212,599 profiles ranked

Dorothy Round

British tennis player (1909-1982) · United Kingdom · Tennis Players · Died at 73

Dorothy Round is read about 11 times a day, in 22 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 21 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 92 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare

Dorothy Edith Round 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.

Also in Deutsch

Photos 4

Teams 1

Great Britain Wightman Cup team1931-1936

Awards

International Tennis Hall of Fame1986

About this person

Dorothy Edith Round 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.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Tennis Players
Type
Tennis Player
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1909 to 1982 · aged 73

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.