A. Germaine Golding (French pronunciation: [ʒɛʁmɛn gɔldiŋ]; née Regnier; 6 June 1887 – 14 August 1973)[1] was a French tennis player.[2]
 Golding (r.), with Suzanne Lenglen (1921) | |
| Full name | A. Germaine Golding |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | France |
| Born | 6 June 1887 |
| Died | 14 August 1973 (aged 86) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 3R (1925, 1930) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1923) |
| WHCC | F (1914) |
| WCCC | W (1922) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | QF (1925) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1923) |
| WHCC | F (1920, 1923) |
| WCCC | W (1922) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| WHCC | W (1920) |
| WCCC | W (1922) |
Career edit
Golding reached the final of the 1914 World Hard Court Championships which she lost to 15-year-old Suzanne Lenglen. After World War I, she was finalist at the French national championships three times in a row from 1921, but lost to Lenglen each time. Her greatest triumph were her three titles in singles, doubles and mixed at the 1922 World Covered Court Championship at St. Moritz.
At the 1924 Summer Olympics at Paris, she lost in the semifinals against Helen Wills as well as the following match for bronze against Kathleen McKane.[1]
After the French championships were opened for international players in 1925, Golding had problems to compete. She played at Paris for the last time in 1933 where she lost to Sylvie Jung Henrotin in the second round.[3]
World Championships finals edit
Singles (1 title, 2 runners-up) edit
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1914 | World Hard Court Championships | Clay |  Suzanne Lenglen
|
2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1919 | World Covered Court Championships | Wood |  Dorothy Holman
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1922 | World Covered Court Championships | Wood | Jeanne Vaussard
|
6–2, 7–5 |
Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up) edit
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1922 | World Covered Court Championships | Wood | Jeanne Vaussard
|
 Canivet Yvonne Bourgeois
|
walkover |
| Loss | 1923 | World Covered Court Championships | Wood | Jeanne Vaussard
|
Geraldine Beamish Kathleen McKane
|
1–6, 1–6 |
Mixed doubles (1 runner-up) edit
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1919 | World Covered Court Championships | Wood | William Laurentz
|
Geraldine Beamish Max Decugis
|
3–6, 3–6 |
References edit
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Germaine Golding". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Germaine Golding". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ Albiero, Alessandro; Carta, Andrea (2011). The Grand Slam Record Book Vol. 2. Monte Porzio Catone: Effepi Libri. p. 206. ISBN 978-88-6002-0239.
External links edit
- Germaine Golding at the International Tennis Federation
- Germaine Golding at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
