Billie Yorke
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British tennis player
| Full name | Adeline Maud Yorke |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
| Born | 19 December 1910 Rawalpindi, British India |
| Died | 9 December 2000(2000年12月09日) (aged 89) |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 3R (1935) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1934) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | W (1936, 1937, 1938) |
| Wimbledon | W (1937) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | W (1936) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1933, 1934, 1938) |
Adeline 'Billie' Yorke (19 December 1910 – 9 December 2000) was a British tennis player of the 1930s who achieved her best results as a doubles specialist.
At the French Open, she won the women's doubles three years running, along with Simonne Mathieu (1936–1938). With the same partner, she also won Wimbledon in 1937.
In 1935 Yorke won the singles title at the South of England Championships in Eastbourne after a three-sets victory in the final against Susan Noel.[1] In 1938 she won the singles title at the Egyptian Championship in Cairo.[2]
She also won the mixed doubles at the French Championships in 1936, along with Marcel Bernard.
Grand Slam finals
[edit ]Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runners-up)
[edit ]| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1933 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | United Kingdom Freda James | France Simonne Mathieu United States Elizabeth Ryan |
2–6, 11–9, 4–6 |
| Win | 1936 | French Championships | Clay | France Simonne Mathieu | United Kingdom Susan Noel Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 1937 | French Championships | Clay | France Simonne Mathieu | United States Dorothy Andrus France Sylvie Jung Henrotin |
3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 1937 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | France Simonne Mathieu | United Kingdom Phyllis Mudford King United Kingdom Elsie Goldsack Pittman |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 1938 | French Championships | Clay | France Simonne Mathieu | France Arlette Halff France Nelly Adamson Landry |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1938 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | France Simonne Mathieu | United States Sarah Palfrey Fabyan United States Alice Marble |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1939 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | United States Helen Jacobs | United States Sarah Palfrey Fabyan United States Alice Marble |
1–6, 0–6 |
Mixed doubles (1 title)
[edit ]| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1936 | French Championships | Clay | France Marcel Bernard | France Sylvie Jung Henrotin France André Martin-Legeay |
7–5, 6–8, 6–3 |
References
[edit ]- ^ Myers, A. Wallis, ed. (1939). Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack 1939. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. p. 428.
- ^ Myers, A. Wallis, ed. (1938). Ayres' Lawn Tennis Almanack. London: F.H. Ayres Ltd. pp. 700–701.
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[edit ]Categories:
- British female tennis players
- French Championships (tennis) champions
- Wimbledon champions (pre-Open Era)
- 1910 births
- 2000 deaths
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles
- Racket sportspeople from Rawalpindi
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles
- British sportspeople in British India
- 20th-century British sportswomen