Beryl Penrose
| Full name | Beryl Penrose Collier |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
| Born | 22 December 1930 Sydney, Australia |
| Plays | Right–handed |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1955) |
| French Open | QF (1955) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1955) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1954, 1955) |
| French Open | SF (1955) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1955) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1956) |
| French Open | SF (1952, 1955) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1955) |
Beryl Penrose (born 22 December 1930) is a former Australian international tennis player. She competed in the Australian Open 8 times, from 1950 to 1957. She won the singles title in 1955 defeating compatriot Thelma Coyne Long in the final in straight sets.[1]
In January 1948 she won the Australian girls singles title.[2] In July 1952 she won the singles title at the Welsh Championship.[3]
Her best results came in 1955, aged 24, when in addition to her Australian success, she reached the quarter-finals at the French and Wimbledon Championships. While overseas, she reached four finals including winning the German Championships.[4]
She was rated as high as 5th in the world in the 1955 tennis rankings [5]
Her grandson, James Duckworth (tennis) is an Australian tennis professional.[6]
Grand Slam finals
Singles
- Titles (1)
| Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
| 1955 | Australian Championships | Thelma Coyne Long |
6–4, 6-3 |
Doubles
- Titles (2)
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 1954 | Australian Championships | Mary Bevis Hawton |
 Julia Wipplinger Hazel Redick-Smith |
6–3, 8–6 |
| 1955 | Australian Championships | Mary Bevis Hawton |
Nell Hall Hopman Gwen Thiele |
7–5, 6–1 |
Mixed doubles
- Titles (1)
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 1955 | Australian Championships | Neale Fraser |
Mary Bevis Hawton Roy Emerson |
6–2, 6–4 |
References
- ^ Beryl Penrose at australianopen.com
- ^ "Beryl Penrose is Girls' Tennis Star". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW: National Library of Australia. 26 January 1948. p. 8.
- ^ "TITLE TO MISS PENROSE". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 19 July 1952. p. 10.
- ^ http://www.tennisforum.com/1551-yearly-results/428898-1955-results.html
- ^ http://www.tennisforum.com/1551-yearly-results/128923-world-rankings-3.html
- ^ http://www.tennis.com.au/player-profiles/james-duckworth
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- 1930 births
- Living people
- Australian female tennis players
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles
- Australian Championships (tennis) champions
- Sportswomen from New South Wales
- Tennis people from Sydney
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's singles
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles
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