Hazel Hogarth

Hazel Hogarth
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born(1882-04-25)25 April 1882
India
Died1 June 1940(1940-06-01) (aged 58)[1]
London

Hazel de Bohun Hogarth (1882–1940) was an English badminton and tennis player.[2] Hogarth was capped by England thirteen times between 1904 and 1929 and was attributed as being the player who innovated the backhand serve.[3] She had great success at the All England Championships winning eleven titles.

She also played tennis and competed at The Championships, Wimbledon from 1920 to 1928.

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  2. ^ Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
  3. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.