Nancy Lyle (26 February 1910 – 1986) was a female tennis player from the United Kingdom who was active in the 1930s. She was also known by her married name, Nancy Lyle Glover.
Nancy Lyle's biggest success at Grand Slam level came in 1935 when she partnered with Evelyn Dearman to win the doubles title at the 1935 Australian Championships, defeating Louie Bickerton and Nell Hall Hopman in the final in straight sets.[2][3] Lyle and Dearman also won the doubles titles at the German Championships (1933) as well as the state championships of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia (1934).[1]
She was a member of the British team at 1934 and 1935 Wightman Cup, the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain, and in both editions won her doubles match partnering Dearman.
^. Tennis Australia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
^Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 373. ISBN978-0942257700.
January 31, 2023
nancy, lyle, february, 1910, 1986, female, tennis, player, from, united, kingdom, active, 1930s, also, known, married, name, glover, full, namenancy, margaret, lyle, glovercountry, sports, united, kingdomborn, 1910, february, 1910london, englanddied1986playsri. Nancy Lyle 26 February 1910 1986 was a female tennis player from the United Kingdom who was active in the 1930s She was also known by her married name Nancy Lyle Glover Nancy LyleFull nameNancy Margaret Lyle GloverCountry sports United KingdomBorn 1910 02 26 26 February 1910London EnglandDied1986PlaysRight handedSinglesGrand Slam singles resultsAustralian OpenF 1935 French OpenQF 1934 Wimbledon3R 1933 1935 1938 1939 US OpenQF 1935 DoublesGrand Slam doubles resultsAustralian OpenW 1935 French OpenQF 1934 WimbledonQF 1934 1935 1949 Grand Slam mixed doubles resultsAustralian OpenSF 1935 Wimbledon4R 1935 Contents 1 Early life and tennis 2 Grand Slam finals 2 1 Singles 1 runner up 2 2 Doubles 1 title 3 See also 4 ReferencesEarly life and tennis EditNancy Lyle was born in London on 26 February 1910 and received education at St Felix School in Southwold She learnt playing tennis from her father Leonard Lyle 1st Baron Lyle of Westbourne an industrialist and politician who had also competed at Wimbledon 1 Nancy Lyle s biggest success at Grand Slam level came in 1935 when she partnered with Evelyn Dearman to win the doubles title at the 1935 Australian Championships defeating Louie Bickerton and Nell Hall Hopman in the final in straight sets 2 3 Lyle and Dearman also won the doubles titles at the German Championships 1933 as well as the state championships of New South Wales and Victoria Australia 1934 1 She was a member of the British team at 1934 and 1935 Wightman Cup the annual women s team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain and in both editions won her doubles match partnering Dearman Grand Slam finals EditSingles 1 runner up Edit Result Year Championship Surface Opponent ScoreLoss 1935 Australian Championships Grass Dorothy Round 6 1 1 6 3 6Doubles 1 title Edit Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1935 Australian Championships Grass Evelyn Dearman Louie Bickerton Nell Hall Hopman 6 3 6 4See also EditPerformance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam finalReferences Edit a b Lowe s Lawn Tennis Annual London Eyre amp Spottiswoode 1935 p 216 Australian Open players results archive Nancy Lyle Tennis Australia Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 6 May 2015 Collins Bud 2010 The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2nd ed New York New Chapter Press p 373 ISBN 978 0942257700 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nancy Lyle amp oldid 1080565523, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
