Winnie Shaw, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Winnie Shaw

British tennis player

Date of Birth: 18-Jan-1947

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Mar-1992

Profession: tennis player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Winnie Shaw

  • Winifred "Winnie" Mason Shaw (later Mrs.
  • Wooldridge) (18 January 1947 – 30 March 1992) was a professional tennis player from Scotland.
  • In 2002, she posthumously was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. Winnie Shaw was born in Glasgow on 18 January 1947, the second and youngest child of Winifred Mason, also a tennis player, and journalist Angus Shaw.Shaw had more success as a doubles than a singles player.
  • She never won a major tournament, but she reached the finals of both the ladies doubles and the mixed doubles, and twice made it to the semifinals in the French Open.
  • She played twice in the Australian Open semifinals.
  • She reached the doubles semifinal at Wimbledon in 1972, playing with Joyce Williams, another player from Scotland.

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