Beatrice Langrishe

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Beatrice Langrishe
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born1863
Knocktopher, County Kilkenny, Ireland
DiedMarch 1939 (age 77)
London, England
Turned pro1879 (amateur circuit)
Retired1890
Singles
Career titles2

Maria Cecilia "Beatrice" Langrishe (1863 - March 1939)

Irish Championships
in 1883. She was active from 1879 to 1890 and won 2 career singles titles.

Career

She played her first tournament in 1879 at the inaugural

County Kilkenny Tournament where she lost to her sister May Langrishe, and the women's doubles final of the East Gloucestershire Championships which she won with Constance Smith.[2] In 1883 she reached the final of her first major tournament at the Irish Championships,[3]
where she was defeated in straight sets by her sister May.

In 1886 she reached the finals of the

Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament to Constance Bryan, but won the women's doubles event with Constance.[9] In 1889 she reached the finals of the Sussex Championships where she lost to her sister May Langrishe.[10]

She was a member of the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club and represented them in the tournaments she participated in.[11]

Family

She was born in Ireland in 1863, one of five daughters of Sir James Langrishe, 4th Baronet and his wife Adela de Blois Eccles (Lady Langrishe). Her sisters May Langrishe and Adela Langrishe were also accomplished lawn tennis players. She married Colonel Henry Francis Thornhill Fisher on 21 December 1901 in Chelsea, London, England.[12] She died in London in March 1939 at the age of 77.[13][14]

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-317-74666-9
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  2. ^ Routledges Sporting Annual (1883) Lawn Tennis Tournaments of 1882. George Routledge and Son. London. England. pp.113–118.
  3. ^ Irish TV Documentary (4 Jul 2016). The True Tale Of The Irish Tennis Murderer. Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE). Dublin. Ireland.
  4. ^ "LAWN TENNIS. KILLINEY AND BALLYBRACK LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP" (Subscription). Dublin Daily Express. Dublin, Republic of Ireland: British Newspaper Archive. 1 May 1886. p. 6. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  5. ^ "IRISH LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP". The Referee. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 30 May 1886. p. 5. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  6. ^ "CLIFTON LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT". Western Daily Press. Bristol, England: British Newspaper Archive. 28 June 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  7. ^ "The Welsh Open". clubspark.lta.org.uk. LTA: Penarth LTC. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  8. ^ "TEIGNMOUTH LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. FIFTH DAY". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. Devon, England: British Newspaper Archive. 13 August 1887. p. 4. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  9. ^ "SPORTS AND PASTIMES. THE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT AT BOURNEMOUTH". Hampshire Independent. Hampshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 31 August 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  10. newspapers.com
    . 9 September 1889. p. 2. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  11. ^ "LAWN TENNIS: The Penarth Tournament". Western Mail. Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales: newspapers.com. 15 June 1887. p. 4. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  14. ^ Williams (2014)
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