Angela Buxton
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 United Kingdom
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16 August 1934 Liverpool, England |
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| French Open | QF (1954) | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | F (1956) | ||||||||||||
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| French Open | W (1956) | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (1956) | ||||||||||||
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| French Open | 3R (1956) | ||||||||||||
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Angela Buxton (born 16 August 1934) is an English tennis player. She won the women's doubles title at both the French Championships and Wimbledon in 1956 with Althea Gibson.
Buxton was born in Liverpool on 18 August 1934, one of two children born to Harry and Violet Buxton. Her grandparents on both sides were Jews who had immigrated to England from Russia. She was raised partly in South Africa. Buxton's father owned a successful cinema chain in northwestern England, which allowed her to attend boarding school at Gloddaeth Hall. While there, a coach noticed her tennis ability and urged her to acquire more training.
Buxton began playing tennis at a young age. After spending time undergoing training in London and Los Angeles, in 1954 she earned the British No. 4 ranking. Buxton then reached the 1955 Wimbledon singles quarterfinals and climbed to World No. 9 in the rankings. She played in Wightman Cup competition for the United Kingdom in 1954, 1955, and 1956.
Buxton had her most successful tennis year in 1956. She won the women's doubles title and reached the singles final at Wimbledon. She won the English Indoor and London Grass Court singles championships and the English Hard Court doubles crown (with Darlene Hard). At the French Championships, she reached the singles semifinals and won the women's doubles title with Althea Gibson, who was the first African-American champion. Buxton was ranked World No. 5 by World Tennis Magazine and World No. 6 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail.
Buxton also won the women's singles title at the Maccabiah Games for Jewish athletes on two different occasions: 1953 and 1957.
After suffering a serious hand condition in late 1956 (tenosynovitis), Buxton was forced to retire following the 1957 season at the age of 22.
Buxton's Judaism played a role throughout her career. Her religious background prevented full acceptance within the tennis world from an early age. Regarding her experience at the Cumberland Club, she said:
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