Geraldine Beamish

Beamish (2nd from right) with Golding, Laurentz and Decugis in 1919.

Winifred Geraldine Ramsey was born on 23 July 1883 at Forest Gate, London. She married tennis player Alfred Beamish on 30 September 1911.

She competed at The Championships, Wimbledon from 1910 throughout 1933 in each year the tournament was held, reaching the semifinals twice in 1922 and 1923. In 1922, she lost to later champion Suzanne Lenglen, the following year to Molla Mallory.

In 1920 she won the silver medal in the Olympics doubles competition with her partner Dorothy Holman. She also competed in the mixed doubles event with her husband Alfred, but they were eliminated in the second round. In the singles competition she had a walkover in the first round and was eliminated in the second round by her doubles partner Dorothy Holman.

One of her greatest triumphs was her title at the World Covered Court Championship (WCCC) in 1920 where she defeated Kathleen McKane Godfree in the final in three sets. Along with McKane Godfree she won the WCCC doubles title in 1919, 1920 and 1923.

She died on 10 May 1972 at St Pancras, London.

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1921	Wimbledon	Grass	Irene Bowder Peacock	Suzanne Lenglen Elizabeth Ryan	1–6, 2–6

Singles (1 title)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponents	Score
Winner	1920	World Covered Court Championships	Wood	Kathleen McKane	6–2, 5–7, 9–7

Doubles (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1919	World Covered Court Championships	Wood	Kathleen McKane	Dorothy Holman Phyllis Covell	6–3, 6–4
Winner	1920	World Covered Court Championships	Wood	Kathleen McKane	Doris Craddock Irene Bowder Peacock	6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	1922	World Hard Court Championships	Wood	Kathleen McKane	Suzanne Lenglen Elizabeth Ryan	0–6, 4–6
Winner	1923	World Hard Court Championships	Clay	Kathleen McKane	Germaine Golding Suzanne Lenglen	6–2, 6–3
Winner	1923	World Covered Court Championships	Wood	Kathleen McKane	Germaine Golding Jeanne Vaussard	6–1, 6–1

Mixed doubles (1 title)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1919	World Covered Court Championships	Wood	Max Decugis	Germaine Golding William Laurentz	6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	1922	World Hard Court Championships	Clay	John Gilbert	Suzanne Lenglen Henri Cochet	4–6, 6–4, 0–6