American tennis player
Full name | Bertha Louise Townsend Toulmin |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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.[1] She developed the underhand technique.
She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1974.[2]
Grand Slam finals
[edit]Singles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
[edit]Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1888 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
6–3, 6–5 |
Winner | 1889 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1890 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles (1 title, 1 runners-up)
[edit]Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1889 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 1890 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ 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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