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- ↑ "TENNIS CHAMPIONS Brilliant Play in Lytham St. Annes Open Tournament Miss Barbara Beazley the Cheshire champion, and holder of the St. Annes Trophy won a brilliant match in the second round the women's singles, beating Miss N. Halliwell, of Yorkshire" (Subscription). Lancashire Evening Post. British Newspaper Archive. 23 May 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ↑ Barrett, John; Tingay, Lance; West, Peter (1971). "The 1970 British Tournament Season". World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 260–271. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
- ↑ "St. Annes tennis: Miss Rita Bentley (Lancashire) will be defending her women's singles title at the annual open tournament starting on Monday, at the St. Annes Lawn Tennis club" (Subscription). Lancashire Evening Post. British Newspaper Archive. 22 May 1954. p. 8. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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