Georgie Woodgate

Georgie Woodgate
Full nameGeorgiana Elizabeth Woodgate Cox
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born(1923-07-06)6 July 1923
Died12 May 2001(2001-05-12) (aged 77)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1951)
Wimbledon4R (1952)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenQF (1951)
WimbledonQF (1956)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon4R (1947, 1954)

Georgiana Elizabeth Cox (nee Woodgate; 6 July 1923 — 12 May 2001) was a British tennis player active from the 1940s to 1960s. Her younger sister Billie was also a tennis player.[1]

Woodgate claimed the singles title at the Welsh Championships in 1949, then in 1950 won the singles and doubles at the Welsh Covered Court Championships.[2] In 1951 she won the Henley Hard Courts summer meeting. In 1952 she made the singles fourth round of the Wimbledon Championships, beating Wightman Cup player Pat Ward en route. She was singles runner-up to Angela Mortimer at the 1953 British Covered Court Championships. In 1956 she reached the women's doubles quarter-finals at Wimbledon.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Tennis Sisters In Last Eight". The Birmingham Mail. 4 October 1955.
  2. ^ "Ashford Girl Wins Welsh Tennis Titles". Staines and Egham News. 10 November 1950.
  3. ^ "Lew Hoad Loses First Set". Evening Standard. 5 July 1956.