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Dorothy Round

Dorothy Round, English tennis player (died 1982)

Born
July 13, 1908
Died
November 12, 1982
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1908

About Dorothy Round

Dorothy Edith Round (13 July 1909 – 12 November 1982) was a British tennis player who was active from the late 1920s until 1950. She achieved her major successes in the 1930s. She won the singles title at Wimbledon in 1934 and 1937, and the singles at the Australian Championships in 1935. She also had success as a mixed doubles player at Wimbledon, winning a total of three titles. After her wedding in 1937, she played under her married name, Mrs D.L. Little. During the Second World War, she played in North America and became a professional coach in Canada and the United States. Post-war, she played in British regional tournaments, coached, and wrote on tennis for newspapers. == Early life == Dorothy Round was born on 13 July 1909 in Dudley, West Midlands, England, the youngest of four children. She was the child of John Benjamin Round, a building contractor, and Maude Helena. Her family home in Park Road, Dudley, included a hard tennis court laid down by her grandfather.

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Career and life highlights

Dorothy Round timeline

  1. In September 1925, Round entered the Junior Worcestershire Championships, and on 7 September 1925 she won the title, defeating Miss Lily Darby of Smethwick in straight sets.
  2. She won the singles title at Wimbledon in 1934 and 1937, and the singles at the Australian Championships in 1935.

The world when Dorothy Round was born

Dorothy Round was born in 1908. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1908

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Crewe's Career" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win World Series
  • Top headlineFord Model T goes on sale — $850
  • Technology milestoneFord Model T — affordable automobile for the masses
  • Defining fadAutomobile craze
  • World population~1.68B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population87.4M

1908 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Dorothy Round's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19082026
Population87.4M341 million

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