Edith Austin
| Full name | Edith Lucy Austin Greville |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  1894, 1896) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1913) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1919) |
Edith Lucy Austin Greville (15 December 1867 – 27 July 1953) was a Welsh tennis player who was active from the late 1880s until 1919. She was married to fellow player George Greville.
Career
Austin was born in Hawarden, Flintshire, North Wales to Rev. Edward and Elizabeth Austin. They moved to Broadhempston, Devon, where her father was the vicar, and Rendlesham, Suffolk, where her father was the rector.[2][3]
Between 1893 and 1919, she participated 16 times in the singles event of the Wimbledon Championships and achieved her best results in 1894 and 1896 when she reached the final of the all-comers tournament.[4] In 1894 she lost to Blanche Hillyard in straight sets, winning just two games and Hillyard became champions as the title holder Lottie Dod did not defend her title.[5] In 1896 she lost the all-comers final in three sets to Alice Pickering.[6] In her last two Wimbledon appearances in 1913 and 1919 she also played in the doubles and mixed doubles events.
In 1891 she won the
In 1896 she was a runner-up at the South of England Championships in Eastbourne, losing the final to Blanche Bingley-Hillyard in three sets.
In 1899, she married fellow tennis player
References
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- ^ 1871 England Census
- ^ 1881 England Census
- AELTC.
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- AELTC.
- ^ "Kent Championships – Ladies' Singles Roll of Honour" (PDF). Beckenham Tennis Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". Morning Post. British Newspaper Archive. 7 April 1894. p. 3.
- ISBN 0091660602.
- ^ London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage: Comprising Information Concerning All Persons Bearing Hereditary Or Courtesy Titles, Knights, and Companions of All the Various Orders, and the Collateral Branches of All Peers and Baronets. Dean & Son, Limited. 1902. p. 821. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
Turketil George Pearson Greville.