Mortimer-Barrett won the 1955 French Open - to end an 18-year Grand Slam drought for British women - and the 1958 Australian Open singles. She also lost the 1956 French Open final to Althea Gibson who became the first African-American to win a Grand Slam tournament.

Angela Mortimer, who has died aged 93, defied illness and partial deafness to become one of the world’s top tennis players in the 1950s and early 1960s.

Former Wimbledon champion Angela Mortimer-Barrett has died at the age of 93. Mortimer-Barrett beat fellow Brit Christine Truman to win the 1961 ladies' singles title, three years after losing her first final to Althea Gibson.

Angela Mortimer Barrett, who overcame partial deafness and an intestinal infection to win three Grand Slam singles titles including 1961 Wimbledon, died on Monday at age 93. The All England Club made the announcement.

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Angela Mortimer Barrett, Britain's 1961 Wimbledon women's singles champion, has died at the age of 93. Mortimer Barrett, who was born in Plymouth, won three Grand Slam singles titles and one in doubles, which came alongside Anne Shilcock at Wimbledon in 1955.