Shirley Bloomer
Shirley Bloomer Brasher (born June 13, 1934 in Grimsby , England ) is a former British tennis player .
1957 defeated in the final of the French tennis championships the US-American Dorothy Knode in two sets of 6: 1 and 6: 3rd The doubles competition could in that year with Darlene Hard against the Mexican Yola Ramírez and the Frenchwoman Rosie Reyes in three sets 7: 5, 4: win five after already in 1955 with her compatriot: 6 and 7 Patricia Ward against the Americans Beverly Baker Fleitz and Darlene Hard had to give up in three sets with 5: 7, 8: 6 and 11:13 in a competitive game. In 1958 she moved back to the individual finals. Her opponent was the Hungarian Zsuzsa Körmöczy , who won the game in three sets 6: 4, 1: 6 and 6: 2. She won the final of the French tennis championships in mixed doubles in 1958 with the Italian Nicola Pietrangeli against the Australians Lorraine Coghlan and Bob Howe in straight sets 8: 6 and 6: 2.
From 1959 until his death in 2003, she was married to Chris Brasher , a former track and field athlete .
Web links
- ITF profile Shirley Bloomer (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chris Brasher. In: theguardian.com. March 1, 2003, accessed May 11, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bloomer, Shirley |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bloomer, Shirley Brasher |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grimsby , England |