LONDON (AP) — Angela Mortimer Barrett, who overcame partial deafness and an intestinal infection to win three Grand Slam singles titles including 1961 Wimbledon, died on Monday at age 93.

The All England Club made the announcement.

“We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Angela Mortimer Barrett, Wimbledon’s oldest surviving ladies’ singles champion,” club chair Deborah Jevans said.

A late bloomer to tennis at 14, Mortimer Barrett was ready to play the Grand Slam events by 19 and won her first major title at the 1955 French Championships, beating Dorothy Knode of the U.S. 2-6, 7-5, 10-8 in the final. At 8-8 in the last set, she said she knew she was going to win when she heard Knode ask for a brandy.

By then, Mortimer Barrett's hearing was failing. Being able to hear the ball c

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