Kathleen Berry

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Kathleen Berry (* around 1909; † unknown) was an English table tennis player . She was one of England's best players in the 1920s. In 1934 she won bronze in the mixed world championship.

Career

Berry, the daughter of a school principal, achieved numerous national successes in the 1920s. She initially played defensively in the penholder style, but then switched to attack and shakehand . At the National English Championships she came to the final in 1921/22. For the next three years she won the individual title every time. In 1925/26 she did not take part in the English championship.

Other national tournament wins:

  • 1922 Harrods Open
  • 1922/23 Daily Mirror British Championship
  • 1924/25 Middlesex Championship
  • 1924/25 London League Championship
  • 1925/26 Middlesex Championship
  • 1925/26 London League Championship

After a defeat in the 1921/22 season, she remained undefeated until the 1926 World Cup.

Berry was nominated for world championships three times , namely in 1926 , 1934 and 1935 . In 1926 she competed in mixed with her brother. She was more successful in Paris in 1934 when she reached the semi-finals in mixed with László Bellák . In doubles, she reached the quarter-finals in 1934 and 1935.

Results from the ITTF database

Association event year place country singles Double Mixed team
CLOSELY  World Championship  1935  Wembley  CLOSELY   last 64  Quarter finals  last 16 
CLOSELY  World Championship  1934  Paris  FRA   Quarter finals  Quarter finals  Semifinals 
CLOSELY  World Championship  1926  London  CLOSELY   Quarter finals    last 16 

Individual evidence

  1. ^ According to Table Tennis Collector , Issue 57, page 6 (see web links), she was 13 years old in February 1922
  2. ↑ Kathleen Berry Results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed September 4, 2011)

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Berry, Kathleen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English table tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH around 1909
DATE OF DEATH 20th century or 21st century