Nuthall, Betty (1911–1983)
Nuthall, Betty (1911–1983)
English tennis player. Name variations: Betty Nuthall Shoemaker. Born May 23, 1911, in England; died Nov 8, 1983; dau. of Stuart Nuthall.
Won British Junior championship (1924); won 7 more titles in this event (1925, 1926, 1927); won the women's singles in Westgate-on-Sea tournament (1925); won US singles championship at Forest Hills (1930), the 1st player from overseas and the only English woman to do so before Virginia Wade; also won US doubles with Sarah Palfrey (1930), Eileen Whittingstall (1931), and Freda James (1933); won US mixed-doubles championship with George Lott (1929, 1931).
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