Rosemary Deloford Explained

Rosemary Deloford
Birth Date:26 April 1928
Death Place:Surrey, England
Wimbledonresult:4R (1949)
Wimbledondoublesresult:QF (1955)
Wimbledonmixedresult:3R (1954)

Rosemary Deloford (née Walsh, 26 April 1928 – 24 May 2024) was a British squash and tennis player.

A native of Birmingham, Deloford competed regularly at the Wimbledon Championships during her career. She reached the singles fourth round in 1949, claimed the 1954 All England Plate and was a doubles quarter-finalist in 1955.[1]

Deloford won the Surrey tennis championships in Surbiton in 1955.[2]

As a squash player she was a semi-finalist at both the British Open and U.S. national championships.[3]

Deloford was married to tennis player John Laurence "Jack" Deloford at a London church in 1955.[4] She died in Surrey on 24 May 2024, at the age of 96.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Drobny's Determination Was Vital Factor . . 6 July 1954.
  2. News: Fine win for Miss Walsh . . 30 May 1955.
  3. News: Janet Morgan in Squash Final . The Birmingham Mail . 26 February 1955.
  4. News: Marriages . . 13 September 1955.
  5. News: Rosemary Deloford . 26 September 2024 . The Telegraph . 14 June 2024.