Hazel Hogarth
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English badminton player
Badminton player
| Hazel Hogarth | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country | England |
| Born | (1882-04-25)25 April 1882 India |
| Died | 1 June 1940(1940-06-01) (aged 58)[1] London |
Hazel de Bohun Hogarth (1882–1940) was an English badminton and tennis player.[2] Hogarth was capped by England thirteen times between 1904 and 1929 and was attributed as being the player who innovated the backhand serve.[3] She had great success at the All England Championships winning eleven titles.
She also played tennis and competed at The Championships, Wimbledon from 1920 to 1928.
References
- ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
- ↑ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.