Evelyn Colyer 1902 – 1930

Biography

Evelyn Colyer was born on August 16, 1902, in Streatham, a district in south London. Little is widely documented about her early life, though she would go on to pursue a career in tennis during an era when the sport was gaining popularity among British women.

As a British tennis player, Evelyn competed during the early twentieth century, a time when women’s tennis was becoming increasingly recognized as a serious sport. Her involvement in the game reflected the growing opportunities available to women athletes of her generation, even as opportunities remained limited compared to their male counterparts.

Evelyn Colyer’s life was cut short when she died on November 6, 1930, in India at just twenty-eight years old. The circumstances surrounding her time in India and the details of her final years remain largely unknown. Her passing marked the end of a life lived during a transformative period for women in sport, and she is remembered as part of that pioneering generation of British female tennis players.