Lorna Mabel Utz (; 1904 – ????) was an Australian tennis player

Tennis career

Lorna Utz reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon championship in women's double in 1925 partnered with Esna Boyd and they lost to

Suzanne Lenglen Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen (; 24 May 1899 – 4 July 1938) was a French tennis player. She was the inaugural world No. 1 from 1921 to 1926, winning eight Grand Slam titles in singles and twenty-one in total. She was also a four-time World ...

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Elizabeth Ryan Elizabeth Montague Ryan (February 5, 1892 – July 6, 1979) was an American tennis player who was born in Anaheim, California, but lived most of her adult life in the United Kingdom. Ryan won 26 Grand Slam titles, 19 in women's doubles and mi ...

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Harold Utz Harold Utz was an Australian tennis player. Life Harold Stewart Utz was born in 1886. He married Gwendoline M Chiplin in 1920. Tennis career Harold Utz played some single tournaments and partnered Gwen Utz in mixed doubles. They reached the ...

and Lorna Utz also competed in mixed doubles in

1925 Wimbledon Championships The 1925 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 22 June until 6 July.2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little ( ...

but lost in the first round to Royden Dash and Phoebe Watson.

Grand slam finals

Lorna Utz reached the final in the inaugural Australian Championship in mixed doubles with

and lost to

Esna Boyd Robertson Esna Boyd Robertson ( Boyd; 21 September 1899 – 13 November 1966) was an Australian tennis player who reached seven consecutive women's singles finals at the Australian Championships from 1922 through 1928. She won one of those finals, defeat ...

and Jack Hawkes 6–1, 6–1. She also reached the Australian Championship women's doubles final in 1931 with Nell Lloyd and they lost

Louie Bickerton Louie Mildred Bickerton Cozens (née Bickerton) (11 August 1902 – 6 June 1998) was a female tennis player from Australia. She was born in Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia and won the women's doubles titles at the 1927, 1929, and 1931 Austr ...

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Daphne Akhurst Daphne Jessie Akhurst (22 April 1903 – 9 January 1933), also known by her married name Daphne Cozens, was an Australian tennis player. Akhurst won the women's singles title at the Australian Championships five times between 1925 and 1930. ...

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Horse racing career

After retiring from tennis, Utz owned and raced racehorses under the name "Miss Lorna Doone".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Utz, Lorna 1904 births Australian female tennis players Year of death unknown Place of birth missing 20th-century Australian sportswomen

Tennis career

Grand slam finals

Horse racing career

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