Geraldine Beamish

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Field	Value
image	Geraldine Beamish 1919.jpg
fullname	Winifred Geraldine Ramsey Beamish
country	Great Britain
birth_date
birth_place	Forest Gate, London, U.K.
death_date
death_place	St Pancras, London, U.K.
Wimbledonresult	SF (1919, 1922, 1923)
Olympicsresult	2R (1920)
Othertournaments	yes
WCCCresult	W (1920)
WimbledonDoublesresult	F (1921)
OthertournamentsDoubles	yes
WCCCDoublesresult	W (1919, 1920, 1923)
Mixed	yes
WimbledonMixedresult	SF (1920)
OthertournamentsMixedDoubles	yes
OlympicMixedDoublesresult	2R (1920)
medaltemplates-expand	yes
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Winifred Geraldine Ramsey Beamish (née Ramsey; 23 June 1883 – 10 May 1972) was an English tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Biography

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Winifred Geraldine Ramsey was born on 23 June 1883 at Forest Gate, London. She married tennis player Alfred Beamish on 30 September 1911.

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.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

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Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1921	Wimbledon	Grass	RSA Irene Bowder Peacock	FRA Suzanne Lenglen
USA Elizabeth Ryan	1–6, 2–6
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World championships finals

Singles (1 title)

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Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1920	World Covered Court Championships	Wood	GBR Kathleen McKane	6–2, 5–7, 9–7
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Doubles (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

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

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

References

1. "Geraldine Beamish". Olympedia.
2. "Geraldine Beamish (full name: Winifred Geraldine Beamish)".
3. "Winifred BEAMISH". International Tennis Federation.

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