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Blast Encyclopedia of Female Tennis Players

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Welcome to the Blast Encyclopedia of Female Tennis Players. While this is very much a work in progress, we intend to create an A to Z Encyclopedia of women who have played competitive tennis.

Finding players:

Players are listed from A to Z alphabetically by last name. Thus Daphne Akhurst will be listed alphabetically under "Akhurst".

Daphne also played under her married name of Cozens. Cozens will be redirected to look under "Akhurst".

Example of the entry for Akhurst:

AKHURST, Daphne Jessie (Australia) [22 April 1903-9 Jan 1933] [Mrs. Royston Stuckey Cozens, from 26 Feb 1930] [Active 1919-31]

Last Name, First and Middle names. (Country) [Date of Birth-Date of Death] [other identities] [Years active]

Finding more biographical details,links, and pictures:

Notice the underlined name here: AKHURST, Daphne Jessie. Clicking on the name will work as a hyperlink, and will take you to a fuller biography.

Please enjoy using this as we grow, and don't hesitate to contact us with corrections, suggestions, pictures, or new entries.

Finding names by letter:

[Aa-Al] [Am-Az]
[Ba-Bh]
[Bi-Bo] [Br-Bz]
[Ca-Ch]
[Ci-Co] [Cr-Cz]
[Da-Dn] [Do-Dq] [Dr-Dz]
[E]
[Fa-Fl]
[Fm-Fq] [Fr-Fz]
[Ga-Gl]
[Gm-Gz]
[H-Ha]
[Hb-He] [Hf-Hq]
[Hr-Hz]
[I]
[J]
[Ka-Kh] [Ki-Kz]
[La-Lh]
[Li-Lz]
[Ma]
[Mb-Mi] [Mj-Mz]
[N]
[O]
[Pa]
[Pb-Ph] [Pi-Pz]
[Q]
[Ra-Rg]
[Rh-Ri] [Rj-Rz]
[Sa]
[Sb-Sf] [Sg-Sl] [Sm-Ss] [St] [Su-Sz]
[Ta-Tn]
[To-Tz]

[U]
[Va] [Vb-Vz]
[Wa]
[Wb-Wh] [Wi] [Wj-Wz]
[X]
[Y]
[Z]


In memory of William "Rollo" Rollins (1965-2021), a tennis historian, our friend and co-worker.
 
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#855 · (Edited)
Mlle Schaublin - she was a Swiss champion just before Lolette Payot's era.
http://www.tennisforum.com/showpost.php?p=25513370&postcount=1720

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I linked "Miss / Mrs. Adams" to C. v. d. Schulenburg.

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Her name was "Yvonne", and she was Josane Sigart's sister.
http://www.tennisforum.com/showpost.php?p=25513994&postcount=1789

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On the Fed Cup website Rene Alter-Simpson is listed as Rene Collins, so it seems she got married again.
http://www.fedcup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20001615

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Does anybody know anything about Mlle Jackson who won the Cap d'Antibes tournament in April 1938 ?
 
#856 ·
On the Fed Cup website Rene Alter-Simpson is listed as Rene Collins, so it seems she got married again.
http://www.fedcup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20001615
In Married Names thread she was already present with her first husband
http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=452998&page=2

Now we can update her info:

NOREEN "Rene" SIMPSON
Canada
Born 14 January 1966
Married (1) Barry Alter, 15 September 1990
Married (2) Jason Collins, after March 2005

Tennis Tennis player Racket Tennis racket Soft tennis
 
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#864 ·
Posted by LKK

Mlle Schaublin - she was a Swiss champion just before Lolette Payot's era.
http://www.tennisforum.com/showpost....postcount=1720

Wonderful=added

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I linked "Miss / Mrs. Adams" to C. v. d. Schulenburg.

Fantastic! I rate this as our find of the year.

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Her name was "Yvonne", and she was Josane Sigart's sister.
http://www.tennisforum.com/showpost....postcount=1789

Added
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On the Fed Cup website Rene Alter-Simpson is listed as Rene Collins, so it seems she got married again.
http://www.fedcup.com/en/players/pla...yerid=20001615

Already added much-thanks
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Does anybody know anything about Mlle Jackson who won the Cap d'Antibes tournament in April 1938 ?

No idea
 
#868 ·
Sorry for this OT:

Marion Bartoli out of tennis!! Retired!! :) :D :bounce:

A tennis player so neurotic, so rude! (When she was waiting for opponent's service, she always moved the tennis racket horizontally very fast, to trouble the opponent.)
For me she was impossible to watch play. With all her neurotic gestures without ball! She was a nightmare for me!

Her withdrawal from tennis is the only thing that makes me a little bearable her lucky win at Wimbledon, where she didn't defeat a player among first 16 of the ranking!

Bartoli retired, an ended nightmare :bounce: :bounce:
 
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#874 · (Edited)
Two English tennis-playing sisters:

KNAPP, Aline Mary (United Kingdom), born circa November 1910 in Clanfield, Oxfordshire, England; [Mrs. Roger A. Chamberlain, from 1933] [Active circa 1925-35]
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KNAPP, Dorothea Frances, (United Kingdom) born circa December 1911 in Clanfield, Oxfordshire, England [Mrs Philip H. Greader from circa November 1939] [Active circa 1925-35]
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#881 ·
Two English tennis-playing sisters:

KNAPP, Aline Mary (United Kingdom), born circa November 1910 in Clanfield, Oxfordshire, England; [Mrs. Roger A. Chamberlain, from 1933] [Active circa 1925-35]

KNAPP, Dorothea Frances, (United Kingdom) born circa December 1911 in Clanfield, Oxfordshire, England [Mrs Philip H. Greader from circa November 1939] [Active circa 1925-35]
I post also here what I have just posted in 1935 thread:
http://www.tennisforum.com/showpost.php?p=32679505&postcount=198

Quote:
Originally Posted by newmark401
September 2-7, Phyllis Court, Henley, England (Clay)

FI: Mrs M. Chamberlain d. J. Notley 6-3, 6-3

DF: Mrs M. Chamberlain/Violet Owen d. E. Barker/E. Stokes 6-3, 8-6

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Probably Mrs M. Chamberlain was the former Aline Mary Knapp (M. for Mary and not for her husband's name).

Aline Mary Knapp Chamberlain and Violet Chamberlain Owen often played together the Doubles
http://www.tennisforum.com/showpost....&postcount=194

Aline Mary Knapp played the Mixed with her future husband Roger A. Chamberlain
http://www.tennisforum.com/showpost....&postcount=204

so it's possible that Aline Mary Knapp Chamberlain and Violet Chamberlain Owen were sisters-in-law
 
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#901 ·
Rose, Eleanor Florence [Active 1920’s-1930's]
United Kingdom
Born 27 August 1906 in Willesden, Middlesex, England
Died April 1989 in Romsey, Hampshire, England

Married Wilfred L. Taylor circa February 1934 in Willesden, Middlesex, England
In our 1912 and 1913 threads there is an Eleanor Rose winner in Malton. (When she was 6 and 7 !?!?) :confused:
In 1913 thread there is an E.F. Rose that played Wimbledon.

Wimbledon website has E.F. Rose that played Singles and Doubles from 1913 to 1930
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scor...625fb2-b1e1-402e-944c-3557a23e41a4/index.html

and E.F. Rose that played Mixed from 1920 to 1931
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scor...3554fa-3ba7-4d76-8342-2620ba76c87c/index.html

Very strange! :confused:
Probably the two E.F. Rose at Wimbledon are the same woman, but the info posted by Newmark is wrong, because our tennis-player Rose would must be older, born before 1906.
 
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