American tennis player
Full name | Bertha Louise Townsend Toulmin |
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Country (sports) | USA |
Born | (1869-03-07)March 7, 1869 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Died | May 12, 1909(1909-05-12) (aged 40) |
Plays | Left-handed |
Int. Tennis HoF | 1974 (member page) |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
US Open | W (1888, 1889) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | W (1889) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
US Open | F (1889, 1890) not official |
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. She developed the underhand technique.
She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1974.
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 |
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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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