Nancy Lyle

Nancy Lyle
Full name Nancy Margaret Lyle Glover
Country (sports)  United Kingdom
Born (1910-02-26)26 February 1910
London, England
Died 1986
Plays Right-handed
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open F (1935)
French Open QF (1934)
Wimbledon 3R (1933, 1935, 1938, 1939)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open W (1935)
French Open QF (1934)
Wimbledon QF (1934, 1935,1949)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open SF (1935)
Wimbledon 4R (1935)

Nancy Lyle (26 February 1910 – 1986) was a female tennis player from the United Kingdom who was active in the 1930s. She was also known by her married name, Nancy Lyle Glover.

Early life and tennis

Nancy Lye was born on in London on 26 February 1910 and received education at St. Felix School in Southwold. She learnt playing tennis from her father Leonard Lyle, 1st Baron Lyle of Westbourne, an industrialist and politician who had also competed at Wimbledon.[1]

Nancy Lyle's biggest success at Grand Slam level came in 1935 when she partnered with Evelyn Dearman to win the doubles title at the 1935 Australian Championships, defeating Louie Bickerton and Nell Hall Hopman in the final in straight sets.[2][3] Lyle and Dearman also won the doubles titles at the German Championships (1933) as well as the state championships of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia (1934).[1]

She was a member of the British team at 1934 and 1935 Wightman Cup, the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain, and in both editions won her doubles match partnering Dearman.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Tournament Opponent in final Score in final
Runner-up 1935 Australian Championships United Kingdom Dorothy Round 6–1, 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: (1 title)

Outcome Year Tournament Partner Opponents in final Score in final
Winner 1935 Australian Championships United Kingdom Evelyn Dearman Australia Louie Bickerton
Australia Nell Hall Hopman 		6–3, 6–4

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annual. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1935. p. 216.
  2. ↑ "Australian Open players results archive – Nancy Lyle". Tennis Australia.
  3. ↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 373. ISBN 978-0942257700.
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