Margaret Scriven
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Margaret Croft Scriven-Vivian (née Scriven; 17 August 1912 – 25 January 2001) was a British tennis player and the first woman from that country to win the singles title at the French Championships in 1933. She also won the singles title at the 1934 French Championships, defeating Helen Jacobs in the final. She was ranked No. 5 in the world in 1933 and 1934.
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Full name | Margaret Croft Scriven-Vivian |
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Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
Born | (1912-08-12)12 August 1912 Leeds, England |
Died | 25 January 2001(2001-01-25) (aged 88) Haslemere, England |
Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Int. Tennis HoF | 2016 (member page) |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 5 (1933, A. Wallis Myers)[1] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | W (1933, 1934) |
Wimbledon | QF (1931, 1933, 1934, 1937) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | W (1935) |
Wimbledon | SF ( 1934) |
US Open | QF (1933) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | W (1933) |
Wimbledon | QF (1937) |
US Open | SF (1933) |
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