Margaret Scriven

Margaret Croft "Peggy" Scriven-Vivian (17 August 1912 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England – 25 January 2001 in Haslemere, Surrey, England) was a British tennis player and the first woman from that country to win the singles title at the French Championships in 1933. She also won the singles title at the 1934 French Championships, defeating Helen Jacobs in the final.

Scriven-Vivian was the last British woman to win the same Grand Slam singles tournament for two consecutive years. In addition, she was the first left-handed woman to win a Grand Slam singles title.^{[citation needed]}

According to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Scriven-Vivian was ranked in the world top ten from 1933 through 1935, reaching a career high of World No. 5 in those rankings in 1933 and 1934.^[1]

Grand Slam record

• French Championships
  • Singles champion (2): 1933, 1934
  • Women's Doubles champion: 1935
  • Mixed Doubles champion: 1933

Grand Slam singles finals

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1933	French Championships	Simone Mathieu	6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1934	French Championships (2)	Helen Jacobs	7–5, 4–6, 6–1

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941–1944	1945	19461	19471	Career SR
Australian Championships	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	NH	NH	A	A	0 / 0
French Championships	A	A	2R	W	W	SF	2R	QF	A	A	NH	R	A	A	A	2 / 6
Wimbledon	1R	QF	2R	QF	QF	3R	1R	QF	4R	4R	NH	NH	NH	4R	3R	0 / 12
U.S. Championships	A	A	A	3R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1
SR	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 2	1 / 3	1 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 1	2 / 19

NH = tournament not held.

R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

¹In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.

See also

• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

References

1. ^ Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 702. ISBN 0-942257-41-3. 

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Name	Scriven, Margaret
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Date of birth	17 August 1912
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Date of death	25 January 2001
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