Sheila Armstrong (1939–1979) was a British tennis player. She became Sheila Brown after marriage.[1]
Born in 1939, Armstrong grew up around Manchester, where her father worked as a bank manager. The family lived in the town of Droylsden before they moved to Didsbury to be close to the Northern Lawn Tennis Club.[2] She attended Manchester Girls High School.[3] In 1955 she claimed the junior singles title at Wimbledon.[1] The following year, Armstrong won the junior doubles event with Lorraine Coghlan during the 1956 Australian Championships.[4]
Armstrong earned a place on the British Wightman Cup team in 1957, playing doubles with Shirley Broomer. She made the singles fourth round at Wimbledon in 1957 and reached the quarter-finals of the women's doubles in 1960 partnering Deidre Catt. In 1960, her final year touring, she won several titles on the French Riviera tennis circuit.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Sheila Brown Dies At 39". The Daily Telegraph. 20 January 1979.
- ^ "Tennis hope". Manchester Evening News. 4 March 1955.
- ^ "Speaking Personally". Manchester Evening News. 4 June 1954.
- ^ Lawrence, Don (31 January 1956). "Clean Sweep by Victorian Juniors". The Age. p. 20.
- ^ "Sheila Armstrong Gets Fourth Title". Nottingham Evening News. 28 March 1960.
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