of a stroke.<ref name=telegraph/>

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She married Christopher Robinson, a London solicitor, on 7 October 1972 with whom she had a son and three daughters. Nell Truman died in Cambridge on 8 April 2012 as a result of a stroke.<ref name=telegraph/>


==Grand Slam finals==
==Grand Slam finals==

===Doubles===
===Doubles (1 runner-up)===
;Runner–ups (1)

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| [[1972 French Open|1972]] || [[French Open]] || Clay|| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Winnie Shaw]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]] <br> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Betty Stöve]] || 1–6, 2–6
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || [[1972 French Open|1972]] || [[French Open]] || Clay|| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Winnie Shaw]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]] <br> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Betty Stöve]] || 1–6, 2–6
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist|2}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{ITF}}
* [http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=20004751 ITF – Player profile]



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Latest revision as of 21:55, 24 April 2024

Nell Truman
Full nameFrances Ellen Truman Robinson
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born(1945-12-12)12 December 1945
Loughton, England
Died8 April 2012(2012-04-08) (aged 66)
Cambridge, England
Retired1972
PlaysRight–handed
Singles
Career record9–13
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1972)
Wimbledon4R (1969)
US Open2R (1970, 1971)
Doubles
Career record11–8
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenF (1972)
WimbledonQF (1965, 1969, 1970)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonQF (1970)
Team competitions
Wightman CupW (1968)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Women's Tennis
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1967 Tokyo Women's Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Tokyo Women's Doubles

Frances Ellen 'Nell' Truman Robinson (12 December 1945 – 8 April 2012),[1] was a female tennis player from the United Kingdom who was active in the 1960s and early 1970s and was mainly known for her performance as a doubles player.

Career[edit]

Nell Truman was born on 12 December 1945 in Loughton, England, the youngest child of Stanley and Aimee Truman. Her father was a chartered accountant. She was the sister of tennis player Christine Truman. She attended Queen Anne's School in Caversham, Berkshire, and went on to read geography at St Anne's College, Oxford, where she was awarded blues in tennis and squash.[1] She won a gold medal in the singles event at the 1967 World Student Games in Tokyo.

Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the final of the doubles event at the 1972 French Open. Partnering compatriot Winnie Shaw, they lost the final in straight sets to Billie Jean King and Betty Stöve. Her best Grand Slam singles performance was reaching the fourth round of the 1969 Wimbledon Championships in which she lost to Judy Tegart.[2]

Between 1965 and 1972, Truman played in five Wightman Cups, a team tennis competition for women between the United States and Great Britain. During the 1968 Wightman Cup, the match was tied at three all, and Nell partnered sister Christine in the deciding rubber. The sisters won the match, and Nell hit the winning shot to give the British team a victory, their first triumph over the U.S. team since 1960.[3][4]

In February 1968, she won the singles title at the French Covered Courts Championships in Paris.[5] At the Alexandria Championships in Egypt, played in March 1968, she defeated Olga Morozova in the final to win the singles title.[6]

In April 1968, she and her sister became the first winners of an open tennis event by winning the women's doubles title at the British Hard Court Championships in Bournemouth.[7] In February 1971, she won the singles title at the German Indoor Tennis Championships in Bremen, defeating Heide Orth in the final in straight sets.[8] In 1972, she joined the Virginia Slims tennis circuit.[9]

She married Christopher Robinson, a London solicitor, on 7 October 1972 with whom she had a son and three daughters. Nell Truman died in Cambridge on 8 April 2012 as a result of a stroke.[3]

Grand Slam finals[edit]

Doubles (1 runner-up)[edit]

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1972 French Open Clay United Kingdom Winnie Shaw United States Billie Jean King
Netherlands Betty Stöve		 1–6, 2–6

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Richard Evans (17 April 2012). "Nell Truman obituary". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "Wimbledon – Players archive – Nell Truman". AELTC.
  3. ^ a b "Nell Robinson". The Telegraph. 12 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Pro Tennis Bids Cost U.S. As Britain Captures Cup". Observer-Reporter. 17 June 1968.
  5. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1969). BP Yearbook of World Tennis. London: Ward Lock. p. 159. ISBN 978-0706318241. OCLC 502175694.
  6. ^ Lawn Tennis. Halesworth: British Lawn Tennis Ltd: 18. May 1969. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ Max Robertson, ed. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. pp. 210, 211. ISBN 0047960426.
  8. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 308. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
  9. ^ Paul Newman (19 April 2012). "Nell Truman: Tennis player who defied the US to win the Wightman Cup". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022.

External links[edit]

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