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Robin Blakelock

Robin Blakelock

British tennis player

Robina Blakelock[1] (born 21 February 1944) is a British former tennis player. Starting in 1963, she competed under her married name, Robin Lloyd, and was remarried in 1970 to Australian player Graham Primrose.[2]

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Active in the 1960s, Blakelock grew up in Sussex. She was a British junior champion and as a 19-year old came close to beating Angela Mortimer, holding a match point against her in the 1962 Brighton final.[3] Her best Wimbledon performances included a singles third round appearance in 1965 and All England Plate runner-up finish in 1966. She was a women's doubles semi-finalist at the 1968 Wimbledon Championships with Frances MacLennan.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "May Reach Top Class". West Sussex County Times. 19 September 1958. p. 3.
  2. [2]
    "Primrose named Jax tennis coach". The Anniston Star. 31 January 1971.
  3. [3]
    "Miss Mortimer Survives a Match Point". Birmingham Daily Post. 21 May 1962. p. 20.
  4. [4]
    Talbot, David (6 July 1968). "Wimbledon Report". Birmingham Daily Post.
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