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Freda James

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Country (sports)
  
United Kingdom

Wimbledon
  
W (1935, 1936)


US Open
  
W (1933)

Name
  
Freda James

Freda James

Full name
  
Winifred Alice James Hammersley

Born
  
11 January 1911 Nottingham, England (
1911-01-11
)

Died
  
27 December 1988(1988-12-27) (aged 77)

Wimbledon
  
4R (1930, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1949)

Winifred Alice "Freda" James (married name Hammersley) (11 January 1911 – 27 December 1988) was a British female tennis player of the 1930s.

She won the women's doubles in Grand Slam events three times : in 1933 at the US Women's National Championship (with Betty Nuthall), and twice at Wimbledon in 1935 and 1936 (with Kay Stammers).

From 1931 to 1939, she was part of the British team in the Wightman Cup.

References

Freda James Wikipedia