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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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#2,580 · (Edited)
Added Mary Schmitz at: http://www.tennisforum.com/showpost.php?p=52062273&postcount=3296
Added Anne-Marie Studer at: http://www.tennisforum.com/showpost.php?p=52062201&postcount=3293 (thanks Jimbo)
Added Patricia Sullivan at: http://www.tennisforum.com/showpost.php?p=52062217&postcount=3295
Added Joanne Swanson at: http://www.tennisforum.com/showpost.php?p=52062209&postcount=3294 (keep them coming Rosamund-all the US additions for these hard to find ladies are great:))
Added Carol Wendall at: http://www.tennisforum.com/showpost.php?p=52062281&postcount=3297

Updated Ginny Gilbane at: http://www.tennisforum.com/showpost.php?p=27089978&postcount=2432
Updated Mary Muller (nee Van Zilj) at: http://www.tennisforum.com/showpost....postcount=1365 (I found a good amount. Thanks Jimbo and Wolbo!)
Updated Adeline Robinson at: http://www.tennisforum.com/showpost....postcount=1640 (great work Wolbo!)

Still need to work on O'Neil. See post http://www.tennisforum.com/showpost.php?p=57977625&postcount=2567


For the full A to Z list of players in the Encyclopedia go to:
http://www.tennisforum.com/showpost....42&postcount=1
 
#2,585 ·
Need to add

NOTTAGE, LOTTIE (nee Lottie Lindner)
Australia
Marrred Mr C Nottage by 1946

From Woodville, South Australia. Competed at the 1949 Aussie Nationals held in Adelaide. She was ranked #8 in South Australia at the time.

Described as " a sound baseliner."

Does she equal the Maria Lottage Nottage who divorced her husband Claude Ellis Nottage for desertion on 02 March 1953? Or are these her in-laws?


[Divorces in Adelaise] 03 March 1953
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/134290369?
 
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You must:
1- at bottom of the page, at left, click on Reply
2- in the middle of the page (Reply to Thread), under Additional Options click on Manage Attachments
3- in the new window upload your pic, then close the window
4- in Reply to Thread, click on Attachments, on top of the page, and insert your pic in the reply
5- click Submit Reply
 
#2,587 ·
NEW ENTRY

CHURCHER,LALAGE

Born 7th May 1923 Alverstoke , Gosport, Hampshire.

Qualified for and played singles Wimbledon 1947 but withdrew from doubles with Kay Tuckey.

Married Thomas Drower Q3 1947 Gosport.

From UK Shipping lists appear to have been living in England up to 1960.

However they appear in Australian Electoral Roll 1968 as living in Cottesloe Western Australia.

Later on appears in Britishphonebook.com website as living at Winchester England. My guess is that was c. 2005. Website is not up to date.
 
#2,588 ·
Update

Jackson, Janet
Ireland
Born 29 September 1891
Died 26 November 1960 in Sunninghill, Berkshire, England

Did not marry. Active circa 1910-14 and 1919-25. Janet Jackson was also a top-class golfer. She won the bronze medal in the British Golf Championships in 1913, 1920 and 1921. She also wrote on the sport of golf.
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http://www.tennisforum.com/showpost.php?p=25449162&postcount=988
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#2,593 ·
New entry

Curley, Dorothy
Ireland
Born 10 March 1919 in Dublin
Died 23 December 2005

Married Ralph Ince in 1944

Active circa 1939-65. Dorothy (Curley) Ince enjoyed success at lawn tennis not only in Ireland but also in places such as Aden and Malaysia, where her army husband's postings took her.
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