FORMER Wimbledon champion Angela Mortimer has died aged 93.
Mortimer, who won the iconic tennis tournament in 1961, passed away in the early hours of Monday morning.
Mortimer was an icon of British tennis[/caption]
Mortimer won the Wimbledon Ladies’ Singles title in 1961[/caption]
A statement from the All England Club announced the sad news.
It read: “The All England Club is deeply saddened to learn of the death of our 1961 Ladies’ Singles Champion, Angela Mortimer Barrett MBE, who died in the early hours of Monday 25 August, aged 93.
“During her career, she won three Grand Slam singles titles, and one doubles title. She achieved all this despite facing significant periods of adversity.”
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