Anne Shilcock

Anne Shilcock (married name Spann) was a British tennis player of the 1950s.

She won Wimbledon in 1955 in women's doubles with Angela Mortimer,[1] becoming the first all-British team to win since 1937.[2]

Contents

Honours (partial)

Singles titles

None known

Singles finals lost

None known

Doubles titles

Date Name and place of tournament Cat. ($) Surf. Partner Finalists Score
1 1955 The Championships
Wimbledon		 G. Slam Grass (ext.) Angela Mortimer Shirley Bloomer Brasher
Patricia Ward Hales		 7-5, 6-1 Wimbledon (tennis) 1955

Doubles finals lost

None known

Performance at Grand Slams (partial)

Singles

Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US National
1953 - 3rd round (1/8) Doris Hart - -

Result, final opponent

Doubles

Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US National
1955 - - Winner
M. Barrett		 B. Brasher
P. W. Hales		 -

Result, partner, final opponent

References

  1. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica almanac 2008 By Inc Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc NetLibrary, inc Encyclopædia Britannica
  2. ^ Rothmans Wimbledon on camera: Arthur Cole's pictorial history of the world's greatest tennis tournament