Sheila Piercey Summers
Full name | Sheila Piercey-Summers |
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Country (sports) | South Africa |
Born | (1919-03-18)18 March 1919 Johannesburg, South Africa |
Died | 14 August 2005(2005-08-14) (aged 86) |
Plays | Right–handed |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No.6 (1947)[1] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | SF (1949) |
Wimbledon | SF (1947) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | SF (1949) |
Wimbledon | QF (1947, 1949) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | W (1947, 1949) |
Wimbledon | W (1949) |
Sheila Piercey (18 March 1919 – 14 August 2005) was a South African tennis player. She was also known under her married name Sheila Piercey-Summers.
Piercey was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. With her compatriot Eric Sturgess, she won three mixed doubles titles: at the French Open in 1947 and 1949 and at Wimbledon in 1949.
In 1947, she became the first South African woman to reach a Wimbledon semifinal in the singles event.[2] She lost the match in straight sets to top-seeded and eventual champion Margaret Osborne.[3] Two years later, in 1949, she again reached the semifinals of the French Championships and again lost to Osborne in straight sets.
Summers won the South African Championships singles title in 1948, 1949 and 1951 and was runner–up in 1939, 1940 and 1947. In August 1947, she won the singles title at the International Swiss Championships at Lausann, defeating Doris Hart in the final in three sets.[4]
After her playing career, she coached the South African Federation Cup team.[2]
Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles (3 titles)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1947 | French Championships | Clay | Eric Sturgess | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska Cristea Caralulis | 6–0, 6–0 |
Win | 1949 | French Championships | Clay | Eric Sturgess | Jean Quertier Gerry Oakley | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 1949 | Wimbledon | Grass | Eric Sturgess | Louise Brough John Bromwich | 9–7, 9–11, 7–5 |
References
- ^ Collins, Bud (2016). "Ranking Histories". History of tennis (3 ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 763. ISBN 978-1937559380.
- ^ a b "SA tennis champion from 1940s dies". Mail & Guardian. South Africa. 15 August 2005. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Wimbledon player archive – Sheila Summers (Piercey)". wimbledon.com. AELTC.
- ^ G.P. Hughes, ed. (1948). The Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack 1948. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. pp. 201, 201.
External links
- Sheila Summers at Wimbledon
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- 1902: Hélène Prévost / Réginald Forbes
- 1903: Hélène Prévost / Réginald Forbes
- 1904: Kate Gillou / Max Decugis
- 1905: Yvonne de Pfeffel / Max Decugis
- 1906: Yvonne de Pfeffel / Max Decugis
- 1907: A. Péan / Robert Wallet
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- 1909: Jeanne Matthey / Max Decugis
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- 1921: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
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- 1923: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
- 1924: Marguerite Broquedis / Jean Borotra
(international)
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- 1939: Sarah Palfrey Fabyan / Elwood Cooke
- 1940–1945: No competition (World War II)
- 1946: Pauline Betz / Budge Patty
- 1947: Sheila Piercey / Eric Sturgess
- 1948: Patricia Canning Todd / Jaroslav Drobný
- 1949: Sheila Piercey / Eric Sturgess
- 1950: Barbara Scofield / Enrique Morea
- 1951: Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman
- 1952: Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman
- 1953: Doris Hart / Vic Seixas
- 1954: Maureen Connolly / Lew Hoad
- 1955: Darlene Hard / Gordon Forbes
- 1956: Thelma Coyne Long / Luis Ayala
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- 1984: Anne Smith / Dick Stockton
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- 1988: Lori McNeil / Jorge Lozano
- 1989: Manon Bollegraf / Tom Nijssen
- 1990: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Jorge Lozano
- 1991: Helena Suková / Cyril Suk
- 1992: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Mark Woodforde
- 1993: Eugenia Maniokova / Andrei Olhovskiy
- 1994: Kristie Boogert / Menno Oosting
- 1995: Larisa Neiland / Todd Woodbridge
- 1996: Patricia Tarabini / Javier Frana
- 1997: Rika Hiraki / Mahesh Bhupathi
- 1998: Venus Williams / Justin Gimelstob
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- 2002: Cara Black / Wayne Black
- 2003: Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan
- 2004: Tatiana Golovin / Richard Gasquet
- 2005: Daniela Hantuchová / Fabrice Santoro
- 2006: Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić
- 2007: Nathalie Dechy / Andy Ram
- 2008: Victoria Azarenka / Bob Bryan
- 2009: Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan
- 2010: Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić
- 2011: Casey Dellacqua / Scott Lipsky
- 2012: Sania Mirza / Mahesh Bhupathi
- 2013: Lucie Hradecká / František Čermák
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- 2015: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Mike Bryan
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