Freda James

Freda James

Full name	Winifred Alice James Hammersley
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	(1911-01-11)11 January 1911 Nottingham, England
Died	27 December 1988(1988-12-27) (aged 77)
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon	4R (1930, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1949)[1]
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon	W (1935, 1936)[1]
US Open	W (1933)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon	SF (1934, 1938)[1]

Winifred Alice "Freda" James (married name Hammersley) (11 January 1911 – 27 December 1988) was a British female tennis player of the 1930s.^[2]

She won the women's doubles in Grand Slam events three times : in 1933 at the US Women's National Championship (with Betty Nuthall), and twice at Wimbledon in 1935 and 1936 (with Kay Stammers).

From 1931 to 1939, she was part of the British team in the Wightman Cup.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1933	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Simonne Mathieu Elizabeth Ryan	Billie Yorke	2–6, 11–9, 4–6
Winner	1933	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Betty Nuthall	Helen Wills Elizabeth Ryan	Forfeit
Winner	1935	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Kay Stammers	Simonne Mathieu Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling	6–1, 6–4
Winner	1936	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Kay Stammers	Sarah Palfrey Cooke Helen Hull Jacobs	6–2, 6–1
Runner-up	1939	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Sarah Palfrey Cooke Alice Marble	Kay Stammers	5–7, 6–8

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