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Dorothy Shepherd-Barron

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Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
Full nameDorothy Cunliffe Shepherd-Barron
Country (sports)Great Britain
Born(1897-11-24)24 November 1897
Beighton, England
Died20 February 1953(1953-02-20) (aged 55)
Melbourn, England
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1926)
WimbledonQF (1921, 1924)
US OpenQF (1931)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonW (1931)
US OpenF (1929)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonF (1923, 1924, 1934)
Team competitions
Wightman CupW (1924)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Doubles

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

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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

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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

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

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

Mixed doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups)

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

References

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  1. ^ "Dorothy Shepherd-Barron". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Wimbledon players archive – Dorothy Shepherd Barron (Shepherd)". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
  3. ^ "Wimbledon draws archive – 1931 Ladies' Doubles". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
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