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Joyce Williams (tennis)

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In the Grand Slam doubles competition, Williams made it to the semifinals on three occasions: at the U.S. Championships in 1967 with Winnie Shaw and in 1968 with
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and at Wimbledon she reached the semifinals in 1972, partnering Shaw, in which they were defeated in three sets by eventual champions
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she reached the fourth round in singles in 1965 and 1968 in which she was beaten in two sets by fourth-seeded
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team, playing a total of nine ties in 1969, 1970, 1972 and 1973 and compiling a 6–5 win–loss record.
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After her retirement as a player in 1976, she became a tennis coach and BBC radio commentator.
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Her best singles performance at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the quarterfinals at the
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in the third to reach the quarterfinal, which she lost in straight sets to second-seeded
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She played her first tournament in June 1959 at the Scottish Midlands Championships in
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is a retired tennis player from Scotland who was active in the 1960s and 1970s.
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World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook
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in 1964 but later divorced. In all, she married five times.
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in 1975. In 1979 she played her final tournament at the
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title in 1970. She won her final singles title at the
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In addition, she won the 14: 342:Scandinavian Indoor Championships 194:Grand Slam mixed doubles results 31: 667:International Tennis Federation 354:Scottish National Championships 720:Scottish female tennis players 1: 735:British female tennis players 552:BP Yearbook of World Tennis 334:German Indoor Championships 751: 653:Women's Tennis Association 592:. 18 June 1972. p. 1. 524:The Encyclopedia of Tennis 447:Tom Lamont (31 May 2009). 328:and shared the title with 169:Grand Slam doubles results 105:Grand Slam singles results 363:Williams competed in the 730:Sportspeople from Dundee 369:British Federation Cup 346:Highland Championships 340:in the final, and the 326:Scottish Championships 270:. She beat compatriot 16:Scottish tennis player 294:respectively. At the 27:Country (sports) 681:Billie Jean King Cup 296:French Championships 584:"Britain bows, 5-2" 469:"A sporting nation" 336:in 1968, defeating 71:1959 (amateur tour) 23: 631:The New York Times 589:The New York Times 330:Corinne Molesworth 290:and eighth-seeded 161:Career record 97:Career titles 89:Career record 427:www.wimbledon.com 249: 248: 219:Team competitions 742: 701: 687: 673: 659: 636: 635: 621: 615: 614: 600: 594: 593: 580: 574: 573: 544: 538: 537: 516: 510: 509: 488: 479: 478: 465: 459: 458: 449:"Frozen in time" 444: 435: 434: 419: 384:Ann Haydon-Jones 380:Evonne Goolagong 307:Billie-Jean King 111:French Open 58: 54: 52: 37: 35: 34: 24: 750: 749: 745: 744: 743: 741: 740: 739: 705: 704: 645: 640: 639: 623: 622: 618: 602: 601: 597: 582: 581: 577: 562: 546: 545: 541: 534: 518: 517: 513: 506: 490: 489: 482: 467: 466: 462: 446: 445: 438: 421: 420: 416: 411: 403:Gerald Williams 399: 264: 214:3R (1969, 1971) 68:Turned pro 59: 56: 50: 48: 32: 30: 17: 12: 11: 5: 748: 746: 738: 737: 732: 727: 722: 717: 707: 706: 703: 702: 688: 677:Joyce Williams 674: 663:Joyce Williams 660: 649:Joyce Williams 644: 643:External links 641: 638: 637: 616: 595: 575: 561:978-0706318241 560: 550:, ed. 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Index

Great Britain
Dundee
French Open
1963
Wimbledon
1965
1968
US Open
1971
Wimbledon
US Open
Wimbledon
US Open
Wightman Cup
1967
1970
1971
1972
1971 US Open
Winnie Shaw
Julie Heldman
Rosie Casals
Wimbledon
Nancy Richey
Lesley Bowrey
French Championships
Virginia Wade
Billie-Jean King
Betty Stöve
Dundee

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