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Betty Hilton
Full nameElizabeth Evelyn Clements
Country (sports)United Kingdom United Kingdom
Born12 February 1920
Died3 July 2017 (aged 97)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQF (1946)
WimbledonQF (1949,1950)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenF (1949)
WimbledonSF (1947,1949)

Betty Hilton (born Elizabeth Evelyn Clements, 12th February 1920 - 3rd July 2017) was a British tennis player of the post-World War II era. She reached the women's doubles final at the 1949 French Open alongside Joy Gannon. Hilton also reached the quarterfinals in singles at the 1946 French Open and the quarterfinals at the 1949 and 1950 Wimbledon Championships.

Tennis Career

Personal life

Career Statistics

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 SR W-L Win%
Australian Championships A A NH NH NH NH NH A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 0%
French Championships A NH R R R R A QF A A 1R A 0 / 2 4–2 66%
Wimbledon 2R NH NH NH NH NH NH 4R 4R 3R QF QF 0 / 6 17–6 74%
U.S. Championships A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 0%
Win-Loss 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 7–2 3–1 2–0 4–2 4–0 0 / 8 21–8 72%


Grand Slam doubles performance timeline

Tournament 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 SR W-L Win%
Australian Championships A A NH NH NH NH NH A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 0%
French Championships A NH R R R R A SF A A F A 0 / 2 11–2 85%
Wimbledon 2R NH NH NH NH NH NH 1R SF 3R SF QF 0 / 6 17–6 74%
U.S. Championships A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 0%
Win-Loss 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–2 5–1 2–0 11–2 4–0 0 / 8 28–8 78%

R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.

In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-Up 1949 French Championships Clay United KingdomJoy Gannon United States Louise Brough

United States Margret Osbourne

7–5, 6–1


References

  1. "Biographies of Female Tennis Players - Page 61 - TennisForum.com". www.tennisforum.com. Retrieved 2019-10-15.