Margaret R. O'Donnell
| Country (sports) |  GBR |
|---|---|
| Born | 1938 Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Turned pro | 1956 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1967 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 72-67 (52%) |
| Career titles | 13 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1959, 1961, 1964, 1965) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1959, 1965 ) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1959) |
Margaret R. O'Donnell (born 1938 – ) is a retired British tennis player who competed at the Wimbledon Championships[1] between 1959 and 1965. She was active from 1956 to 1967 and won 13 career singles titles..
Career
[edit]Margaret was born Liverpool, Lancashire, England as a junior she joined the team at Liverpool Cricket Club. She won Lancashire Junior County Championships twice in 1955.[2]
Her career highlights include winning the North of England Hard Court Championships three times (1963, 1965–1966),[3] the Hoylake and West Kirby Open three times (1957–1958, 1961),[4] the Nottinghamshire Championships (1961), the Lee-on-Solent Open two times (1957–1958),[5] Torquay Open, (1961) St. Annes Open (1962),[6] and the Lancashire Championships (1963).[7]
Additionally she was finalist at the Essex Championships at Frinton-on-Sea (1956), Worthing Open (1958), the Bedford Open two times, (1958–1959), Carmarthenshire Championships at Llanelli two times (1959, 1964), the Scottish Hard Court Championships at St. Andrews (1961).
She played her final tournament in 1967 at the Winchester Open in England where she reached the final, before losing to Britain's Anthea Rigby.
References
[edit]- ^ "Player Profile: Margaret O'Donnell". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis: Miss Margaret O'Donnell. of Liverpool 15. Became the singles Champion of Lancashire for the first time when the county lawn tennis championships were held at Liverpool C.C., Aigburth. She was junior champion of 1955-56". Liverpool Echo. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 1 June 1963. p. 16. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Southport Tennis". Liverpool Echo. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 16 April 1963. p. 1. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "MARGARET O'DONNELL IN GREAT FORM Takes West Kirby title in straight sets Miss Margaret O'Donnell the (Liverpool CC and Lacashire County) player wins tournament for the third time". Liverpool Echo. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 22 July 1961. p. 24. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Equals Feat of Bloomer in Lee Tennis: Miss Margaret O'Donnell (Liverpool) equalled the feat of Shirley Bloomer by retaining the women's singles title in the Lee-on-Solent Lawn Tennis Club's Open tournament". Portsmouth Evening News. Hampshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 8 September 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "MISS O'DONNELL WINS: Liverpool's Margaret. O'Donnell is the new open tennis champion at St. Annes". Liverpool Echo. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 26 May 1962. p. 20. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ Liverpool Echo