Evelyn Colyer

Evelyn Lucy Colyer (later Munro, 16 August 1902 – 4 November 1930) was a female tennis player from Great Britain. With Joan Austin, sister of Bunny Austin, Colyer played doubles in the 1923 Wimbledon final against Suzanne Lenglen and Elizabeth Ryan. Colyer and Austin were known in the British press as "The Babes." At the 1924 Paris Olympics, she teamed with Dorothy Shepherd-Barron to win a bronze medal in the women's doubles event.[1]

Evelyn Colyer
Full nameEvelyn Lucy Colyer Munro
Country (sports)Great Britain
Born(1902-08-16)16 August 1902
Wandsworth, England
Died6 November 1930(1930-11-06) (aged 28)
Bishnath, British India
Retired1930
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQF (1925)
Wimbledon4R (1927)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenF (1925, 1926)
WimbledonF (1923, 1926)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open2R (1928)
Team competitions
Wightman CupW (1924, 1925)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Doubles

From 1920 until 1929, she competed in all editions of the Wimbledon Championships.[2] Her best singles result was reaching the fourth round in 1927 in which she was defeated by Kitty Godfree.[3]

In 1925, she teamed with P.B.D Spence and won the mixed doubles title at the Queen's Club Covered Courts Championships.[4]

She was part of the winning British Wightman Cup team in 1924 and 1925 as well as the team that lost in 1926.[5][6]

On 13 February 1930 she married Hamish Munro, a tea planter from Assam, British India and soon afterward, the couple migrated to Assam.[7] She died on 6 November 1930 of complications after giving birth to twins on 20 October.[8][9]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (4 runners-up)
Result Year Championship Partner Opponents Score
Loss1923WimbledonUnited Kingdom Joan AustinFrance Suzanne Lenglen
United States Elizabeth Ryan		3–6, 1–6
Loss1925French ChampionshipsUnited Kingdom Kitty McKaneFrance Suzanne Lenglen
France Julie Vlasto		1–6, 11–9, 2–6
Loss1926French ChampionshipsUnited Kingdom Kitty McKaneFrance Suzanne Lenglen
France Julie Vlasto		1–6, 1–6
Loss1926WimbledonUnited Kingdom Kitty McKaneUnited States Mary Kendall Browne
United Kingdom Randolph Lycett		1–6, 1–6

References
  1. "Evelyn Colyer". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. "Wimbledon player archive – Evelyn Colyer". AELTC.
  3. "Wimbledon draw archive – 1927 Ladies' Singles". AELTC.
  4. McKelvie, Roy (1986). The Queen's Club Story, 1886-1986. London: Stanley Paul. p. 258. ISBN 0091660602.
  5. "British Women Showing Class in Tennis Now". The Miami News. 25 August 1925.
  6. "England Again Lifts Wightman Tennis Cup". The Sunday Morning Star. 16 August 1925.
  7. "Tennis Star Marries". The Montreal Gazette. 14 February 1930.
  8. "Loss To British Lawn Tennis". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 7 November 1930.
  9. "Evelyn Colyer's Death". Nottingham Evening Post. British Newspaper Archive. 6 November 1930. p. 10.
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