Background
She was born in Plymouth, Devon, England.
She was born in Plymouth, Devon, England.
1 British female tennis player. That was Mortimer"s only career Grand Slam women"s doubles title. She teamed with Coghlan to reach the women"s doubles final at the 1958 Australian Championships.
Mortimer and Peter Newman reached the mixed doubles final at the 1958 Australian Championships.
That was her only career Grand Slam mixed doubles final. According to Lance Tingay of the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Mortimer was ranked in the world top ten from 1953 through 1956 and from 1958 through 1962, reaching a career high of World Number.
1 in those rankings in 1961. Mortimer was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1993.
On 27 July 2014 She Received the Freedom of the Borough of Merton.
Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runners-up)
A = did not participate in the tournament.