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Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree (née McKane; 7 May 1896 – 19 June 1992) was a British tennis and badminton player and the second most decorated female British Olympian, joint with Katherine Grainger.
Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree (Londres, Inglaterra, 7 de mayo de 1896-19 de junio de 1992) fue una tenista y jugadora de bádminton inglesa. Ganó dos Campeonatos de Wimbledon en la categoría femenina individual en 1924 y en 1926.
Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree ( Londres, Inglaterra, 7 de mayo de 1896-19 de junio de 1992) fue una tenista y jugadora de bádminton inglesa. Kathleen McKane Godfree en 1925. Ganó dos Campeonatos de Wimbledon en la categoría femenina individual en 1924 y en 1926.
Hace 5 días · Kathleen McKane Godfree’s record as a tennis player was matched by her success at badminton. She won eight All-England titles (four singles, two doubles and two mixed), her victories in the doubles coming with her sister, Margaret, as her partner.
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Godfree, a talented and versatile athlete who excelled at lacrosse, skating, and badminton – she won the All England Badminton title four times – was one of the first female players to rush the net and employ volleying to end points quickly and win matches fastidiously.
2 de mar. de 2022 · Born in 1896 in London, Kitty McKane learned to play tennis at Saint Leonard's School in Scotland. She made her competitive debut in a tournament in Roehampton in April 1919 and, just a few weeks later, reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon. She soon became Britain's number one player.
