Full name Edith Dorothy Holman Plays Right-handed WHCC W (1920) Name Dorothy Holman Died 1968 | Country (sports) United Kingdom Wimbledon SF (1913) WCCC W (1919) Role Tennis player Handed Right-handed | |
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Born 18 July 1883
Kilburn, London, England ( 1883-07-18 ) Olympic medals Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Women's singles People also search for Geraldine Beamish, Winifred McNair | ||
Edith Dorothy Holman (18 July 1883 – 1968) was a British tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Holman was born in Kilburn, London. In 1920 she won the silver medal in the singles event as well as in the doubles competition with her partner Geraldine Beamish. She also competed in the mixed doubles event with Gordon Lowe but they were eliminated in the first round. In 1919 she won the World Covered Court Championship defeating Germaine Regnier Golding in the final in straight sets. She also won the World Hard Court Championship in 1920 defeating Francisca Subirana in straight sets. She won the British Covered Court Championships, played at the Queen's Club in London, on four occasions (1912, 1914, 1921 and 1922).
Her best result at the Wimbledon Championships came during her first appearance in 1913 when she reached the semifinal of the singles event which she lost to Winifred Slocock McNair.