With Wimbledon taking over our lives do you know that Hawks founder and Hon President Brian Simmer's grandmother Charlotte Cooper won her first of five Wimbledon championships singles titles in 1895, She was also the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal. She won the tennis singles at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, where women were allowed to participate for the first time. She followed this up with a second gold medal, winning the mixed doubles with partner, Reginald Doherty

This article was originally posted on 26-Jun-2008, 07:31 by Hugh Barrow.
Last updated by Hugh Barrow on 30-Jun-2008, 07:23.