Dorothy Round

Dorothy Round
Round in 1934
Full nameDorothy Edith Round
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born(1909-07-13)13 July 1909
Dudley, West Midlands, England
Died12 November 1982(1982-11-12) (aged 73)
Kidderminster, Hereford and Worcester, England
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF1986 (member page)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 1 (1934)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (1935)
WimbledonW (1934, 1937)
US OpenSF (1933)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenSF (1930)
US OpenF (1931)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open3R (1930)
WimbledonW (1934, 1935, 1936)

Dorothy Edith Round (13 July 1909 – 12 November 1982), was a British tennis player who was active from the late 1920s until 1950. She achieved her major successes in the 1930s. She won the singles title at Wimbledon in 1934 and 1937, and the singles at the Australian Championships in 1935. She also had success as a mixed doubles player at Wimbledon, winning a total of three titles. After her wedding in 1937, she played under her married name, Mrs D.L. Little. During the Second World War, she played in North America and became a professional coach in Canada and the United States. Post-war, she played in British regional tournaments, coached, and wrote on tennis for newspapers.