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Deidre Catt
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	4 July 1940 (age 84)
Plays	Right–handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1965)
French Open	4R (1964)
Wimbledon	4R (1962, 1964)
US Open	SF (1963)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	QF (1961, 1962, 1964)
Wimbledon	QF (1960)
US Open	F (1960)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	QF (1961, 1962, 1964)
Wimbledon	QF (1962, 1964)

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Deidre Catt (born 4 July 1940) is a former tennis player from the United Kingdom who was active in the 1960s.

Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the final of the doubles event at the 1960 U.S. Championships. Partnering compatriot Ann Haydon they lost the final in straight sets to Maria Bueno and Darlene Hard. Her best Grand Slam singles performance was reaching the semifinal of the 1963 U.S. Championships in which she lost to Margaret Court,^[1] having beaten Billie-Jean Moffit King in the last 16. At the Wimbledon Championships she reached the fourth round in 1962 and 1964.^[2]

Between 1961 and 1964, Catt played in four Wightman Cups, a women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. During the 1962 Wightman Cup she defeated Nancy Richey. From 1963 to 1965, she was a member of the British Federation Cup team and compiled a record of six wins and two losses.

In 1960 she won the All England Plate, a tennis competition held at the Wimbledon Championships for players who were defeated in the first or second rounds of the singles competition. In the final, she was victorious against Lorna Cawthorn.^[3] In that year, she won the West of England championships at Bristol by beating Sandra Reynolds in the second round and Renée Schuurman in the final.

In 1961 and 1963, she won the singles title at the Surrey Grass Court Championships in Surbiton, defeating Edda Buding and Darlene Hard in the respective finals. Catt was a runner-up at the British Hard Court Championships in 1961, losing the final to Angela Mortimer in straight sets. Catt became the singles champion at the 1963 British Covered Court Championships after three-set victories in the semifinal against Ann Jones and the final against Renée Schuurman. Partnering Elizabeth Starkie, she reached the doubles final of the 1963 Pacific Coast Championships in which they were beaten by Maria Bueno and Darlene Hard.

In November 1964, she married John Keller.^[4] Later, she remarried Noel McMahon, an Australian.^[5]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 runner-up

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1960	U.S. Championships	Clay	Ann Haydon	Maria Bueno Darlene Hard	1–6, 1–6

References

^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 472. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ "Wimbledon championships players archive – Deidre Catt". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
^ Alan Little, ed. (2011). 2013 Wimbledon Compendium. London: The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. p. 515. ISBN 9781899039401.
^ "Bride Has Veil-Raising Experience". Reading Eagle. No. 16 November 1964. p. 10.
^ Budge, Michael (2 May 2021). "Captain Charles Lever Cook". OurNewHaven. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

Deidre Catt at the International Tennis Federation
Deidre Catt at the Billie Jean King Cup

[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 472. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[2] "Wimbledon championships players archive – Deidre Catt". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.

[3] Alan Little, ed. (2011). 2013 Wimbledon Compendium. London: The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. p. 515. ISBN 9781899039401.

[4] "Bride Has Veil-Raising Experience". Reading Eagle. No. 16 November 1964. p. 10.

[5] Budge, Michael (2 May 2021). "Captain Charles Lever Cook". OurNewHaven. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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-'''Deidre Catt''' (born 4 July 1940), is a former [[tennis]] player from the United Kingdom who was active in the 1960s.
+'''Deidre Catt''' (born 4 July 1940) is a former [[tennis]] player from the United Kingdom who was active in the 1960s.
 Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the final of the doubles event at the [[1960 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1960 U.S. Championships]]. Partnering compatriot [[Ann Haydon]] they lost the final in straight sets to [[Maria Bueno]] and [[Darlene Hard]]. Her best Grand Slam singles performance was reaching the semifinal of the [[1963 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1963 U.S. Championships]] in which she lost to [[Margaret Court]],<ref name=collins>{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|page=472|edition=2nd}}</ref> having beaten Billie-Jean Moffit King in the last 16. At the [[Wimbledon Championships]] she reached the fourth round in 1962 and 1964.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wimbledon championships players archive – Deidre Catt|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/archive/players/9fc94153-1d86-4a95-9fbc-6ab1cea349cd/index.html|website=www.wimbledon.com|publisher=AELTC}}</ref>
-Between 1961 and 1964 Catt played in four [[Wightman Cup]]s, a women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. During the [[1962 Wightman Cup]] she defeated [[Nancy Richey]]. From 1963 to 1965 she was a member of the [[Great Britain Fed Cup team|British]] [[Fed Cup|Federation Cup]] team and compiled a record of six wins and two losses.
+Between 1961 and 1964, Catt played in four [[Wightman Cup]]s, a women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. During the [[1962 Wightman Cup]] she defeated [[Nancy Richey]]. From 1963 to 1965, she was a member of the [[Great Britain Fed Cup team|British]] [[Fed Cup|Federation Cup]] team and compiled a record of six wins and two losses.
-In 1960 she won the [[All England Plate]], a tennis competition held at the [[Wimbledon Championships]] for players who were defeated in the first or second rounds of the singles competition. In the final she was victorious against Lorna Cawthorn.<ref>{{cite book|title=2013 Wimbledon Compendium|year=2011|publisher=The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club|location=London|isbn=9781899039401|page=515|editor=Alan Little}}</ref> In that year she also won the West of England championships at Bristol by beating [[Sandra Reynolds]] in the second round and [[Renée Schuurman]] in the final.
+In 1960 she won the [[All England Plate]], a tennis competition held at the [[Wimbledon Championships]] for players who were defeated in the first or second rounds of the singles competition. In the final, she was victorious against [[Lorna Cornell|Lorna Cawthorn]].<ref>{{cite book|title=2013 Wimbledon Compendium|year=2011|publisher=The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club|location=London|isbn=9781899039401|page=515|editor=Alan Little}}</ref> In that year, she won the West of England championships at Bristol by beating [[Sandra Reynolds]] in the second round and [[Renée Schuurman]] in the final.
-In 1961 and 1963 she won the singles title at the [[Surrey Grass Court Championships]] in [[Surbiton]], defeating [[Edda Buding]]  and [[Darlene Hard]] in the respective finals. Catt was a runner-up at the [[British Hard Court Championships]] in 1961, losing the final to [[Angela Mortimer]] in straight sets. Catt became the singles champion at the 1963 [[British Covered Court Championships]] after a three-sets victories in the semifinal against Ann Jones and the final against [[Renée Schuurman]]. Partnering Elizabeth Starkie she reached the doubles final of the 1963 [[Pacific Coast Championships]] in which they were beaten by [[Maria Bueno]] and [[Darlene Hard]].
+In 1961 and 1963, she won the singles title at the [[Surrey Grass Court Championships]] in [[Surbiton]], defeating [[Edda Buding]] and [[Darlene Hard]] in the respective finals. Catt was a runner-up at the [[British Hard Court Championships]] in 1961, losing the final to [[Angela Mortimer]] in straight sets. Catt became the singles champion at the 1963 [[British Covered Court Championships]] after three-set victories in the semifinal against Ann Jones and the final against [[Renée Schuurman]]. Partnering [[Liz Starkie|Elizabeth Starkie]], she reached the doubles final of the 1963 [[Pacific Coast Championships]] in which they were beaten by [[Maria Bueno]] and [[Darlene Hard]].
-In November 1964 she married John Keller.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bride Has Veil-Raising Experience|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NBUrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nZwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6050%2C123115|work=Reading Eagle|issue=16 November 1964|page=10}}</ref>
+In November 1964, she married John Keller.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bride Has Veil-Raising Experience|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NBUrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nZwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6050%2C123115|work=Reading Eagle|issue=16 November 1964|page=10}}</ref> Later, she remarried Noel McMahon, an Australian.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Budge |first=Michael |date=2021-05-02 |title=Captain Charles Lever Cook |url=http://www.ournewhaven.org.uk/page_id__725.aspx?path=0p3p84p |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808121928/http://www.ournewhaven.org.uk/page_id__725.aspx?path=0p3p84p |archive-date=8 August 2021 |access-date=2021-08-08 |website=OurNewHaven |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
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