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- ↑ Lake, Robert J. (2014). A Social History of Tennis in Britain. Routledge. p. 231. ISBN 9781134445578.
- ↑ "Dewar Cup Circuit-Leg 2-Stalybridge" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. SEWTA tour archive. Retrieved 12 May 2016.