Overview

• The All England Club confirmed her death and described her as Wimbledon’s oldest surviving ladies’ singles champion.
• She captured three major singles crowns — the 1955 French Championships, the 1958 Australian Championships and Wimbledon in 1961 — and won the 1955 Wimbledon doubles with Anne Shilcock.
• Her 1961 victory over fellow Briton Christine Truman ended the nation’s women’s singles title drought at Wimbledon dating to 1937.
• She battled serious illness and early hearing loss early in her career yet returned to compete at the top level.
• Recognition included an MBE in 1967, International Tennis Hall of Fame induction in 1993, and service as Great Britain’s Wightman Cup captain from 1964 to 1970 with a 1968 team win, and she is survived by husband John Barrett, children Michael and Sarah Jane, and grandchildren.