What is Angela Buxton?
'''Angela Buxton''' (16 August 1934 – 15 August 2020)<ref>[https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1755203/in-memoriam-angela-buxton In Memoriam: Angela Buxton], [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]], 18 August 2020</ref> was a British [[tennis]] player. She won the women's doubles title at both the [[French Open|French Championships]] and [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] in 1956 with her playing partner, [[Althea Gibson]]. She was born in [[Liverpool]]. Buxton wrote the tennis books ''Tackle Tennis This Way'', ''Starting Tennis'', and ''Winning Tennis and Doubles Tactics''. Buxton died on 15 August 2020 in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]], at the age of 85.<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary: Angela Buxton |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/obituary-angela-buxton/ |website=itftennis.com |publisher=International Tennis Federation (ITF)|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Angela Buxton, tennis player who fought prejudice to win the Wimbledon doubles crown – obituary|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/08/17/angela-buxton-tennis-player-fought-prejudice-win-wimbledon-doubles/|website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=17 August 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200817193819/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/08/17/angela-buxton-tennis-player-fought-prejudice-win-wimbledon-doubles/|archive-date=17 August 2020|url-status=live|access-date=19 August 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Buxton, Angela}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:British tennis players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Liverpool]] [[Category:Writers from Liverpool]] {{sports-bio-stub}}