Full name | Robina Blakelock |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | 21 February 1944 |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 3R ( 1963, 1965) |
Wimbledon | 3R ( 1965) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 3R ( 1965) |
Wimbledon | SF ( 1968) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | 1R ( 1963) |
Wimbledon | 3R ( 1961, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969) |
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]
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]
Full name | Robina Blakelock |
---|---|
Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | 21 February 1944 |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 3R ( 1963, 1965) |
Wimbledon | 3R ( 1965) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 3R ( 1965) |
Wimbledon | SF ( 1968) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | 1R ( 1963) |
Wimbledon | 3R ( 1961, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969) |
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]
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]