Beryl Penrose

Beryl Penrose (22 December 1930 – 23 June 2021) was an Australian international tennis player. She competed in the Australian Open from 1950 to 1957. Penrose won the singles title in 1955, defeating compatriot Thelma Coyne Long in the final in straight sets.^[2]

Beryl Penrose

Full name	Beryl Penrose Collier
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(1930-12-22)22 December 1930 Sydney, Australia
Died	23 June 2021(2021-06-23) (aged 90) [1]
Plays	Right–handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 5 (1955 Lance Tingay)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	W (1955)
French Open	QF (1955)
Wimbledon	QF (1955)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (1954, 1955)
French Open	SF (1955)
Wimbledon	3R (1955)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	W (1956)
French Open	SF (1952, 1955)
Wimbledon	SF (1955)

In January 1948, she won the Australian girls singles title.^[3] In July 1952, she won the singles title at the Welsh Championship.^[4]

Her best results came in 1955, aged 24, when in addition to her Australian success, she reached the quarterfinals at the French and Wimbledon Championships. While overseas, Penrose reached four finals, including winning the German Championships against Erika Vollmer.

She was rated as high as fifth in the world in the 1955 rankings.

In 1957, she married and retired from her tennis career.

In 2017, she was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame.^[5] Her grandson, James Duckworth, is an Australian tennis professional.^[6]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 win)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1955	Australian Championships	Grass	Thelma Coyne Long	6–4, 6–3

Doubles (2 wins, 2 losses)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1953	Australian Championships	Grass	Mary Bevis Hawton	Maureen Connolly Julia Sampson	4–6, 2–6
Win	1954	Australian Championships	Grass	Mary Bevis Hawton	Julia Wipplinger Hazel Redick-Smith	6–3, 8–6
Win	1955	Australian Championships	Grass	Mary Bevis Hawton	Nell Hall Hopman Gwen Thiele	7–5, 6–1
Loss	1956	Australian Championships	Grass	Mary Carter Reitano	Mary Bevis Hawton Thelma Coyne Long	2–6, 7–5, 7–9

Mixed doubles (1 win, 1 loss)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1954	Australian Championships	Grass	John Bromwich	Thelma Coyne Long Rex Hartwig	6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Win	1955	Australian Championships	Grass	Neale Fraser	Mary Bevis Hawton Roy Emerson	6–2, 6–4