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Born | Upton, Northamptonshire, England | 15 October 1879||||||||
Died | 26 October 1956 Saint Brélade, Jersey | (aged 77)||||||||
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Wimbledon | SF ( 1903, 1904 | ||||||||
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Alice Norah Gertrude Greene (15 October 1879 – 26 October 1956) was a female English tennis player from the United Kingdom. She won a silver medal playing tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. [1] Sometimes referred to as Angela Greene in some references.
Greene was born at Upton, Northamptonshire on 15 October 1879, the daughter of Richard and Emma Greene. Her father Richard was a medical doctor and superintendent of the Northampton County Lunatic Asylum in Upton.
At the October 1907 London Covered Courts Championships at the Queen's Club, Greene won the Ladies Single's title. [2] Greene played at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and won a silver medal in the women's indoor singles event. [3] Greene also placed fifth in the outdoor singles event. [2] Greene was also an international field hockey player. [2]
Greene moved to the island of Jersey where she died on 26 October 1956.
In 2010 her Olympic medals were auctioned. [2]
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Born | Upton, Northamptonshire, England | 15 October 1879||||||||
Died | 26 October 1956 Saint Brélade, Jersey | (aged 77)||||||||
Singles | |||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||
Wimbledon | SF ( 1903, 1904 | ||||||||
Medal record
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Alice Norah Gertrude Greene (15 October 1879 – 26 October 1956) was a female English tennis player from the United Kingdom. She won a silver medal playing tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. [1] Sometimes referred to as Angela Greene in some references.
Greene was born at Upton, Northamptonshire on 15 October 1879, the daughter of Richard and Emma Greene. Her father Richard was a medical doctor and superintendent of the Northampton County Lunatic Asylum in Upton.
At the October 1907 London Covered Courts Championships at the Queen's Club, Greene won the Ladies Single's title. [2] Greene played at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and won a silver medal in the women's indoor singles event. [3] Greene also placed fifth in the outdoor singles event. [2] Greene was also an international field hockey player. [2]
Greene moved to the island of Jersey where she died on 26 October 1956.
In 2010 her Olympic medals were auctioned. [2]