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| '''Winifred''' ('''Winnie''') '''Mason Shaw''' (1947 – 1992) was a ] ] player. In 2002 she was posthumously inducted into the ]. She was born in ]. | '''Winifred''' ('''Winnie''') '''Mason Shaw''' (later Mrs. Wooldridge) (1947 – 1992) was a ] ] player. In 2002 she was posthumously inducted into the ]. She was born in ]. | ||
| Shaw had more success as a doubles than a singles player. She never won a major tournament, but she reached the finals of both the ladies doubles and the mixed doubles, and twice made it to the semi-finals in the ]. She played twice in the ] semi-finals. She reached the quarter-finals at ] in 1972, playing with another Scot, ]. | Shaw had more success as a doubles than a singles player. She never won a major tournament, but she reached the finals of both the ladies doubles and the mixed doubles, and twice made it to the semi-finals in the ]. She played twice in the ] semi-finals. She reached the quarter-finals at ] in 1972, playing with another Scot, ]. | ||
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Winifred (Winnie) Mason Shaw (later Mrs. Wooldridge) (1947 – 1992) was a Scottish tennis player. In 2002 she was posthumously inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. She was born in Glasgow.
Shaw had more success as a doubles than a singles player. She never won a major tournament, but she reached the finals of both the ladies doubles and the mixed doubles, and twice made it to the semi-finals in the French Open. She played twice in the Australian Open semi-finals. She reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon in 1972, playing with another Scot, Joyce Williams.
External links
- Entry at the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame
- BBC article on her
- Winnie Shaw at the Women's Tennis Association
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