Margaret Scriven
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Margaret Croft "Peggy" Scriven-Vivian (August 17, 1912 - January 25, 2001) was a British tennis player and the first woman from that country to win the singles title at the French Championships in 1933. She also won the singles title at the 1934 French Championships, defeating Helen Jacobs in the final. Scriven-Vivian was the last British woman to win the same Grand Slam singles tournament for two consecutive years. In addition, she was the first left-handed woman to win a Grand Slam singles title.
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[edit] Grand Slam record
- French Championships
- Singles champion (2): 1933, 1934
- Women's Doubles champion: 1935
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1933
[edit] Grand Slam singles finals
[edit] Wins (2)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1933 | French Championships |  Simone Mathieu |
6-2, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 1934 | French Championships (2) |  Helen Jacobs |
7-5, 4-6, 6-1 |
[edit] Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 - 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| French Championships | A | A | 2R | W | W | SF | 2R | QF | A | A | NH | R | A | A | A | 2 / 6 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | QF | 3R | 1R | QF | 4R | 4R | NH | NH | NH | 4R | 3R | 0 / 12 |
| U.S. Championships | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 19 |
NH = tournament not held.
R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.
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.
