Geraldine Beamish

Winifred Geraldine Ramsey Beamish (née Ramsey; 23 June 1883 – 10 May 1972) was an English tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Biography Beamish (2nd from right) with Golding, Laurentz and Decugis in 1919.

Winifred Geraldine Ramsey was born on 23 June 1883 at Forest Gate, London. She married tennis player Alfred Beamish on 30 September 1911.

She competed at The Championships, Wimbledon from 1910 throughout 1933 in each year the tournament was held, reaching the semifinals three times in 1919, 1922 and 1923. In 1919, she lost to Phyllis Satterthwaite, in 1922, she lost to Molla Mallory, and the following year to Suzanne Lenglen.

In 1920, she won the silver medal in the Olympic doubles competition with her partner Dorothy Holman. She also competed in the mixed doubles event with her husband Alfred, but they were eliminated in the second round. In the singles competition she had a walkover in the first round and was eliminated in the second round by her doubles partner Dorothy Holman.

One of her greatest triumphs was her title at the World Covered Court Championship (WCCC) in 1920, where she defeated Kathleen McKane Godfree in the final in three sets. Along with McKane Godfree, she won the WCCC doubles title in 1919, 1920, and 1923.

She died on 10 May 1972 at St Pancras, London.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1921 Wimbledon Grass Irene Bowder Peacock Suzanne Lenglen Elizabeth Ryan 1–6, 2–6

World championships finals Singles (1 title) ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1920 World Covered Court Championships Wood Kathleen McKane 6–2, 5–7, 9–7

Doubles (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Mixed doubles (1 title) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1919 World Covered Court Championships Wood Max Decugis Germaine Golding William Laurentz 6–3, 6–3Loss 1922 World Hard Court Championships Clay John Gilbert Suzanne Lenglen Henri Cochet 4–6, 6–4, 0–6