Violet Owen
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| Full name | Violet Chamberlain Owen |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
 |
| Born |
15 February 1902 Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England |
| Died | 22 October 1998 (aged 96) |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1927, 1929) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1928, 1930) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1930) |
Violet Owen (15 February 1902 – 22 October 1998) was a British tennis and hockey player. She captained the British hockey team, and played at the Wimbledon tennis championships every year from 1926 to 1933, reaching eighth in the British rankings.[1] She won the women's doubles at the British Hard Court Championships in 1927 partnering Agnes Tuckey.[2] She was a runner-up in singles and doubles at the 1929 German Championships in Hamburg.[3]
She was born Violet Chamberlain in Ramsbury, Wiltshire, on 15 February 1902. In 1930, she married Llewellyn Gordon Owen, also a notable sportsman, having played tennis at Wimbledon and football for Aston Villa and Wales.[4]
They had three children, John, Geoffrey and Ann. Ann and Geoffrey both played at Wimbledon, and Geoffrey became editor of the Financial Times and was knighted in 1989.[2]
References
- ↑ "Players archive – Violet Own". Wimbledon. AELTC.
- 1 2 "Obituary: Violet Owen". The Independent. 26 November 1998. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ Myers, A. Wallis, ed. (1930). Ayres' Lawn Tennis Almanack. London: F.H. Ayres Ltd. pp. 482–483.
- ↑ "Football Cartophilic Info Exchange: Villa News & Record – Our Picture Gallery". cartophilic-info-exch.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2016.