Geraldine Beamish

Winifred Geraldine Ramsey Beamish (née Ramsey; 23 June 1883 – 10 May 1972) was an English tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]

Geraldine Beamish
Full nameWinifred Geraldine Ramsey Beamish
Country (sports)Great Britain
Born(1883-06-23)23 June 1883
Forest Gate, London, U.K.
Died10 May 1972(1972-05-10) (aged 88)
St Pancras, London, U.K.
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonSF (1919, 1922, 1923)
Other tournaments
WCCCW (1920)
Olympic Games2R (1920)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonF (1921)
Other doubles tournaments
WCCCW (1919, 1920, 1923)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonSF (1920)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (1920)
Medal record
Women's tennis
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Doubles

Biography

Beamish (2nd from right) with Golding, Laurentz and Decugis in 1919.

Winifred Geraldine Ramsey was born on 23 June 1883 at Forest Gate, London.[2] She married tennis player Alfred Beamish on 30 September 1911.[3]

She competed at The Championships, Wimbledon from 1910 throughout 1933 in each year the tournament was held, reaching the semifinals three times in 1919, 1922 and 1923. In 1919 she lost to Phyllis Satterthwaite, in 1922, she lost to Molla Mallory and the following year to Suzanne Lenglen.

In 1920 she won the silver medal in the Olympics doubles competition with her partner Dorothy Holman. She also competed in the mixed doubles event with her husband Alfred, but they were eliminated in the second round. In the singles competition she had a walkover in the first round and was eliminated in the second round by her doubles partner Dorothy Holman.

One of her greatest triumphs was her title at the World Covered Court Championship (WCCC) in 1920 where she defeated Kathleen McKane Godfree in the final in three sets. Along with McKane Godfree she won the WCCC doubles title in 1919, 1920 and 1923.

She died on 10 May 1972 at St Pancras, London.[2]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1921WimbledonGrassSouth Africa Irene Bowder PeacockFrance Suzanne Lenglen
United States Elizabeth Ryan
1–6, 2–6

World championships finals

Singles (1 title)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 1920 World Covered Court Championships Wood United Kingdom Kathleen McKane 6–2, 5–7, 9–7

Doubles (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1919 World Covered Court Championships Wood United Kingdom Kathleen McKane United Kingdom Dorothy Holman
United Kingdom Phyllis Covell
6–3, 6–4
Win 1920 World Covered Court Championships Wood United Kingdom Kathleen McKane United Kingdom Doris Craddock
South Africa Irene Bowder Peacock
6–3, 7–5
Loss 1922 World Hard Court Championships Wood United Kingdom Kathleen McKane France Suzanne Lenglen
United States Elizabeth Ryan
0–6, 4–6
Win 1923 World Hard Court Championships Clay United Kingdom Kathleen McKane France Germaine Golding
France Suzanne Lenglen
6–2, 6–3
Win 1923 World Covered Court Championships Wood United Kingdom Kathleen McKane France Germaine Golding
France Jeanne Vaussard
6–1, 6–1

Mixed doubles (1 title)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1919 World Covered Court Championships Wood United Kingdom Max Decugis France Germaine Golding
France William Laurentz
6–3, 6–3
Loss 1922 World Hard Court Championships Clay United Kingdom John Gilbert France Suzanne Lenglen
France Henri Cochet
4–6, 6–4, 0–6

References

  1. "Geraldine Beamish". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Geraldine Beamish (full name: Winifred Geraldine Beamish)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  3. "Winifred BEAMISH". ITFtennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.