Dorothy Round Little
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 13, 1908 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Grand Slam singles championships (3) | |
| Australian Championships | 1935 |
| Wimbledon | 1934, 1937 |
Dorothy Edith Round Little (July 13, 1908 – November 12, 1982 in Kidderminster, England) was a British female tennis player. She was born in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.
Little was a rival of Helen Wills Moody and won the singles title at Wimbledon in 1934 and 1937, when Moody was absent, and the Australian Championships in 1935, which Moddy never played.
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[edit] Grand Slam record
- Australian Championships
- Singles champion: 1935
- Wimbledon
- Singles champion: 1934, 1937
- Singles finalist: 1933
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1934, 1935, 1936
- U.S. Championships
- Women's Doubles finalist: 1931
[edit] Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | 1 / 1 |
| French Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | QF | F | W | QF | QF | W | A | 4R | 2 / 11 |
| U.S. Championships | A | A | A | 3R | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 3 / 14 |
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
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