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Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree (née McKane; 7 May 1896 – 19 June 1992) was a British tennis and badminton player and the second most decorated female British Olympian, joint with Katherine Grainger.
Kathleen „Kitty“ McKane Godfree (* 7. Mai 1896 in London; † 19. Juni 1992 ebenda) war eine englische Badminton - und Tennisspielerin. Sie war die Schwester von Margaret Stocks . Sie gewann im Dameneinzel 1924 und 1926 in Wimbledon.
Godfree, a talented and versatile athlete who excelled at lacrosse, skating, and badminton – she won the All England Badminton title four times – was one of the first female players to rush the net and employ volleying to end points quickly and win matches fastidiously.
Born in 1896 in London, Kitty McKane learned to play tennis at Saint Leonard's School in Scotland. She made her competitive debut in a tournament in Roehampton in April 1919 and, just a few weeks later, reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon. She soon became Britain's number one player.
Kathleen „Kitty“ McKane Godfree (* 7. Mai 1896 in London; † 19. Juni 1992 ebenda) war eine englische Badminton- und Tennisspielerin. Sie war die Schwester von Margaret Stocks. Kathleen McKane (l.) mit Suzanne Lenglen (1925) Sie gewann im Dameneinzel 1924 und 1926 in Wimbledon.
Kathleen McKane Godfree’s record as a tennis player was matched by her success at badminton. She won eight All-England titles (four singles, two doubles and two mixed), her victories in the doubles coming with her sister, Margaret, as her partner. Her sporting talents were not restricted to racket games, as a nine-year-old she cycled 600 ...
19. Juni 1992 · Kathleen McKane Godfree’s record as a tennis player was matched by her success at badminton. She won eight All-England titles (four singles, two doubles, two mixed), her victories in the doubles coming with her sister, Margaret, as her partner.
