Violet Pinckney
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| Full name | Violet Millicent Pinckney |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
| Born |
11 March 1871 Alderbury, Wiltshire, England |
| Died |
13 March 1955 (aged 84) New Forest, Hampshire, England |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1906, 1908) |
Violet Millicent Pinckney (11 March 1871 – 13 March 1955) was an English tennis player. Pinckney was born at Alderbury, Wiltshire, in 1871 to Major William Pinckney and his wife Frances Charlotte Everett.[1] In 1903 she won the German Championships. She took part in the 1908 Summer Olympics, but lost in the initial round to Gladys Eastlake-Smith.[2] In 1907 and 1908 she won the London Championships.[3] Pinckney died at New Forest, Hampshire in March 1955.
References
- ↑ http://www.john-pinckney.co.uk/family/g0/p138.htm
- ↑ "Violet Millicent Pinckney Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- ↑ Dorothea Chambers (1910): Lawn Tennis for Ladies. Methuen & Co. Ltd., London
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