She won the women's doubles title at both the French Championships and Wimbledon in 1956 with her playing partner, Althea Gibson.

[3][4] Her grandparents on both sides were Jewish and had emigrated to England from Russia, fleeing the pogroms in the early 1900s.

[5] Buxton's father owned a successful cinema chain in northwestern England, which allowed her to attend boarding school at Gloddaeth Hall.

[6] After spending time undergoing training in London and Los Angeles, in 1954 she earned the British No.

She won the women's doubles title and reached the singles final at Wimbledon, the first Briton to do so in 17 years.

[5] At the French Championships, she reached the singles semifinals and won the women's doubles title with Althea Gibson, who was the first African-American champion.

[9] After suffering a serious hand condition in late 1956 (tenosynovitis), Buxton was forced to retire following the 1957 season at the age of 22.

Her religious background prevented full acceptance within the tennis world from an early age.

[6] Regarding her experience at the Cumberland, an elite lawn tennis club in London, she said: I had to fill in a form: name, address, telephone number and then religion.

[12] Contradictory information surrounds the issue why Buxton was never a member of the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club in Wimbledon.

[27] In later years, she divided her time between Altrincham and Florida, where she kept a winter home and regularly attended tournaments and mentored players.