Elizabeth Uber (2 June 1906 – 30 April 1983, born Elizabeth Corbin) was an English badminton and tennis player.
| Betty Uber | |
|---|---|
 Betty Uber (right) congratulates the All England singles champion 1938, Daphne Young. | |
| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Elizabeth Corbin |
| Country | England |
| Born | 2 June 1906 |
| Died | 30 April 1983 (aged 76) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Event | Women's singles, Women's doubles & Mixed doubles |
Career
editBetty Uber won 13 titles at the All England Open Badminton Championships, 1 of them in women's singles, 4 in women's doubles and 8 in mixed doubles.
She was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame as an Inaugural Member.
Personal life
editIn 1925, she married Herbert Uber.
Uber Cup
editHer surname "Uber" is used for the Uber Cup, the world women's team badminton championship, because she had the idea of hosting the women's event similar to men in New Zealand back in 1950.[1] She also made the draw for the 1956-1957 inaugural tournament, which took place at Lytham St. Annes in Lancashire, England.[2]
Career wins
edit| Season | Challenge | Class | Place | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Irish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Marian Horsley / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1930 | All England | Mixed | 1 | Herbert Uber / Betty Uber |
| 1930 | Irish Open | ladies singles | 1 | Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1930 | Irish Open | Mixed | 1 | Herbert S. Uber / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1931 | All England | ladies doubles | 1 | Marion Horsley / Betty Uber |
| 1931 | All England | Mixed | 1 | Herbert Uber / Betty Uber |
| 1931 | Scottish Open | ladies singles | 1 | Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1931 | Scottish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Marian Horsley / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1932 | All England | Mixed | 1 | Herbert Uber / Betty Uber |
| 1932 | Irish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1932 | Irish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Marian Horsley / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1932 | Irish Open | Mixed | 1 | Donald C. Hume / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1933 | Scottish Open | Mixed | 1 | Donald C. Hume / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1933 | All England | Mixed | 1 | Donald C. Hume / Betty Uber |
| 1934 | Welsh International | Mixed | 1 | Donald C. Hume / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1934 | Welsh International | ladies singles | 1 | Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1934 | Welsh International | ladies doubles | 1 | Betty Uber / Thelma Kingsbury (ENG) |
| 1934 | Irish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Marian Horsley / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1934 | All England | Mixed | 1 | Donald C. Hume / Betty Uber |
| 1934 | Irish Open | Mixed | 1 | Donald C. Hume / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1935 | French Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Betty Uber / Diana Doveton (ENG) |
| 1935 | French Open | ladies singles | 1 | Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1935 | Scottish Open | Mixed | 1 | Donald C. Hume / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1935 | Welsh International | Mixed | 1 | B. P. Cook / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1935 | All England | Mixed | 1 | Donald C. Hume / Betty Uber |
| 1935 | All England | ladies singles | 1 | Betty Uber |
| 1935 | Welsh International | ladies doubles | 1 | Betty Uber / Thelma Kingsbury (ENG) |
| 1936 | Irish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Marian Horsley / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1936 | All England | ladies singles | 2 | Betty Uber |
| 1936 | Welsh International | ladies doubles | 1 | Betty Uber / Thelma Kingsbury (ENG) |
| 1936 | Irish Open | Mixed | 1 | Donald C. Hume / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1936 | All England | Mixed | 1 | Donald C. Hume / Betty Uber |
| 1937 | All England | ladies doubles | 1 | Betty Uber / Diana Doveton |
| 1938 | Scottish Open | ladies singles | 1 | Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1938 | All England | Mixed | 1 | Raymond M. White / Betty Uber |
| 1938 | All England | ladies doubles | 1 | Betty Uber / Diana Doveton |
| 1938 | Scottish Open | Mixed | 1 | Ian Maconachie / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1938 | Scottish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Olive Wilson / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1939 | Scottish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Diana Doveton / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1939 | Scottish Open | ladies singles | 1 | Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1939 | Welsh International | ladies singles | 1 | Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1939 | Welsh International | ladies doubles | 1 | Betty Uber / Diana Doveton (ENG) |
| 1939 | Scottish Open | Mixed | 1 | Raymond M. White / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1947 | Irish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Q. M. Allen / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1948 | Southafrican Championship | ladies doubles | 1 | Betty Uber / Queenie Allen (ENG) |
| 1948 | Southafrican Championship | Mixed | 1 | Noel B. Radford / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1948 | Scottish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Queenie Allen / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1948 | All England | ladies doubles | 2 | Betty Uber / Queenie Allen |
| 1948 | Southafrican Championship | ladies singles | 1 | Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1948 | Scottish Open | Mixed | 1 | James Rankin / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1949 | Irish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Q. M. Allen / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1949 | Scottish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Queenie Allen / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1949 | All England | ladies doubles | 1 | Betty Uber / Queenie Allen |
| 1949 | Scottish Open | Mixed | 1 | James Rankin / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1950 | All England | ladies doubles | 2 | Betty Uber / Queenie Allen |
| 1950 | Scottish Open | Mixed | 1 | James Rankin / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1950 | Scottish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Queenie Allen / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1951 | Scottish Open | Mixed | 1 | H. J. Wingfield / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1951 | Scottish Open | ladies doubles | 1 | Queenie Webber / Betty Uber (ENG) |
| 1952 | All England | ladies doubles | 2 | Betty Uber / Queenie A. Webber |
Tennis
editIn addition to badminton Uber also competed in tennis and played at the Wimbledon Championships in singles and doubles between 1929 and 1946. Her best singles performance was in 1930 when she reached the fourth round in which she lost to seventh-seeded Phyllis Mudford.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Thomas -/Uber Cup history". Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2007.
- ^ "THE LADIES' WORLD TEAM BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE UBER CUP". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
- ^ "Wimbledon players archive – Betty Uber". wimbledon.com. AELTC.
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