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Hopman, Eleanor Mary (Nell) (1909–1968)

tennis player and administrator

Nell Hopman, Royal King's Park Tennis Club, 1947

Nell Hopman, Royal King's Park Tennis Club, 1947

State Library of Western Australia, 58984933

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Nell Hopman, Royal King's Park Tennis Club, 1947

Nell Hopman, Royal King's Park Tennis Club, 1947

State Library of Western Australia, 58984933

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Hall, Eleanor
Birth

9 March, 1909
Coogee, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

10 January, 1968 (aged 58)
Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

cancer (brain)

Occupation