Margaret Scriven
 | |
| Full name | Margaret Croft Scriven-Vivian |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
 United Kingdom |
| Born |
12 August 1912 Leeds, England |
| Died |
25 January 2001 (aged 88) Haslemere, England |
| Plays | Left-handed |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 5 (1933, A. Wallis Myers)[1] |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | W (1933, 1934) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1931, 1933, 1934, 1937) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | W (1935) |
| Wimbledon | SF ( 1934) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| French Open | W (1933) |
| Wimbledon | QF ( 1937) |
Margaret Croft "Peggy" Scriven-Vivian (née Scriven; 17 August 1912 – 25 January 2001) was a British tennis player and the first woman from that country to win the singles title at the French Championships in 1933. She also won the singles title at the 1934 French Championships, defeating Helen Jacobs in the final.
Scriven-Vivian was the last British woman to win the same Grand Slam singles tournament for two consecutive years. In addition, she was the first left-handed woman to win a Grand Slam singles title and, as of 2014, the only unseeded woman ever to win the French Championships or French Open.[2]
According to A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Scriven-Vivian was ranked in the world top ten from 1933 through 1935, reaching a career high of World No. 5 in those rankings in 1933 and 1934.[1]
Grand Slam finals
Singles (2 titles)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1933 | French Championships | Clay |  Simonne Mathieu | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1934 | French Championships (2) | Clay |  Helen Jacobs | 7–5, 4–6, 6–1 |
Doubles (1 title)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1935 | French Championships | Clay | Kay Stammers | Ida Adamoff Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling | 6–4, 6–0 |
Mixed doubles (1 title)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1933 | French Championships | Clay |  Jack Crawford | Betty Nuthall Fred Perry | 6–2, 6–3 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941–1944 | 1945 | 19461 | 19471 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| French Championships | A | A | 2R | W | W | SF | 2R | QF | A | A | NH | R | A | A | A | 2 / 6 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | QF | 3R | 1R | QF | 4R | 4R | NH | NH | NH | 4R | 3R | 0 / 12 |
| US Championships | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 19 |
NH = tournament not held.
R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
1In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.
See also
References
- 1 2 Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 702. ISBN 0-942257-41-3.
- ↑ Lynch, Steven. "French Open fairytales". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2014.