Английская Википедия:Helen Angwin

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Infobox tennis biography Helen Angwin (born c. 1931) is an Australian former tennis player who was active in the first half of the 1950s.

Career

In 1952 she was runner-up in the singles event of the Australian Championship, losing the final in straight sets to compatriot Thelma Coyne Long. In the semifinal she had defeated first-seeded and reigning champion Nancye Wynne Bolton.[1] In the doubles event she reached the semifinal in 1953 together with Gwen Thiele. In total she participated in five editions of the Australian Championships between 1949 and 1954.[2][3]

In January 1952 Angwin won the singles title at the South Australian Championships in Adelaide, defeating Gwen Thiele in the final in three sets.[4][5][3] She lost the final of the 1954 edition in three sets to Jenny Staley.[6]

In September 1954 she announced her retirement from tennis due to her upcoming marriage.[7]

Personal life

Helen Angwin is the youngest of two daughters of Hugh Thomas Moffitt Angwin (1888–1949).[8][9] She married Graham Polkinghorne on 19 January 1955 in Adelaide.[7]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1952 Australian Championships Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Thelma Coyne Long 2–6, 3–6

References

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