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Beryl Penrose
Full nameBeryl Penrose Collier
Country (sports) Australia
Born(1930-12-22)22 December 1930
Sydney, Australia
Died23 June 2021(2021-06-23) (aged 90) [1]
PlaysRight–handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 5 (1955 Lance Tingay)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (1955)
French OpenQF (1955)
WimbledonQF (1955)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1954, 1955)
French OpenSF (1955)
Wimbledon3R (1955)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenW (1956)
French OpenSF (1952, 1955)
WimbledonSF (1955)

Beryl Penrose (22 December 1930 – 23 June 2021) was an Australian international tennis player. She competed in the Australian Open eight times, from 1950 to 1957. Penrose won the singles title in 1955 defeating compatriot Thelma Coyne Long in the final in straight sets.[2]

In January 1948 she won the Australian girls singles title.[3] In July 1952 she won the singles title at the Welsh Championship.[4]

Her best results came in 1955, aged 24, when in addition to her Australian success, she reached the quarterfinals at the French and Wimbledon Championships. While overseas, Penrose reached four finals including winning the German Championships against Erika Vollmer.

She was rated as high as 5th in the world in the 1955 tennis rankings.

In 1957 she married and retired from her tennis career.

In 2017, she was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame.[5] Her grandson, James Duckworth, is an Australian tennis professional.[6]

Grand Slam finals

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Singles (1 win)

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Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 1955 Australian Championships Grass Australia Thelma Coyne Long 6–4, 6–3

Doubles (2 wins, 2 losses)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1953 Australian Championships Grass Australia Mary Bevis Hawton United States Maureen Connolly
United States Julia Sampson		 4–6, 2–6
Win 1954 Australian Championships Grass Australia Mary Bevis Hawton South Africa Julia Wipplinger
South Africa Hazel Redick-Smith		 6–3, 8–6
Win 1955 Australian Championships Grass Australia Mary Bevis Hawton Australia Nell Hall Hopman
Australia Gwen Thiele		 7–5, 6–1
Loss 1956 Australian Championships Grass Australia Mary Carter Reitano Australia Mary Bevis Hawton
Australia Thelma Coyne Long		 2–6, 7–5, 7–9

Mixed doubles (1 win, 1 loss)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1954 Australian Championships Grass Australia John Bromwich Australia Thelma Coyne Long
Australia Rex Hartwig		 6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Win 1955 Australian Championships Grass Australia Neale Fraser Australia Mary Bevis Hawton
Australia Roy Emerson		 6–2, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "Vale Beryl Collier, an Australian tennis hall of fame member". Tennis Australia. 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ Beryl Penrose at australianopen.com
  3. ^ "Beryl Penrose is Girls' Tennis Star". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW: National Library of Australia. 26 January 1948. p. 8.
  4. ^ "TITLE TO MISS PENROSE". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 19 July 1952. p. 10.
  5. ^ "Player profiles – Beryl (Penrose) Collier". www.tennis.com.au. Tennis Australia.
  6. ^ "Player profiles – James Duckworth". www.tennis.com.au. Tennis Australia.
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