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Angela Mortimer won three Grand Slam singles titles and was the longest surviving Wimbledon women's singles champion, honored with an MBE and Tennis Hall of Fame induction.
- On Monday, the All England Club announced the death of Angela Mortimer Barrett, their 1961 Ladies' Singles Champion, who died in the early hours at age 93.
- A three-time Grand Slam winner, Mortimer claimed her first major at the 1955 French Championships, won the 1958 Australian Championships, and secured the Wimbledon title in 1961.
- As a singles player, Angela Mortimer Barrett amassed 108 career titles, held the No1 world ranking, received an MBE in 1967, and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1993.
- Deborah Jevans, Chair of the All England Club, said the Club is deeply saddened by the death of Angela Mortimer Barrett MBE, Wimbledon’s oldest surviving Ladies’ Singles Champion at 93; she is survived by husband John Barrett, children Michael and Sarah Jane, and four grandchildren.
- Partially deaf, Angela Mortimer Barrett said the condition helped her focus during matches, and she and husband John Barrett are one of two married couples in the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
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Remembering Angela Mortimer Barrett: A Tennis Legacy | Sports-Games
Angela Mortimer Barrett, a three-time Grand Slam winner and the longest surviving Wimbledon women's singles champion, has passed away at 93. Though partially deaf, her remarkable career saw wins at the French and Australian Championships, and Wimbledon. Inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame, her legacy endures.
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