1933 Wimbledon Ladies Singles runner-up silver medal awarded to Dorothy Round, circular form, obverse with figure of Victory in relief, reverse inscribed and engraved THE LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1933 LADIES SINGLES RUNNER-UP MISS D.E. ROUND, hallmarked Birmingham 1932 by Fattorini & Sons Ltd, diameter 37mm., 27gr., in original case with gilt lettering THE LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1933, interior with maker's printed label, both in good condition, with little wear Dorothy Edith Round (1909-1982) was beaten in the 1993 Wimbledon Final by the American Helen Wills Moody, 6-4, 6-8, 6-3. Round was active in tennis from the late 1920s until 1950, winning the Wimbledon Singles title twice in 1934 and 1937, the Mixed Doubles title three times in 1934, 1935 and 1936 - twice with Fred Perry, once with Ryuki Miki - and the Australian singles title in 1935. Provenance: Bonham’s Auction May 1998.
£2,000 - £3,000
1933 Wimbledon Ladies Singles runner-up silver medal awarded to Dorothy Round, circular form, obverse with figure of Victory in relief, reverse inscribed and engraved THE LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1933 LADIES SINGLES RUNNER-UP MISS D.E. ROUND, hallmarked Birmingham 1932 by Fattorini & Sons Ltd, diameter 37mm., 27gr., in original case with gilt lettering THE LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1933, interior with maker's printed label, both in good condition, with little wear Dorothy Edith Round (1909-1982) was beaten in the 1993 Wimbledon Final by the American Helen Wills Moody, 6-4, 6-8, 6-3. Round was active in tennis from the late 1920s until 1950, winning the Wimbledon Singles title twice in 1934 and 1937, the Mixed Doubles title three times in 1934, 1935 and 1936 - twice with Fred Perry, once with Ryuki Miki - and the Australian singles title in 1935. Provenance: Bonham’s Auction May 1998.