Hilda Wallis

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Hilda Wallis
Full nameMabel Hilda Wallis
Country (sports)Ireland
Born1900
Ireland
Died(1979-12-08)8 December 1979
Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon3R (1936)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1924)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1924)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1924)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1936)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (1924)

Mabel Hilda Wallis (1900 – 8 December 1979)[1] was an Irish tennis player.

Wallis reached the final of the Irish Championships at Dublin for the first time in 1921 where she lost to Elizabeth Ryan. She won the Irish title in 1924, 1926, 1930 and 1933.

She participated twice in Wimbledon. In 1924, she lost her second round match against Dorothy Shepherd Barron 0–6, 1–6. Twelve years later, in 1936, she reached the third round but had to pull out of the tournament.[2]

Wallis participated in the 1924 Summer Olympics at Paris where she reached the quarterfinals in mixed doubles alongside Edwin McCrea.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hilda Wallis". www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon. The Official History of The Championships. London: Harper Collins. pp. 295, 317. ISBN 978-0007117079.

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