Dorothy Holman
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Full name | Edith Dorothy Holman |
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Country (sports) | Great Britain |
Born | Kilburn, London, England | 18 July 1883
Died | 15 June 1968[1] London, England | (aged 84)
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Wimbledon | SF (1912, 1913) |
Other tournaments | |
WHCC | W (1920) |
WCCC | W (1919) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | SF (1919, 1922) |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | QF (1913) |
Edith Dorothy Holman (18 July 1883 – 15 June 1968) was a British tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Holman was born in Kilburn, London. In 1920 she won the silver medal in the singles event as well as in the doubles competition with her partner Geraldine Beamish. She also competed in the mixed doubles event with Gordon Lowe but they were eliminated in the first round. In 1919 she won the singles title at the World Covered Court Championship, played on wooden courts at the Sporting Club de Paris, defeating Germaine Regnier Golding in the final in straight sets. She also won the World Hard Court Championship in 1920 defeating Francisca Subirana in straight sets. Holman won the British Covered Court Championships, played at the Queen's Club in London, on four occasions (1912, 1914, 1921 and 1922).
Her best result at the Wimbledon Championships came in 1912 and 1913 when she reached the semifinal of the singles event, which she lost to Charlotte Copper Sterry and Winifred Slocock McNair respectively.
World Championships finals[]
Singles (2 titles)[]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1919 | World Covered Court Championships | Wood | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 1920 | World Hard Court Championships | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 7–5 |
References[]
- ^ Dorothy Holman at Olympedia
External links[]
- Dorothy Holman at the International Tennis Federation
- Dorothy Holman's profile at databaseOlympics
- Dorothy Holman at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1883 births
- 1968 deaths
- English female tennis players
- French Championships (tennis) champions
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic tennis players of Great Britain
- People from Kilburn, London
- Sportspeople from London
- Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in tennis
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- British female tennis players
- Tennis people from Greater London