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Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree (née McKane; 7 May 1896 – 19 June 1992) was a British tennis and badminton player and the second most decorated female British Olympian, joint with Katherine Grainger.
Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree ( Londres, Inglaterra, 7 de mayo de 1896-19 de junio de 1992) fue una tenista y jugadora de bádminton inglesa. Ganó dos Campeonatos de Wimbledon en la categoría femenina individual en 1924 y en 1926.
Godfree, a talented and versatile athlete who excelled at lacrosse, skating, and badminton – she won the All England Badminton title four times – was one of the first female players to rush the net and employ volleying to end points quickly and win matches fastidiously.
Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree ( Londres, Inglaterra, 7 de mayo de 1896-19 de junio de 1992) fue una tenista y jugadora de bádminton inglesa. Kathleen McKane Godfree en 1925. Ganó dos Campeonatos de Wimbledon en la categoría femenina individual en 1924 y en 1926.
Kathleen McKane Godfree’s record as a tennis player was matched by her success at badminton. She won eight All-England titles (four singles, two doubles and two mixed), her victories in the doubles coming with her sister, Margaret, as her partner.
19 de jun. de 1992 · Kathleen McKane Godfree’s record as a tennis player was matched by her success at badminton. She won eight All-England titles (four singles, two doubles, two mixed), her victories in the doubles coming with her sister, Margaret, as her partner.
2 de mar. de 2022 · McKane reached a career high ranking of number two in the world several times in the 1920s. In 1978, she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and presented the Wimbledon winner's trophy to Martina Navratilova in 1986. Kathleen McKane Godfree died on 19 June 1992, aged 96.
