Beryl Penrose
Australian tennis player (1930–2021)
Beryl Penrose (22 December 1930 – 20 June 2021) was an Australian international tennis player. She competed in the Australian Open from 1950 to 1957. Penrose won the singles title in 1955, defeating compatriot Thelma Coyne Long in the final in straight sets.
In January 1948, she won the Australian girls singles title. In July 1952, she won the singles title at the Welsh Championship.
Her best results came in 1955, aged 24, when in addition to her Australian success, she reached the quarterfinals at the French and Wimbledon Championships. While overseas, Penrose reached four finals, including winning the German Championships against Erika Vollmer.
She was rated as high as fifth in the world in the 1955 rankings.
In 1957, she married and retired from her tennis career.
In 2017, she was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame.
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