Geraldine Beamish

Full name	Winifred Geraldine Ramsey Beamish
Country (sports)	Great Britain
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'stennis Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp Doubles

Winifred Geraldine Ramsey Beamish (néeRamsey; 23 June 1883 – 10 May 1972) was an English tennis player who competed in the1920 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Winifred Geraldine Ramsey was born on 23 June 1883 atForest Gate,London.^[2] She married tennis playerAlfred Beamish on 30 September 1911.^[3]

She competed atThe 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 toPhyllis Satterthwaite, in 1922, she lost toMolla Mallory and the following year toSuzanne Lenglen.

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

One of her greatest triumphs was her title at theWorld Covered Court Championship (WCCC) in 1920 where she defeatedKathleen 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 atSt Pancras, London.^[2]

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1921	Wimbledon	Grass	Irene Bowder Peacock	Suzanne Lenglen Elizabeth Ryan	1–6, 2–6

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1920	World Covered Court Championships	Wood	Kathleen McKane	6–2, 5–7, 9–7

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

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

• Geraldine Beamish at theInternational Tennis Federation

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• Tennis players from the London Borough of Newham
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