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| Full name | Irene Evelyn Bowder Peacock |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  South Africa |
| Born | (1892-07-27)27 July 1892 |
| Died | 13 June 1978(1978-06-13) (aged 85) |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No.6 (1922)[2] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | F (1927) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1921,1922) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | W (1927) |
| Wimbledon | F (1921, 1927) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| WHCC | F (1921) |
| WCCC | F (1920) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1921, 1927) |
| Other mixed doubles tournaments | |
| WCCC | W (1920) |
Irene Evelyn Bowder Peacock (néeBowder; 27 July 1892 – 13 June 1978) was a South Africantennis player.
Bowder Peacock won the doubles title at the 1927 French Championships withBobbie Heine Miller defeatingPeggy Saunders andPhoebe Holcroft Watson in two straight sets. That same tournament she also reached the final of the singles competition which she lost in straight sets toKea Bouman of the Netherlands.[3] She won the British Indian Championships singles title from 1915 to 1920, theSouth of England Championships singles title in 1922, and theSouth African Championships singles title from 1924 to 1926.
At theWorld Covered Court Championships in 1920 she was a finalist in the doubles and, partneringFrancis Fisher, won the mixed doubles title after a walkover in the final againstStanley Doust andKathleen McKane Godfree. In 1921 she won the mixed doubles at the Queen's Covered Court Championships, again teaming up with Fisher, but lost the final of the singles event toEdith Holman.[4]
She captained the South African women's team that toured Europe in 1927 and together with Heine Miller won the doubles title at theQueen's Club Championships.[4] Bowder Peacock and Heine Miller missed the1930 Wimbledon Championships due to a scheduling disagreement with the South African Lawn Tennis Union.[5][6]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1927 | French Championships | Clay |  Kea Bouman | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1921 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Geraldine Beamish |  Suzanne Lenglen Elizabeth Ryan | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1927 | French Championships | Clay | Bobbie Heine | Peggy MitchellPhoebe Watson | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1927 | Wimbledon | Gras | Bobbie Heine | Helen WillsElizabeth Ryan | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1920 | World Covered Court Championships | Wood |  Frank Fisher |  Stanley DoustKitty McKane | walkover |
| International | |
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| National | |
