| Full name | Winifred Lincoln Blair |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
| Born | (1918-07-04)4 July 1918 Romford, London, England |
| Died | 2 February 2004(2004-02-02) (aged 85) |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1949) |
| US Open | 3R (1949) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | SF (1947,1948) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1947,1949) |
Winifred "Molly" Lincoln Blair (néeLincoln; 4 July 1918 — 2 February 2004) was a Britishtennis player.
Blair was born inRomford in the east of London and started playing tennis aged 11. She was the 1935 national schoolgirls' champion and in 1936 was runner-up in a junior Wimbledon tournament.[1]
A regular competitor atWimbledon during the 1940s, Blair twice reached the women's doubles semi-finals. Her best performance in singles came at the1949 Wimbledon Championships, where she beat French Open championNelly Landry en route to the quarter-finals.[2] She played mixed doubles at the tournament with husband Norman Blair.[3]
Blair represented Great Britain in theWightman Cup from 1946 to 1948. In the1948 Wightman Cup she earned plaudits for her performance in a surprise doubles win, partneringJean Bostock againstDoris Hart andPatricia Todd, which broke a long sequence of Wightman Cup match losses for the British.[4]