Betty Uber

Elizabeth Uber (2 June 1906 – 30 April 1983, born Elizabeth Corbin) was an English badminton and tennis player.

Career Betty Uber won 13 titles at the All England Open Badminton Championships, 1 of them in women's singles, 4 in women's doubles and 8 in mixed doubles.

She was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame as an Inaugural Member.

Personal life In 1925, she married Herbert Uber.

Uber Cup Her surname "Uber" is used for the Uber Cup, the world women's team badminton championship, because she had the idea of hosting the women's event similar to men in New Zealand back in 1950. She also made the draw for the 1956-1957 inaugural tournament, which took place at Lytham St. Annes in Lancashire, England.

Achievements International tournaments (56 titles, 18 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1930 Irish Open Dorothy Colpoys 4–11, 11–9, 13–10 Winner 1930 All England Open Marjorie Barrett 2–11, 11–5, 9–11 Runner-up 1931 Scottish Open Margaret Tragett 11–5, 11–3 Winner 1932 Irish Open Marjorie Barrett 11–7, 11–6 Winner 1933 Welsh International Thelma Kingsbury 11–1, 8–11, 11–9 Winner 1935 Scottish Open Thelma Kingsbury 11–8, 5–11, 7–11 Runner-up 1935 All England Open Alice Teague 11–1, 11–6 Winner 1935 French Open Marian Horsley 11–2, 11–1 Winner 1936 All England Open Thelma Kingsbury 11–5, 3–11, 2–11 Runner-up 1938 Scottish Open Daphne Young 7–11, 12–11, 11–3 Winner 1938 All England Open Daphne Young 12–10, 11–12, 3–11 Runner-up 1938 Welsh International Daphne Young 5–11, 11–6, 11–6 Winner 1939 Scottish Open Daphne Young 11–9, 11–1 Winner 1947 Irish Open Queenie Allen 7–11, 8–11 Runner-up 1948 Scottish Open Queenie Allen walkover Runner-up 1948 South African Championships June Wheating 8–11, 12–10, 11–0 Winner 1950 Scottish Open Queenie Allen 12–10, 7–11, 8–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1930 Irish Open Marian Horsley Violet Elton L. W. Myers 15–9, 15–12 Winner 1931 Scottish Open Marian Horsley Margaret Tragett C. T. Duncan 15–12, 15–4 Winner 1931 All England Open Marian Horsley Marjorie Barrett Violet Elton 12–15, 15–10, 15–5 Winner 1932 Irish Open Marian Horsley Marjorie Barrett Alice Woodroffe 14–17, 15–4, 17–14 Winner 1933 Welsh International Thelma Kingsbury Craddock Leoni Kingsbury 15–8, 15–6 Winner 1934 Irish Open Marian Horsley Marje Henderson Thelma Kingsbury 15–6, 15–10 Winner 1934 Welsh International Thelma Kingsbury Alice Teague L. W. Myers 15–10, 15–8 Winner 1935 Scottish Open C. T. Duncan Marje Henderson Thelma Kingsbury 14–17, 12–15 Runner-up 1935 All England Open Diana Doveton Marje Henderson Thelma Kingsbury 5–15, 15–9, 8–15 Runner-up 1935 French Open Diana Doveton Marian Armstrong Margaret Tragett 15–0, 15–5 Winner 1935 Welsh International Thelma Kingsbury Mavis Henderson Marian Horsley 15–6, 15–8 Winner 1936 Irish Open Marian Horsley Diana Doveton Thelma Kingsbury 15–7, 15–10 Winner 1936 All England Open Diana Doveton Marje Henderson Thelma Kingsbury 10–15, 15–5, 7–15 Runner-up 1937 All England Open Diana Doveton Marje Henderson Thelma Kingsbury 17–18, 15–1, 15–2 Winner 1938 Scottish Open Olive Wilson Elizabeth Anderson J. Holmes 15–5, 15–4 Winner 1938 All England Open Diana Doveton Marje Henderson Marian Horsley 15–6, 15–1 Winner 1938 Welsh International Diana Doveton Queenie Allen Bessie Staples 15–6, 15–6 Winner 1939 Scottish Open Diana Doveton Mavis Macnaughton Olive Wilson 15–4, 15–4 Winner 1947 Irish Open Queenie Allen Nora Conway Barbara Good 15–8, 15–11 Winner 1948 Scottish Open Queenie Allen Nora Conway Barbara Good 15–3, 15–10 Winner 1948 All England Open Queenie Allen Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl 6–15, 15–12, 2–15 Runner-up 1948 Denmark Open Queenie Allen Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl 4–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1948 South African Championships Queenie Allen B. Bayne Florrie Mckenzie 15–7, 15–8 Winner 1949 Scottish Open Queenie Allen V. E. Duringer Joy Saunders 15–7, 15–2 Winner 1949 Irish Open Queenie Allen Nora Conway Barbara Good 15–1, 15–7 Winner 1949 All England Open Queenie Allen Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl 15–8, 15–10 Winner 1950 Scottish Open Queenie Allen V. E. Duringer Nancy Horner 15–5, 15–8 Winner 1950 All England Open Queenie Allen Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl 17–16, 5–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1951 Scottish Open Queenie Webber Elisabeth O'Beirne Amy Choong 15–4, 15–7 Winner 1952 All England Open Queenie Webber Tonny Ahm Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen 15–18, 4–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1929 All England Open Herbert Uber Frank Devlin Marian Horsley 8–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1930 Irish Open Herbert Uber Frank Hodge Violet Elton 15–4, 15–10 Winner 1930 All England Open Herbert Uber B. P. Cook C. M. Patten 18–13, 15–4 Winner 1931 All England Open Herbert Uber Frank Devlin Marian Horsley 8–15, 15–8, 15–9 Winner 1932 Irish Open Donald C. Hume Raymond M. White Alice Woodroffe 15–5, 15–8 Winner 1932 All England Open Herbert Uber Raymond M. White Hazel Hogarth 18–16, 15–9 Winner 1933 Scottish Open Donald C. Hume Alan Titherley C. T. Duncan 15–8, 15–8 Winner 1933 All England Open Donald C. Hume Willoughby Hamilton Marian Horsley 18–15, 15–4 Winner 1933 Welsh International Donald C. Hume Ian Maconachie Marian Horsley 15–12, 15–12 Winner 1934 Irish Open Donald C. Hume Ian Maconachie Marian Horsley 15–12, 15–8 Winner 1934 All England Open Donald C. Hume Ian Maconachie Marian Horsley 15–12, 15–10 Winner 1934 Welsh International B. P. Cook Ian Maconachie Marian Horsley 11–15, 15–2, 15–6 Winner 1935 Scottish Open Donald C. Hume Raymond M. White Marian Armstrong 15–6, 15–3 Winner 1935 All England Open Donald C. Hume Raymond M. White Marian Armstrong 15–3, 15–1 Winner 1935 French Open Geoffrey J. Fish Ralph Nichols Diana Doveton 11–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1936 Irish Open Donald C. Hume Ian Maconachie Marian Horsley 15–4, 15–6 Winner 1936 All England Open Donald C. Hume Ian Maconachie Thelma Kingsbury 18–15, 15–8 Winner 1937 Scottish Open Donald C. Hume Ian Maconachie Thelma Kingsbury 6–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1938 Scottish Open Ian Maconachie Thomas Boyle Olive Wilson 15–8, 15–3 Winner 1938 All England Open Raymond M. White Ralph Nichols Bessie Staples 15–10, 15–9 Winner 1938 Welsh International Alan Titherley Thomas Boyle Olive Wilson 5–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1939 Scottish Open Raymond M. White Thomas Boyle Olive Wilson 15–6, 17–14 Winner 1948 Scottish Open James Rankin Harold Marsland Queenie Allen 15–12, 15–13 Winner 1948 South African Championships Noel B. Radford Warwick Shute Queenie Allen 15–13, 15–12 Winner 1949 Scottish Open James Rankin James C. Mackay C. B. Alison 15–8, 15–6 Winner 1950 Scottish Open James Rankin Noel B. Radford L. R. Ludlam 15–10, 15–12 Winner 1951 Scottish Open Tom Wingfield Frank Peard Queenie Webber 12–15, 15–10, 15–12 Winner

Tennis In addition to badminton Uber also competed in tennis and played at the Wimbledon Championships in singles and doubles between 1929 and 1946. Her best singles performance was in 1930 when she reached the fourth round in which she lost to seventh-seeded Phyllis Mudford.