Geraldine Beamish
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Full name | Winifred Geraldine Ramsey Beamish | |||||||||||
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Country (sports) | Great Britain | |||||||||||
Born | Forest Gate, London, U.K. | 23 June 1883|||||||||||
Died | 10 May 1972 St Pancras, London, U.K. | (aged 88)|||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
Wimbledon | SF (1919, 1922, 1923) | |||||||||||
Other tournaments | ||||||||||||
WCCC | W (1920) | |||||||||||
Olympic Games | 2R (1920) | |||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
Wimbledon | F (1921) | |||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||
WCCC | W (1919, 1920, 1923) | |||||||||||
Mixed doubles | ||||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||
Wimbledon | SF (1920) | |||||||||||
Other mixed doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 2R (1920) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Winifred Geraldine Ramsey Beamish (née Ramsey; 23 June 1883 – 10 May 1972) was an English tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
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Winifred Geraldine Ramsey was born on 23 June 1883 at Forest Gate, London.[2] She married tennis player Alfred Beamish on 30 September 1911.[3]
She competed at The Championships, Wimbledon from 1910 throughout 1933 in each year the tournament was held, reaching the semifinals three times in 1919, 1922 and 1923. In 1919 she lost to Phyllis Satterthwaite, in 1922, she lost to Molla Mallory and the following year to Suzanne Lenglen.
In 1920 she won the silver medal in the Olympics doubles competition with her partner Dorothy Holman. She also competed in the mixed doubles event with her husband Alfred, but they were eliminated in the second round. In the singles competition she had a walkover in the first round and was eliminated in the second round by her doubles partner Dorothy Holman.
One of her greatest triumphs was her title at the World Covered Court Championship (WCCC) in 1920 where she defeated Kathleen McKane Godfree in the final in three sets. Along with McKane Godfree she won the WCCC doubles title in 1919, 1920 and 1923.
She died on 10 May 1972 at St Pancras, London.[2]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1921 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
World championships finals
Singles (1 title)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1920 | World Covered Court Championships | Wood | ![]() |
6–2, 5–7, 9–7 |
Doubles (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1919 | World Covered Court Championships | Wood | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 1920 | World Covered Court Championships | Wood | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 1922 | World Hard Court Championships | Wood | ![]() |
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0–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1923 | World Hard Court Championships | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 1923 | World Covered Court Championships | Wood | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Mixed doubles (1 title)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1919 | World Covered Court Championships | Wood | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 1922 | World Hard Court Championships | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
References
- ^ "Geraldine Beamish". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Geraldine Beamish (full name: Winifred Geraldine Beamish)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "Winifred BEAMISH". ITFtennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 25 February 2014.