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English tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lilian Mary Watson (17 September 1857 – 27 May 1918) was an English female tennis player.
Full name | Lilian Mary Watson |
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Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
Born | Harrow, London, England | 17 September 1857
Died | 27 May 1918 60) Berkswell, England | (aged
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | F (1884) |
Lilian Watson was born on 17 September 1857 in Harrow, Middlesex,[1] the daughter of a local vicar Henry William and Emily Frances Watson.[2]
In 1884, she and her younger sister Maud played in the first women's competition at the Wimbledon Championships. Both met in the final which Maud won 6–8, 6–3, 6–3 to become Wimbledon's first female champion.[1]
Lilian played at Wimbledon in the following two years. In 1885, she was defeated in the first round by J. Meikle. In the same year, she won the doubles title at the Irish Championships alongside her sister Maud. In her final Wimbledon appearance in 1886 she reached the semifinals in which she was defeated by eventual champion Blanche Bingley.[3]
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