Nancy Lyle

Nancy Lyle
Full name	Nancy Margaret Lyle Glover
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	26 February 1910; London, England
Died	1986
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	F (1935)
French Open	QF (1934)
Wimbledon	3R (1933, 1935, 1938, 1939)
US Open	QF (1935)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1935)
French Open	QF (1934)
Wimbledon	QF (1934, 1935,1949)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1935)
Wimbledon	4R (1935)

Nancy Lyle (26 February 1910 – 1986) was a female tennis player from the United Kingdom who was active in the 1930s. She was also known by her married name, Nancy Lyle Glover.

Early life and tennis

Nancy Lyle was born in London on 26 February 1910 and received education at St. Felix School in Southwold. She learnt playing tennis from her father Leonard Lyle, 1st Baron Lyle of Westbourne, an industrialist and politician who had also competed at Wimbledon.[1]

Nancy Lyle's biggest success at Grand Slam level came in 1935 when she partnered with Evelyn Dearman to win the doubles title at the 1935 Australian Championships, defeating Louie Bickerton and Nell Hall Hopman in the final in straight sets.[2][3] Lyle and Dearman also won the doubles titles at the German Championships (1933) as well as the state championships of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia (1934).[1]

She was a member of the British team at 1934 and 1935 Wightman Cup, the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain, and in both editions won her doubles match partnering Dearman.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: (1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1935	Australian Championships	Grass	Dorothy Round	6–1, 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: (1 title)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1935	Australian Championships	Grass	Evelyn Dearman	Louie Bickerton Nell Hall Hopman	6–3, 6–4

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References

Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annual. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1935. p. 216.
"Australian Open players results archive – Nancy Lyle". Tennis Australia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 373. ISBN 978-0942257700.

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[lowe1935-1] Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annual. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1935. p. 216.

[2] "Australian Open players results archive – Nancy Lyle". Tennis Australia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2015.

[3] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 373. ISBN 978-0942257700.