About Gwen Sterry
Lived 1905 – 1987 (aged 81–82). Gwen Sterry was a British tennis player.
Gwendolyne Reingale Sterry Simmers (1905–1987) was an English tennis player who was active in the 1920s and 1930s.
In 1922 she won the Junior Singles British Championship. Sterry was part of the British team that lost the Wightman Cup in 1927 to the United States but won her doubles match partnering Betty Hill.
Personal life Sterry was the daughter of five-time Wimbledon champion Charlotte Cooper. She married the Scottish rugby international William Simmers on 9 July 1932 at St Mark's Church, Surbiton. She died in 1987, aged 82. Her death was registered in Helensburgh, Scotland.
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Who was Gwen Sterry?
British tennis player
When was Gwen Sterry born?
Gwen Sterry was born in 1905.
When did Gwen Sterry die?
Gwen Sterry died in 1987.
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Gwen Sterry was a tennis player.
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Gwen Sterry was British.
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