Beryl Bartlett Explained

Beryl Bartlett
Country: South Africa
Birth Date:1924 5, df=yes
Birth Place:South Africa
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:South Africa
Wimbledonresult:2R (1951, 1952)
Frenchopendoublesresult:F (1951)
Wimbledondoublesresult:3R (1951, 1952)
Wimbledonmixedresult:4R (1951)

Beryl Olive Bartlett (Nicholas; 28 May 1924 – 17 November 2017) was a tennis player from South Africa who was active in the 1950s.

Career

Bartlett teamed with American player Barbara Scofield to reach the doubles final at the 1951 French Championships. In the final they were defeated in straight sets by Doris Hart and Shirley Fry. Her best Grand Slam performance in the singles was reaching the second round at the Wimbledon Championships in 1951 and 1952. Partnering Nigel Cockburn she reached the fourth round of the mixed doubles at the 1951 Wimbledon Championships where they were beaten by the top-seeded pairing Louise Brough and Eric Sturgess.[2] Also in 1951 she won the All England Plate, a competition consisting of players who were defeated in the first or second rounds of the Wimbledon singles competition. In the finals she won against Georgie Woodgate in three sets.[3]

In 1951 and 1952 she reached the singles final at the West of England Championships, played on grass courts in Bristol, but was defeated on both occasions in straight sets by American players Beverly Baker and Patricia Canning Todd respectively. In June 1952 she won the singles title at the Oslo international tournament after a victory in the final against Beryl Penrose.[4]

She was part of a South African team, with Hazel Redick-Smith, Nigel Cockburn and Eric Sturgess who played a number of test matches against an Australian team in South Africa in February and March 1952.[5] [6] [7] [8]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: (1 runner-up)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beryl Olive Bartlett . GenDatabase.
  2. Web site: Wimbledon player archive – Beryl Bartlett. AELTC.
  3. Book: 2011 Wimbledon Compendium. 2011. The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. London. 9781899039364. 493–497. Alan Little.
  4. News: Aust. woman down in tennis final . Queensland Times . 10 June 1952 . 7 (Daily.) . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: Tennis team's poor start . The Sun. 21 February 1952 . 44 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: Australian Tennis Lead . . 9 March 1952 . 8 (Sports Section) . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: 4-4 Draw In Tennis Test . . 17 March 1952 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
  8. News: Australia behind in tennis . The Sun . 22 March 1952 . 6 . National Library of Australia.