Irene Bowder Peacock
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| Full name | Irene Evelyn Bowder Peacock |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | South Africa South Africa |
| Born | 27 July 1892 |
| Died | 13 June 1978 (aged 85) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P564}} |
| Highest ranking | No.6 (1922)[2] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | F (1927) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1921, 1922) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P555}} |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | W (1927) |
| Wimbledon | F (1921, 1927) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| WHCC | F (1921) |
| WCCC | F (1920) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1921, 1927) |
| Other mixed doubles tournaments | |
| WCCC | W (1920) |
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Irene Evelyn Bowder Peacock (née Bowder; 27 July 1892 – 13 June 1978) was a South African tennis player.
Bowder Peacock won the doubles title at the 1927 French Championships with Bobbie Heine Miller defeating Peggy Saunders and Phoebe Holcroft Watson in two straight sets. That same tournament she also reached the final of the singles competition which she lost in straight sets to Kea Bouman of the Netherlands.[3] She won the British Indian Championships singles title from 1915 to 1920, the South of England Championships singles title in 1922, and the South African Championships singles title from 1924 to 1926.
At the World Covered Court Championships in 1920 she was a finalist in the doubles and, partnering Francis Fisher, won the mixed doubles title after a walkover in the final against Stanley Doust and Kathleen McKane Godfree. In 1921 she won the mixed doubles at the Queen's Covered Court Championships, again teaming up with Fisher, but lost the final of the singles event to Edith Holman.[4]
She captained the South African women's team that toured Europe in 1927 and together with Heine Miller won the doubles title at the Queen's Club Championships.[4] Bowder Peacock and Heine Miller missed the 1930 Wimbledon Championships due to a scheduling disagreement with the South African Lawn Tennis Union.[5][6]
Grand Slam finals
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Singles (1 runner-up)
[edit | edit source]| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 1927 | French Championships | Clay | Netherlands Kea Bouman | 2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
[edit | edit source]| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1921 | Wimbledon | Grass | United Kingdom Geraldine Beamish |  Suzanne Lenglen Elizabeth Ryan |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1927 | French Championships | Clay | South Africa Bobbie Heine | United Kingdom Peggy Mitchell United Kingdom Phoebe Watson |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1927 | Wimbledon | Gras | South Africa Bobbie Heine | Helen Wills Elizabeth Ryan |
3–6, 2–6 |
World championships finals
[edit | edit source]Mixed doubles (1 title)
[edit | edit source]| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1920 | World Covered Court Championships | Wood |  Frank Fisher
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Australia Stanley Doust United Kingdom Kitty McKane |
walkover |
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External links
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