Angela Mortimer

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Florence Angela Margaret Mortimer Barrett (April 21, 1932) was a British female tennis player. She was born in Plymouth, Devon, England.

Barrett won three Grand Slam singles titles during her career. She defeated Dorothy Head Knode in the final of the 1955 French Championships 2-6, 7-5, 10-8. Barrett defeated Lorraine Coghlan in the final of the 1958 Australian Championships 6-3, 6-4. And Barrett defeated Christine Truman Janes 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the final of Wimbledon in 1961, when Barrett was 29 years old and partially deaf.

Barrett teamed with Anne Shilcock to win the women's doubles title at Wimbledon in 1955. That was Barrett's only career Grand Slam women's doubles title. Barrett teamed with Coghlan to reach the women's doubles final at the 1958 Australian Championships.

Barrett and Peter Newman reached the mixed doubles final at the 1958 Australian Championships. That was Barrett's only career Grand Slam mixed doubles final.

Barrett was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1993.

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Tournament	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	Career SR
Australia	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	W	A	A	A	A	1 / 1
France	A	A	3R	A	W	F	A	A	A	A	A	A	1 / 3
Wimbledon	2R	3R	QF	QF	2R	SF	3R	F	QF	QF	W	4R	1 / 12
United States	A	QF	3R	A	1R	A	A	A	1R	A	SF	A	0 / 5
SR	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 1	1 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 1	1 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 1	1 / 2	0 / 1	3 / 21