Full name Adeline Maud Yorke Wimbledon W (1937) Died December 9, 2000 French Open W (1936, 1937, 1938) Role Tennis player | French Open 3R (1935) Name Billie Yorke Country (sports) United Kingdom French Open W (1936) | |
Adeline 'Billie' Yorke (19 December 1910 – 9 December 2000) was a British tennis player of the 1930s who achieved her best results as a doubles specialist.
At the French Open, she won the women's doubles three years running, along with Simonne Mathieu (1936–1938). With the same partner, she also won Wimbledon in 1937.
She also won the mixed doubles at the French Championships in 1936, along with Marcel Bernard.
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