Jean Walker-Smith

Jean Walker-Smith
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born(1924-03-17)17 March 1924
Dulwich, England
Died23 February 2010(2010-02-23) (aged 85)
PlaysRight–handed
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 5 (1951)[a]
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenSF (1951)
WimbledonQF (1949, 1951, 1952)
US OpenSF (1951)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenSF (1951)
WimbledonQF (1949, 1951, 1952)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon4R (1951)
Team competitions
Wightman CupF (1949, 1950, 1951, 1952)

Jean Barbara Walker-Smith (née Bridger; 17 March 1924 – 23 February 2010) was a female tennis player from England who was active in the late 1940s and 1950s.[2] She reached two Grand Slam semifinals in the singles event and one in doubles, and she achieved a highest singles ranking of world no. 5 in 1951.

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 763. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
  2. ^ G.P. Hughes, ed. (1954). Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual and Almanack 1954. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. p. 309.


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