Margot Lumb
Margot Lumb | |
|---|---|
 Margot Lumb in 1936 | |
| Born | 1 July 1912 London, England |
| Died | 3 January 1998 (aged 85) |
| Spouse |
W. H. L. Gordon (m. 1944) |
Tennis career | |
| Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
| Plays | Left-handed |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
1939) | |
| Wightman Cup | Runner-up (1937, 1938) |
Margot Lumb (1 July 1912 - 3 January 1998) was a left-handed English squash and tennis player.[1][2]
Biography
Margarita Evelyn Lumb was born in London in 1912 to Charles Fletcher Lumb and Margarita Johnson. Her father was a businessman and inventor; her mother was from Cuba. She was one of five children.[2][3]
As a squash player she won the British Open for five consecutive seasons: 1935 - 1939. She won all five finals in straight sets. She was also the runner-up at the championship in 1934, when she lost to Susan Noel,[4][5] herself a British Open champion three consecutive times (1932 - 1934), winning in straight sets on all three occasions.[6]
Lumb also won the
As a
Margot also competed in the main draw of the women's doubles at Wimbledon alongside her sister Berenice (Bernice) from 1937 to 1939, reaching the
Following her marriage in 1944 to W H L (Bill) Gordon, Margot Lumb continued playing both squash and tennis using her married name: either Margot Gordon or Mrs W H Gordon.[2][10]
References
- ^ "Sport: Tennis". Time. 30 August 1937. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
- ^ GALE Group.
- ^ Lumb, Margarita E. (September 1912). "Entry of Birth". freebmd.org.uk. Volume: 2a. Kingston. p. 916. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ British Open Men's and Women's Champions Archived 2010-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ British Open Hall of Fame Archived 2008-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ British Open Men's and Women's Champions Archived 2010-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "USSRA National Hardball Championships - Historical Data ( derived from USSRA records )". Squashtalk.com. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ^ "German Titles". The Scotsman. 18 July 1938. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Archive - Draws Archive : Bernice Lumb Doubles History Match History - 2015 Wimbledon Championships Website - Official Site by IBM". 2017.wimbledon.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Margot Lumb In Last 16". Leicester Mercury. 21 February 1950. Retrieved 9 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
- Official British Open Squash Championships website at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 December 2008)
- British Open historical data at Squashtalk.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 January 2010)
- Portraits of Margot Lumb at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Margot Lumb at Wimbledon
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