Dorothy Shepherd-Barron

Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
Full name	Dorothy Cunliffe Shepherd-Barron
Country (sports)	Great Britain
Born	24 November 1897; Beighton, England
Died	20 February 1953 (aged 55); Melbourn, England
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	2R (1926)
Wimbledon	QF (1921, 1924)
US Open	QF (1931)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	W (1931)
US Open	F (1929)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	F (1923, 1924, 1934)
Team competitions
Wightman Cup	W (1924)
Medal record
Olympic Games

Dorothy Shepherd-Barron (née Cunliffe; 24 November 1897 – 20 February 1953) was a tennis player from Great Britain who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Tennis career

At the 1924 Summer Olympics she teamed with Evelyn Colyer to win a bronze medal in the women's doubles event. In the singles event, she reached the quarterfinals, losing to Julie Vlasto.

Between 1920 and 1939, she participated in 15 editions of the Wimbledon Championships. In the singles event, her best result was reaching the quarterfinals in 1921 (losing to Mabel Clayton) and 1924 (losing to Phyllis Satterthwaite.^[2] She reached the final of the Wimbledon doubles event in 1929 with Phyllis Howkins Covell, losing in straight sets to compatriots Peggy Saunders Michell and Phoebe Holcroft Watson, a result that was repeated in the final of the U.S. National Championships. Two years later, in 1931, she and partner Phyllis Mudford King won the doubles title, defeating Doris Metaxa Howard and Josane Sigart in three sets.^[3]

In mixed doubles, she was a Grand Slam finalist on four occasions, partnering Lewis Deane, Leslie Godfree and Bunny Austin.

Personal life

On 23 September 1921, she married engineer Wilfred Shepherd-Barron in Bombay, India. One of their sons is John Shepherd-Barron, credited as the inventor of the ATM, and their youngest son, Richard Shepherd-Barron, was a racing driver in the 1950s and 1960s, finishing 13th overall at the 1962 Le Mans race. She died in a car accident in Cambridgeshire on 20 February 1953.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1929	Wimbledon	Grass	Phyllis Howkins Covell	Peggy Michell Phoebe Holcroft Watson	6–4, 8–6
Loss	1929	U.S. Championships	Grass	Phyllis Howkins Covell	Peggy Michell Phoebe Holcroft Watson	6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win	1931	Wimbledon	Grass	Phyllis Mudford King	Doris Metaxa Howard Josane Sigart	3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Mixed doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1923	Wimbledon	Grass	Lewis Deane	Elizabeth Ryan Randolph Lycett	4–6, 5–7
Loss	1924	Wimbledon	Grass	Leslie Godfree	Kitty McKane John Gilbert	3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	1931	French Championships	Clay	Bunny Austin	Betty Nuthall Patrick Spence	3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss	1934	Wimbledon	Grass	Bunny Austin	Dorothy Round Tatsuyoshi Miki	6–3, 4–6, 0–6