Sheila Armstrong (tennis)

Sheila Armstrong (1939–1979) was a British tennis player. She became Sheila Brown after marriage.[1]

Sheila Armstrong
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born1939
Died1979 (aged 39)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1956)
Wimbledon4R (1957)
US Open3R (1957)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQF (1960)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon4R (1957, 1959)

Born in 1939, Armstrong grew up around Manchester, where her father worked as a bank manager. The family lived in the town of Droylsden before they moved to Didsbury to be close to the Northern Lawn Tennis Club.[2] She attended Manchester Girls High School.[3] In 1955 she claimed the junior singles title at Wimbledon.[1] The following year, Armstrong won the junior doubles event with Lorraine Coghlan during the 1956 Australian Championships.[4]

Armstrong earned a place on the British Wightman Cup team in 1957, playing doubles with Shirley Broomer. She made the singles fourth round at Wimbledon in 1957 and reached the quarter-finals of the women's doubles in 1960 partnering Deidre Catt. In 1960, her final year touring, she won several titles on the French Riviera tennis circuit.[5]

References
  1. "Sheila Brown Dies At 39". The Daily Telegraph. 20 January 1979.
  2. "Tennis hope". Manchester Evening News. 4 March 1955.
  3. "Speaking Personally". Manchester Evening News. 4 June 1954.
  4. Lawrence, Don (31 January 1956). "Clean Sweep by Victorian Juniors". The Age. p. 20.
  5. "Sheila Armstrong Gets Fourth Title". Nottingham Evening News. 28 March 1960.
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