Caroline Billingham
Caroline Billingham-Jones (born 12 July 1967) is a British former professional tennis player.
Full name | Caroline Billingham-Jones |
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Country (sports) | |
Born | 12 July 1967 |
Prize money | $25,884 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 359 (9 November 1992) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 237 (20 November 1989) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1987) |
Biography
Billingham is a daughter of Labour politician Angela Billingham, Baroness of Banbury.[1]
Educated at Banbury School, Billingham joined the international tennis circuit in the late 1980s. She competed regularly in Wimbledon qualifying during her career and made a main draw appearance in the women's doubles at the 1987 Wimbledon Championships. Her four ITF doubles titles included one $25,000 tournament, in Nigeria in 1991. As a singles player she reached a best ranking of 359 in the world and was the joint winner of the 1992 Scottish Championships.[2]
She is a former captain of the Oxfordshire women's county side, holding the position for 12 years.[3]
References
- "Tennis: Angela, 60, to Oxon's rescue". Oxford Mail. 7 December 2001.
- "Wash-out leaves honours even". Herald Scotland. 10 August 1992.
- "Tennis: Captain Jones calls it a day". Oxford Mail. 29 July 2005.
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