Betty Nuthall

Betty Nuthall
Full nameElizabeth May Nuthall Shoemaker
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born(1911-05-23)23 May 1911
Surbiton, England
Died8 November 1983(1983-11-08) (aged 72)
New York City, USA
PlaysRight-handed
Int. Tennis HoF1977 (member page)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 4 (1929)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenF (1931)
Wimbledon4R (1933, 1937, 1938, 1946)
US OpenW (1930)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenW (1931)
US OpenW (1930, 1931, 1933)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenW (1931, 1932)
US OpenW (1929, 1931)
Team competitions
Wightman Cup(1928)

Betty May Nuthall Shoemaker (née Nuthall; 23 May 1911 – 8 November 1983) was an English tennis player. Known for her powerful forehand, according to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Nuthall was ranked in the world's top 10 in 1927, 1929 through 1931, and 1933, reaching a career high of world no. 4 in 1929.[1] In 1930, Nuthall won the women's singles title at the U.S. Championships.

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 701–2. ISBN 978-0-942257-41-0.