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AITCHISON, KATHLEEN (Kathleen Bulkeley Aitchison)
United Kingdom
Born circa 1886
Listed as K.B. Aitchison. This is Helen's less famous sister.

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ALAVANTIC, Dora
Yugoslavia
Born 01 Mar 1957
Active in the 1970s

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ALLIATA, ESTER
Italy
Born 1920
Married Fraschini, circa 1947

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ALEXANDER, “SUE” (Susan Alexander)
Australia
Born
Married (1) Pedro Rodriguez (a painter), 1972 or 1973
Married (2) Markus Pluss

She is sister of tennis player John Alexander. Active as early as 1966, when she entered the Aussie.

Susan with her son, first husband and father

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ALEXANDROVNA, ELENA (Elena Dmitrieva Alexandrovna)
Russia
Born 26 November 1903
Died 16 September 1979
Married Poslavsky

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ALEXANDRI, ALICE
Greece
Active in the 1970s.

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ALLEN, HEATHER (Heather E Allen)
Great Britain
Born circa 1945

Active in 1964

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ALISON, ROBERTA
United States
Born 13 December 1943 in Alexander City, Alabama
Died 20 March 2009 in Alexander Ciy, Alabama
Married Earl Baumgardner (a tennis player, born 1937), 14 August 1965

Alsion began playing tennis at the age of seven under the tutelage of her father, Cal Alison, former #1 singles player at Alabama. She was the granddaughter of Benjamin Russell, founder of Russell Corporation

She was ranked No. 1 in the South as a junior, was ranked in the top 20 nationally four times, was elected twice to play on the National Junior Wightman Cup team and played on the Southern Girls’ Intersectional Team for five years.

She played on the University of Alabama men’s tennis team from 1963-65-a first in US college tennis.

The Roberta Alison Fall Classic, a collegiate tennis tournament played at Alabama, was named in her honor.

Died due to a hosue fire, she was survived by her two sons.


Southern Hall of Fame Member Roberta Alison Passes:
http://www.southern.usta.com/News/20...ardner_Passes/

Wiki entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberta_Alison

Sources:

1993 article in the Birmingham News (need a more specific date)

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ALLIN, Mrs E (nee G Moon)
United Kingdon (Wales)
Married by 1930

Married when she competes in a Malaysian event in 1930.

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ALVAREZ, “LILI” de (Elia Maria González-Álvarez y López-Chicheri)
Spain
Born 9 May 1905 at the Hotel Flora in Rome, Italy
Died 8 July 1998 in Madrid, Spain.
Married Comte Jean de Gaillard de la Valdène, on 14 November 1935 in Madrid (separated from 1939 on death of only child)

Author of Modern Lawn Tennis (1927) and Plenitud (Fullness) in 1946.

At an early age Lili was a skating star, taking up tennis as a second sport.

Many tapped her to be another Lenglen. Lili never reached those heights; her Lenglen-like flair was never wed to consistency. Nonetheless Lili was proved to be Spain’s greatest player until Arantxa Sanchez and a star of the first magnitude.

Lili started tournament play as early as 1923.
Her grand slam career spanned from 1925 (when she lost in the 1R of the French) to 1937.

Aussie: Never played
French: 4 SF (1930-31, 1936-37) and 1 QF in 1927.
Wimbledon: 3 finals (1926-28)

Won French doubles in 1929 with Kea Bouman.

World ranked #2 in 1927 and 1928.

Alverez sparkled in reaching 3 consecutive Wimbledon finals. She was famous for her daring half-volleys, often hit from the baseline. Lili also created a fashion buzz in 1931 by wearing the first divided skirt in tennis designed by Elsa Schiaparelli.

From 1934 to 1937 she played as the Countess Valdene. When their only child died in 1939 the couple separted. Lili moved back to Spain in 1941 and became a writer. Her writings demonstrated her commitment to feminism and Catholicism.

also see Lili de Alvarez, Spain's First Great Tennis Star:
http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=390808

Alvarez oozed flair and panache

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AMORIN, MARIA (Marie Helena de Amorin)
Brazil

Served a record 17 consecutive double faults in 1957 at Wimbledon in losing to Thung 6-3 4-6 6-1.

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AMOURETTI, Mme JOSETTE (nee ????)
France
Married by 1949 French

In 1949 French as Mme Amaouretti and still active in 1953

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AMOS, HELEN
Australia
Born 30 June 1948 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Active in the 1960s

In Germany from 1970-1985 studying medicine.

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ANDERSON
Australia

In 1931 Aussie doubles draw

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ANDERSON, DOROTHY (Dorothy E Anderson)
United Kingdom

In 1932 Wimbledon draw.