Winifred McNair
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gold | 1920 Antwerp | Double |
Winifred Margaret Slocock McNair (born August 9, 1877 in Donnington , Berkshire , † March 28, 1954 in Kensington ) was a British tennis player from England .
McNair won the first women's doubles at Wimbledon in 1913 together with her compatriot Dora Boothby . In the same year she also reached the individual finals, but lost there to the British Dorothea Douglass in two sets with 0: 6, 4: 6. With Kathleen McKane , she won the gold medal in women's doubles at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp ( Belgium ).
Double title
No. | year | competition | Partner | Final opponents | Bottom line |
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1. | 1913 | Wimbledon Championships | Dora Boothby |
Charlotte Cooper-Sterry Dorothea Douglass-Chambers |
4: 6, 4: 2 r |
2. | 1920 | Olympic Summer Games | Kathleen McKane Godfree |
Winifred Beamish Dorothy Holman |
8: 6, 6: 4 |
Web links
- Winifred McNair in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | McNair, Winifred |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McNair, Winifred Margaret Slocock |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1877 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Donnington , England , UK |
DATE OF DEATH | March 28, 1954 |
Place of death | Kensington (London) , England , United Kingdom |