Angela Mortimer
Florence Angela Margaret Mortimer Barrett (April 21, 1932) was a British female tennis player. She was born in Plymouth, Devon, England. She is married to the veteran BBC commentator John Barrett.
Barrett won three Grand Slam singles titles during her career. She defeated Dorothy Head Knode in the final of the 1955 French Championships 2-6, 7-5, 10-8. Barrett defeated Lorraine Coghlan in the final of the 1958 Australian Championships 6-3, 6-4. And Barrett defeated Christine Truman Janes 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the final of Wimbledon in 1961, when Barrett was 29 years old and partially deaf.
Barrett teamed with Anne Shilcock to win the women's doubles title at Wimbledon in 1955. That was Barrett's only career Grand Slam women's doubles title. Barrett teamed with Coghlan to reach the women's doubles final at the 1958 Australian Championships.
Barrett and Peter Newman reached the mixed doubles final at the 1958 Australian Championships. That was Barrett's only career Grand Slam mixed doubles final.
Barrett was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1993.
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | 1 / 1 |
| France | A | A | 3R | A | W | F | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 3 |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 3R | QF | QF | 2R | SF | 3R | F | QF | QF | W | 4R | 1 / 12 |
| United States | A | QF | 3R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | SF | A | 0 / 5 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 3 / 21 |
A = did not participate in the tournament
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played
See also
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