Margaret H. O'Donnell

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Margaret O'Donnell
Full nameMargaret H. O'Donnell
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS
Born1935
Toorak, Australia
Turned pro1949 (amateur tour)
Retired1958
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (1952, 1955)
Wimbledon 1R (1956)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 3R (1956)
Wimbledon 1R (1956)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1956)

Margaret H. O'Donnell (born 1935) [1] is a retired Australian tennis player who competed at the Australian Championships, French Championships and Wimbledon Championships [2] between 1952 and 1956. She was active from 1949 to 1958.

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Career

O'Donnell played her first tournament in 1949 at the South Australian Championships in Adelaide where she lost in the first round to Sadie Berryman. Between 1952 and 1956 she played on the European ILTF circuit where she competed at doubles in the French Championships, [3] and Wimbledon Championships, [4] and the Ulster Grass Court Championships in 1956. [5] In 1958 she was a losing finalist in the women's doubles at the Connaught Hard Court Championships partnering with New Zealand's Ruia Morrison.

References

  1. ↑ "SA Tennis Glamor Girl". News. Trove National Library of Australia. 27 November 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Player Profile: Margaret O'Donnell". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tennis French Championships" . Daily Mirror. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 22 May 1956. p. 20. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  4. ↑ AELTC
  5. ↑ "Lawn Tennis: Ulster Grass Court Championships" . Belfast News-Letter. Antrim, Northern Ireland: British Newspaper Archive. 7 June 1956. p. 7. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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