Dorothy Round
Dorothy Edith Round Little (born July 13, 1908 in Dudley , England , † November 12, 1982 in Kidderminster ) was an English tennis player .
Her breakthrough came after the end of the era of eight-time Wimbledon winner Helen Wills Moody against where she lost the Wimbledon final in 1933 . In 1934 and 1937 she won the Australian Championships in 1935 and in between . She also won mixed at Wimbledon from 1934 to 1936, first with the Japanese Ryuki Miki , then twice with her compatriot Fred Perry .
On September 2, 1937, she married Douglas Leigh Little in Dudley .
- World rankings
- 1933: # 3
- 1934: # 1
- 1935: # 6
- 1936: # 3
- 1937: # 2
Web links
- Dorothy Round in the "International Tennis Hall of Fame" (English; with picture)
- How I Play Tennis by Dorothy Round , educational film, British Pathé , 1936
Individual evidence
- ^ Miss Dorothy Round - Married to Glasgow man at Dudley. In: The Glasgow Herald. Google News Archive, September 3, 1937, accessed December 1, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Round, Dorothy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Little, Dorothy Edith Round (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dudley , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 1982 |
| Place of death | Kidderminster |