Billie Yorke
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| Full name | Adeline Maud Yorke |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 19 December 1910 Rawalpindi, British India |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day |
| Singles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P564}} |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | 3R (1935) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P555}} |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | W (1936, 1937, 1938) |
| Wimbledon | W (1937) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| French Open | W (1936) |
Adeline 'Billie' Yorke (19 December 1910 – 9 December 2000) was a British tennis player of the 1930s.
At the French Open, she won the women's doubles three years running, along with Simonne Mathieu (1936–1938). With the same partner, she also won Wimbledon in 1937.
She also won the mixed doubles at the French Open in 1936, along with Marcel Bernard.
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Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runners-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponents in final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1933 | Wimbledon | Freda James Hammersley |
 Simonne Mathieu Elizabeth Ryan |
2–6, 11–9, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1936 | French Championships | Simonne Mathieu |
Susan Noel Jadwiga Jędrzejowska |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1937 | French Championships | Simonne Mathieu |
Dorothy Andrus Sylvie Jung |
3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 1937 | Wimbledon | Simonne Mathieu |
Phyllis Mudford King Elsie Goldsack Pitman |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 1938 | French Championships | Simonne Mathieu |
Arlette Halff Nelly Adamson Landry |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1938 | Wimbledon | Simonne Mathieu |
Sarah Palfrey Cooke Alice Marble |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 1939 | Wimbledon | Helen Hull Jacobs |
Sarah Palfrey Cooke Alice Marble |
1–6, 0–6 |
Mixed doubles
Runner-ups (1)
| Date | Championships | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 1936 | French Championships | Marcel Bernard |
Sylvie Jung Martin Legeay |
5–7, 8–6, 3–6 |
