msc 18,439 Posted July 3, 2019 1 hour ago, maryportfuncity said: Ladies champion 50 years ago - there's a few won it since her and carked by now Actually since Maria Bueno's last title (1964) only one Wimbledon womens champion - Jana Novotna - has died. Shirley Fry who won in 1956 and Brit Angela Mortimer (1961 winner) both still with us but very old now. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted July 4, 2019 18 hours ago, msc said: Actually since Maria Bueno's last title (1964) only one Wimbledon womens champion - Jana Novotna - has died. Shirley Fry who won in 1956 and Brit Angela Mortimer (1961 winner) both still with us but very old now. Wiki have a little hostage to fortune statement in there - " Fry Irvin is the longest surviving female Grand Slam singles champion." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted July 14, 2019 Commentary on the Wimbledon Men's Final indicates that former GB player and singles quarter finalist Bobby Wilson has not been too well recently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,945 Posted July 14, 2019 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: Commentary on the Wimbledon Men's Final indicates that former GB player and singles quarter finalist Bobby Wilson has not been too well recently. Bob Wilson? Someone with a very similar name is not going well at the moment... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,584 Posted July 21, 2019 https://twitter.com/DavidLawTennis/status/1152968806127550465 Peter McNamara has died aged 64. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,977 Posted August 20, 2019 Konstantin Anisimov 2017 Junior Us Open Champ and Top 25 player Amanda Anisimova has pullled out of theUs Open next week as her father and coach Konstantin was found dead Monday 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted October 9, 2019 1972 French Open Champ and DDP pick Andres Gimeno goes straight to QO: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-tennis-gimeno/former-french-open-champion-gimeno-dies-aged-82-idUKKBN1WO200 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,439 Posted October 9, 2019 46 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: 1972 French Open Champ and DDP pick Andres Gimeno goes straight to QO: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-tennis-gimeno/former-french-open-champion-gimeno-dies-aged-82-idUKKBN1WO200 Not to say tennis is astoundingly good for your longevity, but Gimeno is the only French Open champion to have died from the last 61 champions. In fact the 1950 French Open winner, Budge Patty, is alive aged 95. Folk like Jana Novotna and poor old Elena Baltacha are very much the exception. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 10, 2019 17 hours ago, YoungWillz said: 1972 French Open Champ and DDP pick Andres Gimeno goes straight to QO: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-tennis-gimeno/former-french-open-champion-gimeno-dies-aged-82-idUKKBN1WO200 Gimeno, who won one Grand Slam and was Australian Open runner-up in 1969, remains the oldest player to win Roland Garros, lifting the trophy aged 34 after beating Frenchman Patrick Proisy in the final. (I'll assume most of you give a cursory reading of your obits you post. You see a great fact like this, please pull it out of the text. Thanks in advance.) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted October 19, 2019 On 09/10/2019 at 18:23, msc said: Not to say tennis is astoundingly good for your longevity, but Gimeno is the only French Open champion to have died from the last 61 champions. In fact the 1950 French Open winner, Budge Patty, is alive aged 95. Folk like Jana Novotna and poor old Elena Baltacha are very much the exception. Russian player Alexander Volkov reportedly dead at 52: https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alexander-volkov-obituary-2019 1994 Davis Cup finalist, former coach to Marat Safin. Longevity only good if you are a champ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted January 23, 2020 Former Paralympic tennis champ Esther Vergeer reveals breast cancer diagnosis: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/51216834 The Dutch woman appears to effectively be the most successful wheelchair woman player, unbeaten in 10 years. Will she beat cancer too? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 24, 2020 No - but she’s a household name! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,584 Posted February 26, 2020 Chris Evert's younger sister Jeanne, herself a player, has died from from ovarian cancer at the age of 62. She once had a win against Margaret Court. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,977 Posted March 25, 2020 Francesca Schiavone who won the 2010 French Open,and went into a cancer remission in 2019 is from Lombardi,Italy one of the places hardest hit by Covid. Would think she is one of the more at risk non old notable's 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted May 22, 2020 Australian tennis player and four-time grand slam champion Ashley Cooper died at 83 years: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-22/australian-tennis-great-ashley-cooper-dies/12278092 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted May 22, 2020 1 hour ago, TomTomTelekom said: Australian tennis player and four-time grand slam champion Ashley Cooper died at 83 years: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-22/australian-tennis-great-ashley-cooper-dies/12278092 Ashley Cooper QO for the DDP: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-tennis-australia-cooper/tennis-australian-great-cooper-dies-at-83-idUKKBN22Y0ZX 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,170 Posted May 22, 2020 On 26/02/2020 at 10:19, The Old Crem said: Chris Evert's younger sister Jeanne, herself a player, has died from from ovarian cancer at the age of 62. She once had a win against Margaret Court. I notice from Twitter that Chris Evert's mother is still going aged 91. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted August 4, 2020 Also posted in the 100 Club but worthy of a mention here, Bob Ryland, the US' first African-American professional tennis player, dead at 100: https://patch.com/new-york/upper-west-side-nyc/bob-ryland-first-black-pro-tennis-player-u-s-dies-100 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted August 17, 2020 Report of the death of Angela Buxton, British doubles partner of Althea Gibson who won doubles championships, and Buxton also reaching the finals of the Wimbledon singles Championships: https://www.news18.com/news/sports/former-player-buxton-doubles-partner-of-gibson-dies-at-85-2794997.html Not picked this year but picked previously for the DDP and accordingly joins the ever longer List of the Missed: http://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2014/celebs_B.html#buxtan 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,584 Posted September 1, 2020 Carla Suarez Navarro - regular on the tour for the last few years - has revealed she has NHL and will require six months of chemo, Sad news I always enjoy watching her play, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted September 24, 2020 On 14/07/2019 at 15:41, YoungWillz said: Commentary on the Wimbledon Men's Final indicates that former GB player and singles quarter finalist Bobby Wilson has not been too well recently. Bobby Wilson becomes the 4th unique from my main team to die and no hanging around for a QO, we have one: https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/18745011.former-great-britain-davis-cup-player-bobby-wilson-dies-aged-84/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,439 Posted September 24, 2020 20 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Bobby Wilson becomes the 4th unique from my main team to die and no hanging around for a QO, we have one: https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/18745011.former-great-britain-davis-cup-player-bobby-wilson-dies-aged-84/ Oh eck, the weekend update gets bigger by the second! Err, I mean congratuations! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted September 24, 2020 1 hour ago, msc said: Oh eck, the weekend update gets bigger by the second! Err, I mean congratuations! That's 4 DDP hits in one day, so far (although I guess I have to change Gale Sayers' date of death by a day - yesterday, the sources were unclear). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted September 25, 2020 11 hours ago, gcreptile said: That's 4 DDP hits in one day, so far (although I guess I have to change Gale Sayers' date of death by a day - yesterday, the sources were unclear). Well this actually confirms that Bobby Wilson died on 21st September: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/244507/wilson Note: Top English tennis player dies, so far as I know only covered in the Herald Scotland. Wow. That Dean Jones must have been really British. Anyway, I got my hit and my QO without waiting months. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,439 Posted September 25, 2020 Ah, I see someone is happy about my push last year to return the Herald as a QO. Am afraid to say my current attempts to get Mumsnet accepted as a DDP Qualifying Obit are being treated with far more scepticism by Reptile and Grim! 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
