Angela Buxton
Angela Buxton (born August 16, 1934 in Liverpool , United Kingdom , † August 15, 2020 ) was a British tennis player from England .
Life
Angela Buxton's most successful year was 1956, in which she won the women's tennis doubles at the French championships in Paris and Wimbledon , together with the American Althea Gibson . At the Maccabiade in Israel she won the gold medal in the women's singles in 1953 and 1957. In 1956 she reached the tennis singles final at Wimbledon, but had to admit defeat to the American Shirley Fry 3: 6 and 1: 6.
Works
- Angela Buxton, Clarence Medlycott Jones : Play Better Tennis. Collins, 1974, ISBN 978-0001033115
- Angela Buxton, Clarence Medlycott Jones: Winning Tennis: Doubles Tactics. Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1980, ISBN 978-0706350890
Web links
- In memoriam: Angela Buxton. In: wtatennis.com. August 18, 2020, accessed on August 18, 2020 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Buxton, Angela |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liverpool , UK |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th August 2020 |