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Rosemary Deloford

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Rosemary Deloford
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born(1928-04-26)26 April 1928
Died24 May 2024(2024-05-24) (aged 96)
Surrey, England
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon4R (1949)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQF (1955)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon3R (1954)

Rosemary Deloford (née Walsh, 26 April 1928 – 24 May 2024) was a British squash and tennis player.

A native of Birmingham, Deloford competed regularly at the Wimbledon Championships during her career. She reached the singles fourth round in 1949, claimed the 1954 All England Plate and was a doubles quarter-finalist in 1955.[1]

Deloford won the Surrey tennis championships in Surbiton in 1955.[2]

As a squash player she was a semi-finalist at both the British Open and U.S. national championships.[3]

Deloford was married to tennis player John Laurence "Jack" Deloford at a London church in 1955.[4] She died in Surrey on 24 May 2024, at the age of 96.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Drobny's Determination Was Vital Factor". The Birmingham Mail. 6 July 1954.
  2. ^ "Fine win for Miss Walsh". The Guardian Journal. 30 May 1955.
  3. ^ "Janet Morgan in Squash Final". The Birmingham Mail. 26 February 1955.
  4. ^ "Marriages". Birmingham Post. 13 September 1955.
  5. ^ "Rosemary Deloford". The Telegraph. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.