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American tennis player
Bertha Louise Townsend Toulmin (née Townsend; March 7, 1869 – May 12, 1909) was a female tennis player from the United States. She is best remembered for being the first repeating women's singles champion at the U.S. Championships (now U.S. Open) in 1888 and 1889.[1] She developed the underhand technique.
She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1974.[2]
Grand Slam finals
Singles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1888 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Ellen Hansell | 6–3, 6–5 |
Winner | 1889 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Lida Voorhees | 7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1890 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Ellen Roosevelt | 2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles (1 title, 1 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | 1889 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Margarette Ballard | Marion Wright Laura Knight |
6–2, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 1890 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Margarette Ballard | Grace Roosevelt Ellen Roosevelt |
1–6, 2–6 |
References
- ^ Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 694. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
- ^ "Hall of Famers - Bertha Townsend Toulmin". ITF. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
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