Betty Uber

Elizabeth Uber (2 June 1906 – 30 April 1983, born Elizabeth Corbin) was an English badminton and tennis player.

Betty Uber
Betty Uber (right) congratulates the All England singles champion 1938, Daphne Young.
Personal information
Birth name	Elizabeth Corbin
Country	England
Born	(1906-06-02)2 June 1906
Died	30 April 1983(1983-04-30) (aged 76)
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's singles, Women's doubles & Mixed doubles

Career

Betty Uber won 13 titles at the All England Open Badminton Championships, 1 of them in women's singles, 4 in women's doubles and 8 in mixed doubles.

She was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame as an Inaugural Member.

Personal life

In 1925, she married Herbert Uber.

Uber Cup

Her surname "Uber" is used for the Uber Cup, the world women's team badminton championship, because she had the idea of hosting the women's event similar to men in New Zealand back in 1950.^[1] She also made the draw for the 1956-1957 inaugural tournament, which took place at Lytham St. Annes in Lancashire, England.^[2]

Achievements

International tournaments (56 titles, 18 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1930	Irish Open	Dorothy Colpoys	4–11, 11–9, 13–10	Winner
1930	All England Open	Marjorie Barrett	2–11, 11–5, 9–11	Runner-up
1931	Scottish Open	Margaret Tragett	11–5, 11–3	Winner
1932	Irish Open	Marjorie Barrett	11–7, 11–6	Winner
1933	Welsh International	Thelma Kingsbury	11–1, 8–11, 11–9	Winner
1935	Scottish Open	Thelma Kingsbury	11–8, 5–11, 7–11	Runner-up
1935	All England Open	Alice Teague	11–1, 11–6	Winner
1935	French Open	Marian Horsley	11–2, 11–1	Winner
1936	All England Open	Thelma Kingsbury	11–5, 3–11, 2–11	Runner-up
1938	Scottish Open	Daphne Young	7–11, 12–11, 11–3	Winner
1938	All England Open	Daphne Young	12–10, 11–12, 3–11	Runner-up
1938	Welsh International	Daphne Young	5–11, 11–6, 11–6	Winner
1939	Scottish Open	Daphne Young	11–9, 11–1	Winner
1947	Irish Open	Queenie Allen	7–11, 8–11	Runner-up
1948	Scottish Open	Queenie Allen	walkover	Runner-up
1948	South African Championships	June Wheating	8–11, 12–10, 11–0	Winner
1950	Scottish Open	Queenie Allen	12–10, 7–11, 8–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1930	Irish Open	Marian Horsley	Violet Elton L. W. Myers	15–9, 15–12	Winner
1931	Scottish Open	Marian Horsley	Margaret Tragett C. T. Duncan	15–12, 15–4	Winner
1931	All England Open	Marian Horsley	Marjorie Barrett Violet Elton	12–15, 15–10, 15–5	Winner
1932	Irish Open	Marian Horsley	Marjorie Barrett Alice Woodroffe	14–17, 15–4, 17–14	Winner
1933	Welsh International	Thelma Kingsbury	Craddock Leoni Kingsbury	15–8, 15–6	Winner
1934	Irish Open	Marian Horsley	Marje Henderson Thelma Kingsbury	15–6, 15–10	Winner
1934	Welsh International	Thelma Kingsbury	Alice Teague L. W. Myers	15–10, 15–8	Winner
1935	Scottish Open	C. T. Duncan	Marje Henderson Thelma Kingsbury	14–17, 12–15	Runner-up
1935	All England Open	Diana Doveton	Marje Henderson Thelma Kingsbury	5–15, 15–9, 8–15	Runner-up
1935	French Open	Diana Doveton	Marian Armstrong Margaret Tragett	15–0, 15–5	Winner
1935	Welsh International	Thelma Kingsbury	Mavis Henderson Marian Horsley	15–6, 15–8	Winner
1936	Irish Open	Marian Horsley	Diana Doveton Thelma Kingsbury	15–7, 15–10	Winner
1936	All England Open	Diana Doveton	Marje Henderson Thelma Kingsbury	10–15, 15–5, 7–15	Runner-up
1937	All England Open	Diana Doveton	Marje Henderson Thelma Kingsbury	17–18, 15–1, 15–2	Winner
1938	Scottish Open	Olive Wilson	Elizabeth Anderson J. Holmes	15–5, 15–4	Winner
1938	All England Open	Diana Doveton	Marje Henderson Marian Horsley	15–6, 15–1	Winner
1938	Welsh International	Diana Doveton	Queenie Allen Bessie Staples	15–6, 15–6	Winner
1939	Scottish Open	Diana Doveton	Mavis Macnaughton Olive Wilson	15–4, 15–4	Winner
1947	Irish Open	Queenie Allen	Nora Conway Barbara Good	15–8, 15–11	Winner
1948	Scottish Open	Queenie Allen	Nora Conway Barbara Good	15–3, 15–10	Winner
1948	All England Open	Queenie Allen	Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl	6–15, 15–12, 2–15	Runner-up
1948	Denmark Open	Queenie Allen	Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl	4–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1948	South African Championships	Queenie Allen	B. Bayne Florrie Mckenzie	15–7, 15–8	Winner
1949	Scottish Open	Queenie Allen	V. E. Duringer Joy Saunders	15–7, 15–2	Winner
1949	Irish Open	Queenie Allen	Nora Conway Barbara Good	15–1, 15–7	Winner
1949	All England Open	Queenie Allen	Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl	15–8, 15–10	Winner
1950	Scottish Open	Queenie Allen	V. E. Duringer Nancy Horner	15–5, 15–8	Winner
1950	All England Open	Queenie Allen	Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl	17–16, 5–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1951	Scottish Open	Queenie Webber	Elisabeth O'Beirne Amy Choong	15–4, 15–7	Winner
1952	All England Open	Queenie Webber	Tonny Ahm Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen	15–18, 4–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1929	All England Open	Herbert Uber	Frank Devlin Marian Horsley	8–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1930	Irish Open	Herbert Uber	Frank Hodge Violet Elton	15–4, 15–10	Winner
1930	All England Open	Herbert Uber	B. P. Cook C. M. Patten	18–13, 15–4	Winner
1931	All England Open	Herbert Uber	Frank Devlin Marian Horsley	8–15, 15–8, 15–9	Winner
1932	Irish Open	Donald C. Hume	Raymond M. White Alice Woodroffe	15–5, 15–8	Winner
1932	All England Open	Herbert Uber	Raymond M. White Hazel Hogarth	18–16, 15–9	Winner
1933	Scottish Open	Donald C. Hume	Alan Titherley C. T. Duncan	15–8, 15–8	Winner
1933	All England Open	Donald C. Hume	Willoughby Hamilton Marian Horsley	18–15, 15–4	Winner
1933	Welsh International	Donald C. Hume	Ian Maconachie Marian Horsley	15–12, 15–12	Winner
1934	Irish Open	Donald C. Hume	Ian Maconachie Marian Horsley	15–12, 15–8	Winner
1934	All England Open	Donald C. Hume	Ian Maconachie Marian Horsley	15–12, 15–10	Winner
1934	Welsh International	B. P. Cook	Ian Maconachie Marian Horsley	11–15, 15–2, 15–6	Winner
1935	Scottish Open	Donald C. Hume	Raymond M. White Marian Armstrong	15–6, 15–3	Winner
1935	All England Open	Donald C. Hume	Raymond M. White Marian Armstrong	15–3, 15–1	Winner
1935	French Open	Geoffrey J. Fish	Ralph Nichols Diana Doveton	11–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1936	Irish Open	Donald C. Hume	Ian Maconachie Marian Horsley	15–4, 15–6	Winner
1936	All England Open	Donald C. Hume	Ian Maconachie Thelma Kingsbury	18–15, 15–8	Winner
1937	Scottish Open	Donald C. Hume	Ian Maconachie Thelma Kingsbury	6–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1938	Scottish Open	Ian Maconachie	Thomas Boyle Olive Wilson	15–8, 15–3	Winner
1938	All England Open	Raymond M. White	Ralph Nichols Bessie Staples	15–10, 15–9	Winner
1938	Welsh International	Alan Titherley	Thomas Boyle Olive Wilson	5–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1939	Scottish Open	Raymond M. White	Thomas Boyle Olive Wilson	15–6, 17–14	Winner
1948	Scottish Open	James Rankin	Harold Marsland Queenie Allen	15–12, 15–13	Winner
1948	South African Championships	Noel B. Radford	Warwick Shute Queenie Allen	15–13, 15–12	Winner
1949	Scottish Open	James Rankin	James C. Mackay C. B. Alison	15–8, 15–6	Winner
1950	Scottish Open	James Rankin	Noel B. Radford L. R. Ludlam	15–10, 15–12	Winner
1951	Scottish Open	Tom Wingfield	Frank Peard Queenie Webber	12–15, 15–10, 15–12	Winner

Tennis

In addition to badminton Uber also competed in tennis and played at the Wimbledon Championships in singles and doubles between 1929 and 1946. Her best singles performance was in 1930 when she reached the fourth round in which she lost to seventh-seeded Phyllis Mudford.^[3]