| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Born | (1922-11-08)8 November 1922 |
| Died | 8 March 1999(1999-03-08) (aged 76) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1953) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1959) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1957, 1960) |
Hazel Cheadle (née Austin; 8 November 1922 — 8 March 1999) was a British field hockey and tennis player.
Cheadle, raised in Hampshire, developed an interest in tennis while acting as a ball girl for her parents.1 Her father was headmaster of Milford School.2
Based in Birmingham, Cheadle was a Warwickshire representative player and won the county singles title nine times in a row.3 She made the singles fourth round of the 1953 Wimbledon Championships.4
During the 1960s she played international matches for the England national field hockey team.3
References
References
- "Sportswoman to the last". New Milton Advertiser. 13 March 1999.
- "Personalia". New Milton Advertiser. 5 March 1955.
- "Birmingham's thanks to Hazel Cheadle". Birmingham Daily Post. 14 June 1973.
- "Girls, don't you know how to fight?". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 8 July 1953.