Freda James

Freda James

Full name	Winifred Alice James Hammersley
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	(1911-01-11)11 January 1911 Nottingham,England
Died	27 December 1988(1988-12-27)(aged 77)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	4R (1930,1932,1934,1936,1949)
US Open	QF (1934,1935)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	QF (1932, 1933)
Wimbledon	W(1935,1936)
US Open	W(1933)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	SF (1934,1938)

Winifred Alice "Freda" James(married nameHammersley,11 January 1911 – 27 December 1988) was a British femaletennisplayer of the 1930s.

She won the women's doubles inGrand Slamevents three times: in 1933 at theUS Women's National Championship(withBetty Nuthall), and twice atWimbledonin 1935 and 1936 (withKay Stammers).

From 1931 to 1939, she was part of the British team in theWightman Cup.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1933	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Billie Yorke	Simonne Mathieu Elizabeth Ryan	2–6, 11–9, 4–6
Win	1933	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Betty Nuthall	Helen Wills Elizabeth Ryan	Forfeit
Win	1935	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Kay Stammers	Simonne Mathieu Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling	6–1, 6–4
Win	1936	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Kay Stammers	Sarah Palfrey Cooke Helen Hull Jacobs	6–2, 6–1
Loss	1939	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Kay Stammers	Sarah Palfrey Cooke Alice Marble	5–7, 6–8

External links

• Freda HammersleyatWimbledon