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Kitty McKane Godfree
Kathleen McKane Godfree (left) and Suzanne Lenglen at the French Championships in 1925
Full nameKathleen McKane Godfree
Born(1896-05-07)7 May 1896
Bayswater, England
Died19 June 1992(1992-06-19) (aged 96)
London, England
PlaysRight-handed
Int. Tennis HoF1978 (member page)
Singles
Highest rankingNo.2 (1923, 1924, 1926)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenF (1923, 1925)
WimbledonW (1924, 1926)
US OpenF (1925)
Olympic Games Bronze Medal (1920, 1924)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenW (1923)
US OpenW (1923, 1927)
Olympic Games Gold Medal (1920)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonW (1924, 1926)
US OpenW (1925)
Olympic medal record
Tennis
Gold medal – first place 1920 Antwerp Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1924 Paris Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Singles

Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree (born 7 May 1896, Bayswater, London – died 19 June 1992, London) was a British female tennis and badminton player.[1]

According to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Godfree was ranked in the world top ten from 1921 (when the rankings began) through 1927, reaching a career high of World No. 2 in those rankings in 1923, 1924, and 1926.[2][3]

Godfree won five Olympic medals in tennis at the 1920 Antwerp and 1924 Paris games, the most Olympic medals ever won by a tennis player.[4] In 1923 she captured the title at the World Covered Court Championships.

Godfree won the Wimbledon singles title twice. In the 1924 final, Godfree recovered from a set and 4–1 (40–15) down against Helen Wills Moody to win the title. This was the only defeat at Wimbledon for Moody who would go on to win eight titles. In the 1926 final, Godfree recovered from a 3–1 and game-point-against deficit in the third set to defeat Lili de Alvarez.

The 1924 Wimbledon final was not Godfree's only victory over Moody. Godfree also defeated Moody during the 1924 Wightman Cup 6–2, 6–2.[5] On at least two other occasions, Godfree pushed Moody to the limit. Moody won their quarterfinal in the 1923 U.S. Championships 2–6, 6–2, 7–5 after Godfree recovered to 5–5 in the third set after trailing 5–2.[5] And in the final of the 1925 U.S. Championships, Moody won in three sets.

In 1925, Godfree became the first person to have reached the singles finals of the French Championships, Wimbledon, and U.S. Championships during her career.

In 1922, Kitty and her sister Margaret McKane Stocks were the only sisters to contest a Wimbledon doubles final (until Serena and Venus Williams reached the final in 2000), losing to Suzanne Lenglen and Elizabeth Ryan 6–0, 6–4.[5]

Godfree's lifetime record at Wimbledon was 38–11 in singles, 33–12 in women's doubles, and 40–12 in mixed doubles.[5]

Godfree received a Centenary medallion on Wimbledon's Centre Court in 1977.[5] She presented the winner's trophy to Martina Navratilova in 1986, in honor of the centenary year of play at Wimbledon.[6][7] Godfree was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1978.

In badminton, Godfree won nine All England Open Badminton Championships from 1920 through 1925, considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships[8] until 1977.

Grand Slam singles finals

Wins (2)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score
1924 Wimbledon United States Helen Wills Moody 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1926 Wimbledon Spain Lilí de Álvarez 6–2, 4–6, 6–3

Runner-ups (3)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score
1923 Wimbledon France Suzanne Lenglen 2–6, 2–6
1925 French Championships France Suzanne Lenglen 1–6, 2–6
1925 U.S. Championships United States Helen Wills Moody 6–3, 0–6, 2–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 Career SR
Australia NH NH NH A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0
France1 NH A A SF F NH F QF A A A A A A A A 0 / 4
Wimbledon QF 3R 2R 2R F W SF W QF A A A 4R 4R 2R 3R 2 / 13
United States A A A A QF A F A 1R A A A A A A A 0 / 3
SR 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 2 / 20

A = did not participate in the tournament.

NH = tournament not held.

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

1Through 1923, the French Championships were open only to French nationals. The World Hard Court Championships (WHCC), actually played on clay in Paris or Brussels, began in 1912 and were open to all nationalities. The results from that tournament are shown here from 1920 through 1923. The Olympics replaced the WHCC in 1924, as the Olympics were held in Paris. Beginning in 1925, the French Championships were open to all nationalities, with the results shown here beginning with that year.

See also

Husband

Kitty and her husband Leslie remain the only married couple ever to win the mixed doubles championship at Wimbledon,[9] winning the title in 1926. Kitty has also been referred to as Mrs. L. A. Godfree on sportscards and in reference material.

References

  1. ^ "Kitty Godfree, Tennis Titlist, Is Dead at 96". The New York Times. 20 June 1992.
  2. ^ Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 701. ISBN 0-942257-41-3.
  3. ^ Kitty and King George V. at Wimbledon 1926 in The Illustrated London News
  4. ^ Blue Plaque for Kathleen "Kitty" Godfree, Wimbledon Champion
  5. ^ a b c d e Collins, Bud (2008) p.565
  6. ^ "Martina Keeps All England Under Her Rule". Los Angeles Times. July 06, 1986. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Plaque honours tennis great Kitty". BBC. 23 October 2006.
  8. ^ The History of All England Championships
  9. ^ Blue Plaque for Kathleen 'Kitty' Godfree, Wimbledon Champion

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