Sonia Cox

Sonia Hilda Cox (25 December 1936 – 23 August 2001), was a badminton and tennis player from New Zealand.[1]

Cox began playing badminton when she was 11 years old. She attended Otago Girls' High School, where she continued to play badminton.[1] When she was 14 years old, she started to play in the Otago provincial team and she was placed eighth in the national rankings.[2] In 1953, when she was 16 years old, she was part of the New Zealand badminton team which travelled to Tasmania, Australia, for a tour of competitions.[2]

Cox held the national title in women's badminton six times: 1953 to 1957 and again in 1960.[3] In 1960 she was part of a New Zealand women's team which competed in the Uber Cup in the United States and progressed to the finals of the tournament.[4]

Cox played tennis competitively as well, including in the national tournaments in 1955 and 1956, and at The Championships, Wimbledon in 1958.[1][5] At Wimbledon she competed in the ladies' singles, in the ladies' doubles with Ruia Morrison and in the mixed doubles with Peter Nicholls.[6]