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Elaine Shenton (nee Watson) is a British former tennis player.
Shenton grew up in Hertfordshire and was a British junior champion.[1] She was doubles champion at the Italian championships in 1954, partnering Pat Ward.[2] In 1955 she won the singles titles at both the Scottish Championships and Welsh Covered Court Championships.[3] She was runner-up to Ann Haydon in the singles final at the North of England Championships in 1956.[4] At the 1956 Wimbledon Championships, Shenton won through to the fourth round, before losing to eventual finalist Angela Buxton.[5] In 1957 she won the Chapel Allerton Open in Leeds. She was ranked as high as sixth in Great Britain.[1]
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