Robin Blakelock | |
Fullname: | Robina Blakelock |
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Birth Date: | 21 February 1944 |
Frenchopenresult: | 3R (1963, 1965) |
Wimbledonresult: | 3R (1965) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | 3R (1965) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | SF (1968) |
Frenchopenmixedresult: | 1R (1963) |
Robina Blakelock[1] (born 21 February 1944) is a British former tennis player. Starting in 1963, she competed under her married name, Robin Lloyd, and was remarried in 1970 to Australian player Graham Primrose.[2]
Active in the 1960s, Blakelock grew up in Sussex. She was a British junior champion and as a 19-year old came close to beating Angela Mortimer, holding a match point against her in the 1962 Brighton final.[3] Her best Wimbledon performances included a singles third round appearance in 1965 and All England Plate runner-up finish in 1966. She was a women's doubles semi-finalist at the 1968 Wimbledon Championships with Frances MacLennan.[4]