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Dorothy Round Little
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 13, 1908 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Grand Slam singles championships (3) | |
| Australian Championships | 1935 |
| Wimbledon | 1934, 1937 |
Dorothy Edith Round Little (July 13, 1908 – November 12, 1982 in Kidderminster, England) was a British female tennis player. She was born in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.
Little was a rival of Helen Wills Moody and won the singles title at Wimbledon in 1934 and 1937, when Moody was absent, and the Australian Championships in 1935, which Moody never played.
Contents |
- Australian Championships
- Singles champion: 1935
- Wimbledon
- Singles champion: 1934, 1937
- Singles finalist: 1933
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1934, 1935, 1936
- U.S. Championships
- Women's Doubles finalist: 1931
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1934 | Wimbledon |  Helen Hull Jacobs |
6-2, 5-7, 6-3 |
| 1935 | Australian Championships |  Nancy Lyle Glover |
1-6, 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1937 | Wimbledon |  Jadwiga Jedrzejowska |
6-2, 2-6, 7-5 |
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1933 | Wimbledon | Helen Wills Moody |
6-4, 6-8, 6-3 |
| Tournament | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | 1 / 1 |
| French Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | QF | F | W | QF | QF | W | A | 4R | 2 / 11 |
| U.S. Championships | A | A | A | 3R | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 3 / 14 |
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
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