Dorothy Round
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 July 1908 |
| Country |  United Kingdom
|
| Grand Slam singles championships (3) | |
| Australian Championships | 1935 |
| Wimbledon | 1934, 1937 |
Dorothy Edith Round Little (13 July 1908 – 12 November 1982 in Kidderminster, England) was a World No. 1 British female tennis player. She was born in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, where she attended the Dudley Girls High School.
Little was a rival of Helen Wills Moody and won the singles title at Wimbledon in 1934 and 1937, when Moody was absent, and the Australian Championships in 1935, which Moody never played.
According to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Little was ranked in the world top ten from 1933 through 1937, reaching a career high of World No. 1 in those rankings in 1934.[1]
Grand Slam record
- Australian Championships
- Singles champion: 1935
- Wimbledon
- Singles champion: 1934, 1937
- Singles runner-up: 1933
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1934, 1935, 1936
- U.S. Championships
- Women's Doubles runner-up: 1931
Grand Slam singles finals
Wins (3)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1934 | Wimbledon |  Helen Hull Jacobs |
6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 1935 | Australian Championships |  Nancy Lyle Glover |
1–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1937 | Wimbledon |  Jadwiga Jedrzejowska |
6–2, 2–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up (1)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1933 | Wimbledon | Helen Wills Moody |
6–4, 6–8, 6–3 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | 1 / 1 |
| French Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | QF | F | W | QF | QF | W | A | 4R | 2 / 11 |
| U.S. Championships | A | A | A | 3R | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 3 / 14 |
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
See also
External links
References
- ^ Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 702. ISBN 0-942257-41-3.
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