Geraldine Beamish

Winifred Geraldine Ramsey Beamish (née Ramsey; 23 June 1883 – 10 May 1972) was an English tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Geraldine Beamish

Full name	Winifred Geraldine Ramsey Beamish
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	(1883-06-23)23 June 1883 Forest Gate, London, U.K.
Died	10 May 1972(1972-05-10) (aged 88) St Pancras, London, U.K.
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon	SF (1919, 1922, 1923)
Other tournaments
WCCC	W (1920)
Olympic Games	2R (1920)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon	F (1921)
Other doubles tournaments
WCCC	W (1919, 1920, 1923)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon	SF (1920)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1920)
Medal record Women's tennis Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp Doubles

Biography

Beamish (2nd from right) with Golding, Laurentz and Decugis in 1919.

Winifred Geraldine Ramsey was born on 23 July 1883 at Forest Gate, London.[1] She married tennis player Alfred Beamish on 30 September 1911.[2]

She competed at The Championships, Wimbledon from 1910 throughout 1933 in each year the tournament was held, reaching the semifinals three times in 1919, 1922 and 1923. In 1919 she lost to Phyllis Satterthwaite, in 1922, she lost to Molla Mallory and the following year to Suzanne Lenglen.

In 1920 she won the silver medal in the Olympics doubles competition with her partner Dorothy Holman. She also competed in the mixed doubles event with her husband Alfred, but they were eliminated in the second round. In the singles competition she had a walkover in the first round and was eliminated in the second round by her doubles partner Dorothy Holman.

One of her greatest triumphs was her title at the World Covered Court Championship (WCCC) in 1920 where she defeated Kathleen McKane Godfree in the final in three sets. Along with McKane Godfree she won the WCCC doubles title in 1919, 1920 and 1923.

She died on 10 May 1972 at St Pancras, London.[1]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1921	Wimbledon	Grass	Irene Bowder Peacock	Suzanne Lenglen Elizabeth Ryan	1–6, 2–6

World championships finals

Singles (1 title)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponents	Score
Winner	1920	World Covered Court Championships	Wood	Kathleen McKane	6–2, 5–7, 9–7

Doubles (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1919	World Covered Court Championships	Wood	Kathleen McKane	Dorothy Holman Phyllis Covell	6–3, 6–4
Winner	1920	World Covered Court Championships	Wood	Kathleen McKane	Doris Craddock Irene Bowder Peacock	6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	1922	World Hard Court Championships	Wood	Kathleen McKane	Suzanne Lenglen Elizabeth Ryan	0–6, 4–6
Winner	1923	World Hard Court Championships	Clay	Kathleen McKane	Germaine Golding Suzanne Lenglen	6–2, 6–3
Winner	1923	World Covered Court Championships	Wood	Kathleen McKane	Germaine Golding Jeanne Vaussard	6–1, 6–1

Mixed doubles (1 title)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1919	World Covered Court Championships	Wood	Max Decugis	Germaine Golding William Laurentz	6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	1922	World Hard Court Championships	Clay	John Gilbert	Suzanne Lenglen Henri Cochet	4–6, 6–4, 0–6

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Geraldine Beamish (full name: Winifred Geraldine Beamish)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
2. "Winifred BEAMISH". ITFtennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 25 February 2014.

External links

• Geraldine Beamish at the International Tennis Federation