Rosemary Deloford (née Walsh, 26 April 1928 – 24 May 2024) was a British squash and tennis player.
Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
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Born | 26 April 1928 |
Died | 24 May 2024 Surrey, England | (aged 96)
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 4R (1949) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | QF (1955) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 3R (1954) |
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]
References
edit- ^ "Drobny's Determination Was Vital Factor". The Birmingham Mail. 6 July 1954.
- ^ "Fine win for Miss Walsh". The Guardian Journal. 30 May 1955.
- ^ "Janet Morgan in Squash Final". The Birmingham Mail. 26 February 1955.
- ^ "Marriages". Birmingham Post. 13 September 1955.
- ^ "Rosemary Deloford". The Telegraph. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.