Margaret Scriven

Margaret Croft Scriven-Vivian (née Scriven; 17 August 1912 – 25 January 2001) was a British tennis player and the first woman from that country to win the singles title at the French Championships in 1933.

[4] According to one source, there was a tennis court at her family home and she was coached by her father, Edgar Scriven and by her mother.

[7] In June 1930, Scriven played at the Wimbledon Championships for the first time, where she was beaten in the first round by Miss K. le Messurier.

[12] In early August 1933, Scriven was part of the losing British team in the Wightman Cup held at Forest Hills, New York.

Partnered by the Australian player Jack Crawford, Scriven reached the semi-finals of the mixed doubles.

[18] At the French Championships in 1935, Scriven was unable to win the singles title for the third time, losing in the semifinals to Mathieu.

[19] Scriven was the last British woman to win the same Grand Slam singles tournament for two consecutive years.

[1] Scriven married Harvey Vivian on 28 November 1940[22] who was a house master and a wartime RAF officer.