Camilla Rimington Explained

Camilla Rimington
Fullname:Annie Camilla Beatrice Rimington
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Birth Date:17 January 1883
Birth Place:Kensington, London, England
Death Date:2 February 1953 (age 70)
Death Place:London, England
Turnedpro:1907 (amateur tour)
Retired:1927
Singlestitles:9
Wimbledonresult:2R (1922)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (1922, 1923)
Wimbledonmixedresult:3R (1922)

Annie Camilla Beatrice Rimington (17 January 1883 - 2 February 1953) was an English tennis player known later by her married name Camilla Neville-Smith towards the end of her tennis career. She played at Wimbledon two times in 1922 and 1923.[1] She was active from 1907 to 1927 and contested 15 career singles finals, and won 9 titles.

Career

Camilla was born in Kensington, London, England on 17 January 1883.[2] In 1907 she played her first tournament at the Cumberland Tournament played at the Eden Tennis Club at Stanwixm, she took part in the a women's doubles event partnered with Agnes Morton where they beat Mrs Beatrice Draffen and Maude Garfit in the fourth round,[3] but then lost in the quarter finals.

She would go on to win the Cumberland Tournament six times (1919, 1921-23, 1925, 1927).[4] [5] She also won the North Wales Championships at Criccieth three times (1921–1923) In addition she was also a finalist at Hornsey (1921), Stratford-on-Avon (1922), Brockenhurst (1923), Wallingford-on-Thames (1923) and Conishead Priory (1926)

Family

Her younger sister was Alice Margaret Emma Rimington (1884-1955) who was also a tennis player. She married Neville Hardcastle Smith in the first quarter of 1924 in Penrith, Cumbria.[6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: C. Rimington (GBR) - Ladies' Singles . Wimbledon . AELTC . 16 August 2023.
  2. Web site: Index entry. 16 August 2023. FreeBMD. ONS.
  3. News: Lawn Tennis: Carlisle:Fourth round: Miss Morton and Miss Rimington beat Mrs. Draffen and Miss Garfit, 6-3, 6-4. . 16 August 2023 . Manchester Courier . British Newspaper Archive . 31 August 1907 . Lancashire, England . 8. subscription.
  4. News: LOCAL TENNIS PLAYERS AT CARLISLE: Cumberland Tournament. In the final of the ladies' open singles Miss Camilla Rimington (Penrith), beat Miss Kathleen Aitchison . 16 August 2023 . Penrith Observer . British Newspaper Archive . 2 September 1919 . Cumberland, England . 5. subscription.
  5. News: CUMBERLAND TITLES . 16 August 2023 . The Scotsman . British Newspaper Archive . 27 August 1927 . Midlothian, Scotland . 14. subscription.
  6. Web site: Index entry. 16 August 2023. FreeBMD. ONS.
  7. Web site: Index entry. 16 August 2023. FreeBMD. ONS.