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Angela Mortimer
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British tennis player (1932–2025)
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Angela Mortimer, born Florence Angela Margaret Mortimer in Plymouth in 1932, was a British tennis player and autobiographer. She competed for the United Kingdom and played right-handed. Known by the nickname "Miss Sobersides," she was an English speaker who also experienced deafness.
Mortimer was married to John Barrett, who served as her partner in business and sport. Her career achievements included receiving the award of Member of the Order of the British Empire and induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She died in London on August 25, 2025.
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Tennis
- Position
- Tennis Player
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Angela
- Family name
- Mortimer
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Plymouth
- Place of death
- London
- Spouse
- John Barrett
- Occupation
- tennis player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- tennis
- Country for sport
- United Kingdom
- Image
- Angela Mortimer Statue.jpg
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1932-04-21
- playing hand
- right-handedness
- medical condition
- deafness
- birth name
- Florence Angela Margaret Mortimer
- Commons category
- Angela Mortimer
- date of death
- 2025-08-25
- name in native language
- Angela Mortimer
- partner in business or sport
- John Barrett
- nickname
- Miss Sobersides
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