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#781 · (Edited by Moderator)
GREENE, ALICE “Angela” (Alice Norah Gertrude Greene)
United Kingdom
Born 15 October 1879 Upton, Northampshire, England
Died 26 October 1956 on the island of Jersey, England

Referred to as Angela Greene in some sources. Won Queen’s Club event in 1907. Won the silver medal in the 1908 Olympic Indoor Games. Also played field hockey internationally. Her Oympic Medal was sold at auction in 2010.
 
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GREENHALGH, GLADYS (nee Gladys Irene Dreyer)
South Africa
Born 30 March 1893 in O'Kiep, Namakwa, Northern Cape
Died 19 July 1977 in Cape Town
Married Bertram Robert Greenhalgh circa early 1914
[Active circa 1919-30 (and possibly before World War One)]

Gladys Greenhalgh notably won the women's singles title at the Western Province Championships three times: in 1925, 1926 and 1928. Her son, Robert Greenhalgh, was born in August 1915 in Paarl, Western Cape.

She was predeceased by her husband, who had been a farmer.

[Thanks to Newmark and Rollo for this information]
 
#784 · (Edited by Moderator)
GREISS, GEORGINA
Egypt
[Active from at least 1949 to 1953]

In 1949 Georgina entered the French Championships. Weeks later at Wimbledon she partnered Betsy Venter of South Africa in doubles. Greiss was still active as late as 1953.

Probably the same Georgina Greiss who was born circa 1913 in Egypt.

[Thanks to Rollo for this information]
 
#790 · (Edited by Moderator)
GROENMAN, “TRUDY” (Gertrude Johanna Groenman)
Netherlands
Born 15 January 1944
Married (1) Christiaan Gerrit Walhof, 12 December 1969 in Groeningen, Netherlands
Married (2) Marinus Anton Hoolboom, 7 September 1987


Lefthanded, she played a serve and volley game..

Won Dutch National championships in 1964, 1965, and 1966.

RU: 1967 US Indoors

Her slam singles highlight came in 1966, when Trudy reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon. Trudy also made the 4R at Wimbledon in 1964. She and Tom Okker reached the semi-finals of the Wimbledon mixed doubles in 1964. In 1967 she reached the final of the US Indoors, where she lost to Billie Jean King 6–1 6–0.


Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trudy_Groenman

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trudy_Groenman

At Hilversum in 1965

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#793 · (Edited by Moderator)
GROSS, GOLDA (nee Golda Meyer or Myer)
United States (California)
Born 22 December 1887
Died 10 May 1955
Married Lee Worthington Gross (18889-1969) after January 1911 and before mid 1912.
[Active from at least 1911-1933]

Golda Myer was born in California and also died there. In the 1920 census her spouse listed as Lee W Gross-with children Lee M (born January 1913) and Robert W (born circa 1916). Note that papers in 1910 refer to her as Miss Myer more often than Meyer, but both are used. Name errors in papers appear common, as the birth of her son Lee gives husband’s name as “Grose”.

An article from January 11, 1911 in the San Francisco Call indicated she was embarking on as European tour.

Oregon State champion in 1928, RU in 1925.

A northern Cali player from San Francisoco who had a long career. Playing into the 1930s, she contested a Washington State singles final vs Gracyn Wheeler as late as 1933.

On 11 May 1955, she was found dead in bed in her apartment at 22 Domingo Avenue, Berkeley, California. Her son Lee M. Gross was the first to enter her apartment after the Berkeley Fire Department forced open the front door. She had been undergoing treatment for a heart condition She was 67.

Source: "Former Tennis Star Found Dead in Bed," Oakland Tribune, 11 May 1955, page E11.


[Thanks to Rollo and Austinrunner for information on this player]
 
#795 · (Edited by Moderator)
GROVER, PHYLLIS (Phyllis Clara Grover)
Great Britain
Born 01 November 1907 in Balham, London, England
Died 04 February 1974 in New Forest, Hampshire. England
Married George Lowe in 1948 in London, England
[Active 1929-1948 according to the National Portrait Gallery]

In 1947 she won her only 2 singles matches to get to the 4R, where Louise Brough promptly trounced her 6-0 6-1.

Wimbledon record (played 1934, 1936-37, 1939, and 1947-48)

Singles: 2-4
Doubles: 0-3

From the National Portrait Gallery, a 1939 photo by Bassano

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[Thanks to Newmark and Rollo for this biography]
 
#796 · (Edited)
GRUBB, BETTY ANN
United States
Born 26 February 1950 in Newport Beach, California
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Married (1) Guy Christopher Hansen (a pro baseball pitcher) on 17 July 1970 in Reno, Nevada; divorced 15 October 1973
Married (2) Kenneth "Ken" D. Stuart on 20 September 1974 in Los Angeles; divorced 25 July 1979
Married (3) Philip Clive Dent on 11 April 1980 in Orange, California; divorced
Married (4) Grout, before 1996

Name variant: Bettyann
[Active from at least 1967-1981]

A Californian, she attended UCLA.

Miss Grubb was the Ojai tournament and Wimbledon plate winner in 1969. She wed pro baseball player Guy Hansen in July of 1970. They were divorced soon after and she wed tennis teacher Ken Stuart. Most of her best results came as Bettyann Stuart.

Though entering few events, she made the 1977 US doubles final with Renee Richards. Her name was usually rendered as "Bettyann" when her last name was Stuart and Dent.

She entered only one event all year in 1978.

Won the 1979 Avon Futures of Austin in 1979 after taking a break from the tour. In an amazing run she had to start in pre-qualifying, and won 12 straight matches for the title. Moving up to the main tour she won the Avon of Chicago doubles with Rosie Casals. During the summer her singles rank rose to a career high of #26.

By Wimbledon of 1980 she had divorced Stuart and married Phil Dent.

Two of her children were profesional tennis players.

Son Brett Hansen-Dent (born July 2, 1972) played on the ATP a short time.
Son Taylor Dent (21 April, 1981) later a very pro player.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Ann_Grubb_Stuart
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty-Ann_Grubb

[A short clip from the 1977 US Doubles Final]

1980 WTA Media Guide, page 143. (Where she is listed as Bettyann Stuart)

Archive - Draws Archive : Betty Anne Grubb - 2015 Wimbledon Championships Website - Official Site by IBM
Archive - Draws Archive : Betty Dent (Stuart) - 2015 Wimbledon Championships Website - Official Site by IBM (played Wimbledon 1980 as Mrs Dent

[Thanks to Rollo & Newmark401 for this information]
 
#798 · (Edited by Moderator)
GYTON, LORNA (Lorna Gray Gyton)
Australia (Victoria)
Born 1884 in Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Died 10 November 1953 in Victoria
Married Gladstone Askew on 10 November 1917 in Camberwell, Victoria
[Active 1900-10]

A formidable Victorian baseliner of the 1900s, who also had plenty of success in doubles. As well as her five Victorian Championship singles wins, she was a finalist on another five occasions. In 1904 she took a break from the game due to illness. She was rated the #2 player in Australia, behind the invincible Rose Payten, but it appears the two never played - despite both being their state's champion player for most of the decade.

Victorian Champion 1901, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1907

[Thanks to Gee Tee for this information]
 
#800 · (Edited by Moderator)
HACK, ”GWEN” (nee Adela Gwendoline Hill)
Australia (South Australia)
Born 18 June 1891
Died 15 October 1970 in Adelaide
Married Lionel Watson Hack 16 March 1916 in Adelaide
[Active 1919 into the 1920s]

South Australian Champion 1919

Lionel Hack was also a lawn tennis player.

[Thanks to Gee Tee and Jimbo for this information]
 
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