About Rosemary Deloford
Lived 1928 – 2024 (aged 96). Rosemary Deloford was a squash player and tennis player.
Rosemary Deloford (née Walsh, 26 April 1928 – 24 May 2024) was a British squash and tennis player.
A native of Birmingham, Deloford competed regularly at the Wimbledon Championships during her career. She reached the singles fourth round in 1949, claimed the 1954 All England Plate and was a doubles quarter-finalist in 1955.
Deloford won the Surrey tennis championships in Surbiton in 1955.
As a squash player she was a semi-finalist at both the British Open and U.S. national championships.
Deloford was married to tennis player John Laurence "Jack" Deloford at a London church in 1955. She died in Surrey on 24 May 2024, at the age of 96.
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Who was Rosemary Deloford?
British squash and tennis player
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Rosemary Deloford was born on 26 April 1928.
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Rosemary Deloford died on 24 May 2024.
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Rosemary Deloford was a squash player and tennis player.
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