Angela Mortimer

British tennis player (1932–2025) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Angela Mortimer
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Florence Angela Margaret Mortimer-Barrett (née Mortimer; 21 April 1932 – 25 August 2025) was an English world No. 1 tennis player. Mortimer won three major singles titles: the 1955 French Championships, the 1958 Australian Championships and 1961 Wimbledon Championships when she was 29 years old and partially deaf.[1] She was born in Plymouth, England.

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A statue of Mortimer

Mortimer died on 25 August 2025 at a hospital in London, England from cancer at the age of 93.[1]

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