Dorothy Round, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dorothy Round

English tennis player

Date of Birth: 13-Jul-1909

Place of Birth: Dudley, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 12-Nov-1982

Profession: tennis player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Dorothy Edith Round (13 July 1909 – 12 November 1982), was a British tennis player who was active from the late 1920s until 1950.
She achieved her major successes in the 1930s.
She won the singles title at Wimbledon in 1934 and 1937, and the singles at the Australian Championships in 1935.
She also had success as a mixed doubles player at Wimbledon, winning a total of three titles.
After her wedding in 1937, she played under her married name, Mrs D.L.
Little.
During the Second World War, she played in North America and became a professional coach in Canada and the United States.
Post-war, she played in British regional tournaments, coached, and wrote on tennis for newspapers.