Status:
Mostly finals only. In date order-unknown dates at the bottom of this post.
Summary:
There are rumors that a team of English ladies will come to Newport or that May Sutton will lead an American team to Wimbledon. Unfortunately this early interest in a female version of the Davis Cup does not become reality.
The two dominant women of the aught decade do not compete at Wimbledon or the US Nationals. Dorothea Lambert Chambers gives birth to a son in June and is practicing by October, but it is not until 1910 that she reenters tournament competition. May Sutton skips the US Nationals again, and does so despite playing on the east coast later in the summer.
*CR=Challenge Round. In the pre-war era it was customary for the defending champion to "sit out" and face the "winner" who had come through the regular draw.
Dates unknown
in Spring, Brookline, Massachusetts, US
Venue: Country Club
FI: Evelyn Sears d. ????
DF: Miss Rotch/Miss Curtis d. Miss Fenno/Eleanora Sears 5-7 6-2 7-5
MX: Evelyn Sears/Nat Niles d. Fenno/HI Foster 6-1 14-12
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French Closed Championships, Primrose, Bordeaux, France (Clay)
Venue: Société Athlétique de la Villa
FI: Jeanne Matthey d Gallay
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Chmps of the Engadine, St. Moritz, Switzerland
Won by Frau Paula Gusserow
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??, Mid-Atlantic Championship, Washington, D.C., US
Venue: Bachelors' TC
FI: Miss Doolittle d. Miss Doyle 6-2 2-6 6-0
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??, New Jersey State Championships, ??, US
CR: Marie Wagner d. Helen Pouch ????
DF: EC Bunce/Marie Wagner d. Helen Pouch/Edna Wildey
Helen Pouch, nee Hellwig=Mrs WH Pouch
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??, Philadelphia and District Championships, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Venue: Belmont Cricket Club
FI: AE Wallace d. ????
MX: M Sayres/A Thayer d. ????
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Danish Outdoor Championships
FI: Sophie Castenschiold d. ??
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Newmark's results form the basis for much of the work here. his original 1909 thread may be viewed at:
http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=409559&highlight=1909
Rollo
Mar 2nd, 2011, 02:05 AM
Comings and Goings
Births
English champion Mrs Lambert Chambers gives birth to a son Douglas Lambert on June 12. She will not return to tournament events until May of 1910.
Marriages and Engagements
On July 7th newspapers report May Sutton is engaged to banker Harry Ham, but they do not wed.
Rollo
Mar 2nd, 2011, 02:06 AM
January
Jan 6 (article from the NYT) Sutton May Play Abroad
Early in the year May Sutton is interviewed about going to Wimbledon. "Indeed, I would like to go to Wimbledon next summer. The trip would be awfully jolly and I would like to go, but don't you know those English tennis girls ought to come to Califonia for a change. Not one of them has ever been to the United States, and England is such a sticky, old place compared with America. Still, I will go if urged sufficiently."
May's reluctance to travel will continue in 1909. She skips not only Wimbledon, but the US Nationals as well. It is rumored that she does not enter an event unless her expenses are paid. One wonders if her words "I will go if urged sufficiently" hint at this.
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late January, Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Indoors on Wood)
FI: Countess Clara von der Schulenburg d. Countess Arco 6-0 6-2
This was the first edition of a new indoor tournament in Berlin. It was not the German Covered Courts Championships, which would be inaugurated in Bremen in 1911.
Rollo
Mar 2nd, 2011, 02:07 AM
February
February 1- ???? Nice Club Championship,Nice, France
FI: Miss R Salusbury d Mlle Gondoin two sets to none.
According to Wright and Dotson the field was large but not as "classy" as in years past.
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February 10-13, US Indoor Championships, New York, USA (Indoors on Wood)
Venue: Seventh Regiment Armory
Draw=21
1R: Bessie Moore d Augusta Bradley Chapman 6-1 6-4
1R: Alice Fish d Clara Kutroff 6-2 6-3
1R: Nora Meyer Schmitz (GB) d Louise Cragin 6-0 6-1
1R: Fanny Fish d EA Bagg 6-2 6-2
1R: EC Bunce d F Bicknell default
2R: Moore d A Fish 9-7 6-2
2R: Gertrude Radway d E. W. Smith default
2R: Jane Colton d Mrs Foye default
2R: S Merritt d Bunce 6-4 1-6 6-4
2R: F Fish d Schmitz 6-3 6-4
2R: Marie Wagner d Erna Heerman 6-1 6-0
2R: Louise Hammond d Adele Cragin 6-2 6-2
2R: Erna Marcus d Clare Cassell default
QF: Colton d Radway 6-2 6-3
QF: Moore d Merritt 6-0 6-2
QF: Wagner d F Fish 7-5 9-7
QF: Hammond d Marcus 6-1 6-1
SF: Moore d Colton 6-2 6-2
SF: Wagner d Hammond 6-4 6-4
FI: Marie Wagner d. Bessie Moore 6-0 12-14 6-0
Doubles (Draw=10)
1R: Clara Kutroff/Nora Meyer Schmitz (GB) d EA Bagg/EC Bunce default
1R: Erna Marcus/Elisabeth Moore d Jane Colton/Emily Weaver 6-0 6-3
QF: Louise Hammond/Marie Wagner d S Merritt/G Radway 6-1 6-3
QF: Augusta Bradley Chapman/Edna Wildey d Kutroff/Schmitz 6-2 6-2
QF: Erna Marcus/Elisabeth Moore d. Adele Cragin/Louise Cragin 6-2 6-1
QF: Alice Fish/Fanny Fish d Mrs William Aufferman/EW Smith default
SF: Hammond/Wagner d Chapman/E Wildey 7-9 6-2 6-4
SF: Marcus/Moore d Fish/Fish 9-7 6-4
FI: Erna Marcus/Elisabeth Moore d. Louise Hammond/Marie Wagner 3-6 6-4 12-10
Draw note: The NYT usually refers to Moore as "Elizabeth" rather than Elisabeth. Her nickname is also "Bessie". I am going with Elisabeth as it her listed name at the the International Hall of Fame.
Elisabeth "Bessie" Moore plays 91 games over 4 matches on the second day. Luckily for her she wins them all in straight sets.
On day three Wagner wins her semi in singles, then goes out ot contest the doubles final. Hammond and Wagner were several times only two points away from winning. Marcus is the stronger pair of the winning team-Moore still looked tired from her marathon day two schedule.
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February 14-???? Championships of the Italian Riviera, San Remo, Italy (Clay)
Won by Miss R Salusbury
Salusbury carries off the cup as this is her third title her.
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February 18-22, Coronado Country Club Tornament, San Diego, California, USA (Hard)
Venue: Coronado Country Club at the Hotel de Coronado
Draw=9
1R: Florence Sutton d Mrs Dr George Martyn 6-1 6-0
QF: Ethel Sutton Bruce d Miss Fenton 6-0 6-0
QF: F Sutton d E Barroll default
QF: Marion Jones Farquhar d L Disston default
QF: Hazel Hotchkiss d Mrs Hughes default
SF: F Sutton d. Bruce 7-5 6-1
SF: Hotchkiss d. Farquhar 7-5 9-7
FI: Hazel Hotchkiss d. Florence Sutton 6-4 6-4
CR: May Sutton (holder) d. Hazel Hotchkiss 6-2 6-3
MX: May Sutton/Simpson Sinasbaugh d. Ethel Bruce/Thomas Bundy 6-8 6-3 6-2
This was one of the earliest meetings between May Sutton and Hazel Hotchkiss, the two best American women players of the pre-First World War period. Initially, May Sutton had the upper hand in their confrontations. May receives a gold enameled belt buckle and belt as a prize.
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February 21-28, Monte Carlo, Monaco (Clay)
SF: Alice Greene (GB) d. Mrs H Munro (GB) 6-0 6-4
SF: Countess Clara von der Schulenburg (Ger) d. RV Salusbury (GB) 8-6 6-3
FI: Alice Greene (GB) d. Countess Clara von der Schulenburg (Ger) 4-6 6-2 6-4
Mixed Doubles
SF: J. Tripp (GB)/Arthur Wallis Myers (GB) d. Countess Clara von der Schulenburg (Ger)/Laurie Doherty (GB) 2 sets to 1.
FI: J. Tripp (GB)/Arthur Wallis Myers (GB) d. Alice Greene (GB)/Major Ritchie (GB) 1-6 6-3 6-3
Rollo
Mar 2nd, 2011, 02:07 AM
March
March 1-8 March, Riviera Championships, Mentone, France (Clay)
FI: RV Salusbury (GB) d. Alice Greene (GB) default
Mixed Doubles
SF: J Tripp (GB)/Arthur Wallis Myers (GB) d. Alice Greene/Georges Simond ????
MX: Lily Addison/RG Bowen d. LE Payne/Harold A Parker (NZ) 5-7 6-2 8-6
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ends on Mar 22 Pinehurst, Pinehurst, North Carolina
FI Mrs KD Stuckl d Mrs C. D Smithers 9-7 6-4
The second evnet at Pinehurst in March.
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March 21-26, Championships of Cannes, Cannes, France (Clay)
Venue: Beau Site Hotel
FI: Countess Clara von der Schulenburg (Ger) d. Ruth Winch (GB) default
MX: Countess Clara von der Schulenburg (Ger)/Laurie Doherty (GB) d. J. Tripp (GB)/Arthur Wallis Myers (GB) 6-1 7-5
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March 28-April 1, Métropole Hotel, Cannes, France (Clay)
Venue: Metropole Hotel
FI: Alice Greene (GB) d. Betty Nutcombe-Quicke (GB) 6-0 6-2
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began March 29, Cuban Championships, Havana, Cuba (Clay)
Venue: Vedado Tennis Club
FI: Rosa Ferran d. Emma Irabis 3-6 6-2 9-7
Rollo
Mar 2nd, 2011, 02:14 AM
First half of April
April 1-3, Ojai Valley Open, Nordhoff, California, USA (Hard)
Venue: Ojai Valley Rennis Club
?R: Hazel Hotchkiss d Marion Jones Farquhar ????
FI: Hazel Hotchkiss d. Elizabeth Ryan 6-1 6-3
DF: Marion Farquhar/Elizabeth Ryan d. Mary Browne/Hazel Hotchkiss ????
MX: Hazel Hotchkiss /Maurice McLoughlin d. Mary Browne/Mr Duncan 6-2 6-3
No challenge round as holder May Sutton does not defend her title. in 1909 the Ojai Club had six courts.
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April 5-11*, Mexican Championships, Mexico City, Mexico (Clay)
Venue: Mexico Country Club
Draw=8
1R: Miss Grouse d Miss Plummer 6-4 6-3
1R: May Sutton (US) d Miss Honey 6-1 6-1
1R: Florence Sutton (US) d Miss Dodswell 6-1 6-2
1R: Patricia Butlin d Miss Moler 6-0 6-0
SF: M Sutton d Grouse 6-0 6-0
SF: F Sutton d Butlin 10-8 6-1
FI: May Sutton (US) d. Florence Sutton (US) 6-1 6-4
MX: May Sutton (US)/Simpson Sinasbaugh (US) d. Patricia Butlin/Claude Butlin 6-3 6-4
*Wright and Ditson gives date as "week of April 14".
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April 8-13, French Covered Courts Championships, Paris, France (Indoors on Wood)
Venue: Tennis Club de Paris
FI: Adine Masson d. Jeanne Mathey 6-3 6-2
MF: Adine Masson/Paul Aymé d. Daisy Spéranza/Arthur H Lowe (GB) 6-3 6-2
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Circa April 9-15, Tasmanian Championships, Tasmania, Australia (Grass)
FI: Mrs C Allanby d. E Stanfield 6-5 6-2
Rollo
Mar 2nd, 2011, 02:15 AM
Second half of April
April 19-24, Dulwich Farm Open, Dulwich, London, England (Clay)
FI: Dora Boothby d. Mildred Coles 6-0 6-2
At this point in time this was one of the few tournaments in the British Isles not to be played on grass.
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Circa April 26-May 1, New South Wales Championships, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Grass)
CR: Lucy Powdrell (NZ) d. Annie Kellet-Baker (holder) 6-3 6-3
DCR: Lily Addison/Pearl Stewart d. Miss Collings/Annie Kellet-Baker (holders) 6-1 8-6
MX: Lily Addison/JJ Addison d. Pearl Stewart/Mr Campbell 6-3 6-3
No challenge round in the mixed as holders Horrie Rice and Annie Kellet-Baker did not defend title. Kiwis
Lucy Powdrell, Kate Nunneley, Miss Eva Travers, Miss Annie Gray and Miss Alice Ward were visiting from New Zealand.
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April 26-May 1, British Covered Courts Championships, London, England (Indoors on Wood)
Venue: Queen’s Club
FI: Dora Boothby d. Madeline O’Neill 6-1 6-3
MX: E Bosworth/Friedrich Rahe (Ger) d. Beryl Tulloch/DP Rhodes 10-8 6-1
No challenge round as holder Dorothea Lambert Chambers (pregnant) does not defend her title. Mixed holders Gladys Lamplough and Anthony Wilding also fail to defend their title.
Rollo
Mar 2nd, 2011, 02:17 AM
First half of May
May 13-19, Ladies’ Open, West Side Tennis Club, New York, USA (Grass?)
FI: Louise Hammond d. Marie Wagner 6-4 3-6 6-1
DF: Augusta Chapman/Helen McLean d. Bessie Moore/Helen Pouch 6-2, 6-4
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Circa mid-May, Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany (Clay)
FI: Marie Dufrénoy (Bel) d. Hedwig Neresheimer 6-3 6-2
May 31-June 7, East Surrey Championships, Croydon, Surrey, England, UK (Grass)
FI: Dora Boothby d. Agnes Morton 6-2 6-4
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began June 3, Championships of Vienna, Vienna, Austria (Clay)
FI: Emmy Matuch d. Marie Amende 6-4 8-6
MX: Emmy Matuch/Fritz Pipes d. Sidi Maschka/Curt von Wessely 6-2 6-3
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June 7-12*, Kent Championships, Beckenham, Kent, England, UK (Grass)
CR: Dora Boothby d. Agnes Morton (holder) 6-4 6-4
* Due to bad weather, this final was not played at Beckenham. In fact, the final was not played untuil September. The mixed doubles event was abandoned at the quarter-final stage.
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began June 7 Englewood Tournament, Englewood, New Jersey, US (Grass)
Venue: Enlgewood Field Club
QF: Marie Wagner d Louise Hammond ?????
SF: Augusta Bradley Chapman d Wagner ????
FI: Edna Wildey d Augusta Chapman 6-4 6-2
Mixed won by Louise Hammond/R. D. Little
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June 11, Missouri Championships, St.Louis, Missouri, US
FI: Marjorie Ferris d. Mimi Garesche 7-9 6-4 9-7
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June ????, Staten Island, Staten Island, New York, New York, US
FI: Bessie Moore d. Louise Hammond 6-2 3-6 10-8
DF: Elsie Little/Edna Wildey d. Bessie Moore/Helena Pouch 6-4 6-4
Helena Pouch (nee Hellwig) listed as Mrs WH Pouch
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began June 14, Metropolitan Championships, New York, US (Clay)
Venue: West Side Tennis Club at Van Courtlandt Park
Draw=9
PR: Marie Wagner d Edna Marcus 6-2 6-3
1R: Bessie Moore d E Bunce 7-5 5-7 6-3
1R: Wagner d W Notman 6-1 6-1
1R: D Constable d EA.Bagg 9-7 6-1
1R: Louise Hammond d G Constable 6-1 6-2
SF: Wagner d Moore 6-2 3-6 8-6
SF: Hammond d D. Constable 6-1 6-3
FI: Louise Hammond d. Marie Wagner 6-0 6-0
MX: Marie Wagner/Henry Mollenhauser d. Louise Hammond/Raymond Little 6-4 6-3
This was the first year the West Side Club is at VanCortlandt Park. Marie was horribly off form in the singles final. She made up for it in the miixed, where she amazed all with her fast hitting and deadly overheads. Her serve was so effective she had as many aces as her male partner.
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June 14-17, Championships of Bonn, Bonn, Germany (Clay)
FI: Hedwig Neresheimer d. Mieken Rieck 6-1 4-6 8-6
June 14-19, Championship of the Carolinas, Greenville, South Carolina, US
Venue: Sans Souci Country Club
FI: Mary Sloan d. ????
Rollo
Mar 2nd, 2011, 02:23 AM
Second half of June
June ?? Romsey, Romsey, England (Grass)
SF: Gladys Lamplough d Miss Sugden 4-6 7-5 6-3
Mrs Lamplough's first event in 1909. Mrs Lamplough usually finds time in the winter to practice in the Riviera. Unable to do this in 1908-9, her game suffers from a lack of confidence
She is down 1-5 in the second. at 4-5 the game goes to deuce 10 or 12 times before Gladys wins through. She writes in Lawn Tennis for ladies that this match fortified her with confidence moving forward.
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June 14-22, Virginia State Championship, ??, Virginia, US
CR: Mrs W Tidball d. MC Evans ????
Does Mrs W Tidball=Margaret Tidball of the US Nationals draw?
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June 16-20, Championships of Frankfurt, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany (Clay)
FI: Hedwig Neresheimer d. Lucie Bergmann 6-3 6-1
MX: Hedwig Neresheimer/Curt von Wessely (Ast) d. Lucie Bergmann/Oscar Kreuzer 7-5 6-2
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began June 19, Allegheny County Championship, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Venue: Field Club
FI: Myrtle McAteer d. Marion Aiken 6-2 6-0
DF: Myrtle McAteer/Jane Craven d. Miss Garrison/Miss Garrison 6-2 6-1
MX: Marion Aiken/Percy Siverd d. Mrs TK Loughlin/George Edwards 6-1 6-2
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ends June 24 Amackasson Cup New York, New York
FI: Bessie Moore d Miss Browning 6-0 7-5
Why Moore plays here rather than the US Nationals in Philadelphia is a mystery.
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began June 21, Old Dominion Championship, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Venue: Hermitage Club Golf Club
FI: Hildegarde Turle d. MC Evans 4-6 6-0 6-4
MX: Hildegarde Turle/William Cragin d. Miss Powers/Bridgers 6-1 6-0
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began June 24, Ocean Park Country Club, Santa Monica, California, US (Hard)
FI: Elizabeth Ryan d. Alice Scott 6-1 6-1
DF: Mrs J Hickman/Elizabeth Ryan d. Miss Archer/Ethel Bruce 6-4 1-6 6-4
MX: Ethel Bruce/Mr Duncan and Marion Farquhar/Louis Freeman divided the prizes.
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June 28-July 4, Middle States Championships, Montrose, New Jersey, US (Grass)
Venue: Orange Lawn Tennis Club
Draw=7
1R: Gwendolyn Rees d M Grannis 3-6 6-3 6-1
1R: Louise Hammond d E Souther 7-5 6-4
1R: Augusta Bradley Chapman d H Mills 6-1 6-3
1R: Edna Wildey-bye
SF: Hammond d Rees 6-2 8-6
SF: Chapman d Wildey 2-6 7-5 6-0
FI: Louise Hammond d. Augusta Chapman 6-3 6-4
Doubles (Draw=6)
1R: Souther/Wildey d Miss Freeman/Miss Reynolds 6-3 6-1
1R: Chapman/Hammond d Grannis/Rees 6-1 7-5
SF: Souther/Wildey d Weaver and partner 6-4 6-2
SF: Chapman/Hammond d Mes Holden/Mrs Underhill 6-3 7-5
FI: Augusta Chapman/Louise Hammond d. E Souther/Edna Wildey 3-6 6-4 6-4
Draw note:
Augusta (nee Bradley) Chapman listed as Mrs GL Chapman
No challenge round as holder Carrie Neely did not defend her title.
Rollo
Mar 2nd, 2011, 02:25 AM
UNITED STATES NATIONAL WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS
Dates: June 21-26
Venue: Philadelphia Cricket Club
Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Surface: Grass
Draw=29
*Source: New York Tribune
*Holder Maud Bargar-Wallach "sits out" until challenge round.
First Round
Miss E G Ostheimer d H. E. Mills 6-4 6-2
Emily Scott d Mrs Warren Schenk 6-1 6-1
Helen Hellwig Pouch d Mrs T. B. Entz 6-2 6-4
Hazel Hotchkiss d Mrs W. B Rankine 6-0 6-0
Lily Newhale d Margaret Tidball default
Edith Rotch d Dorothy Green 6-2 6-4
Dorothy Disston d Clara Kutroff default
Alice Day d Edith Schenck 6-0 6-0
Marie Wagner d M Disston 6-1 6-1
Gwendolyn Rees d Miss H Alexander 6-1 6-1
Louise Hammond-bye
Claire Johnson-bye
Lois Moyes (Canada) d M Creswell 6-1 6-1
Clara T. Chase-bye
Margaret Roberts d Helen Rodgers 6-1 6-2
Emily Weaver d K Morris 6-2 6-3
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Second Round
Scott d EG Ostheimer 6-2 6-0
Hotchkiss d. Mrs. Pouch 6-4 6-2
Rotch d Newhale 6-0 6-1
Day d D Disston 6-1 6-1
Rees d Wagner 8-6 3-6 retired
Hammond d Johnson 6-0 3-6 6-3
Moyes d Chase 6-4 6-2
Roberts d Weaver 6-4 6-0
Quarters
Hotchkiss d. Scott 6-3 6-0
Rotch d. Day 6-1 6-0
Hammond d. Rees 6-4 6-1
Moyes d. Roberts 6-1 8-6
Semis
Hotchkiss d. Rotch 6-2 7-5
Hammond d. Moyes 6-2 7-5
All Comers Final
Hotchkiss d. Hammond 6-8 6-1 6-4
Challenge Round Final
Hazel Hotchkiss d. Maud Barger-Wallach 6-0 6-1.
Doubles
1R Green/Moyes d Rees/Ostheimer 4-6 6-4 6-1
1R Hotchkiss/Rotch d Hammond/Little 6-3 2-6 6-2
1R Fox/Morgan d Mrs Schenk/Mrs Taylor default
2R Green/Moyes d Roberts/Rogers 7-5 6-4
2R Kutroff/Weaver d Newhall/Miss Yarnell 4-6 6-1 6-3
2R Johnson/Pouch d Disston/Disston 6-2 6-1
2R Hotchkiss/Rotch d Fox/Morgan 6-1 6-2
SF Green/Moyes d Kutroff/Weaver 6-1 7-9 6-4
SF Hotchkiss/Rotch d Johnson/Pouch
FI Hazel Hotchkiss/Edith Rotch d. Dorothy Green/Lois Moyes (Can) 6-1 6-1
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Mixed* (Draw=14)
the 1R is called "the Preliminary Round" in contemporary sources.
1R Newhall/Coleman-bye
1R Dorothy Green/A. P. Simmonds d Fox/Steaver 6-3 6-2
1R Louise Hammond/Raymond Little d Elsie Little/G Gordon 6-1 6-1
1R Disston/Fraley d Yarnell/R Evans 8-6 6-8 6-3
1R Edith Rotch/Niles d Mrs Krumbhaar/Newbold default
1R Hazel Hotchkiss/Johnson d Miss Duhring/F. S Whittaker 6-1 6-0
1R Lois Moyes(Can)/Thayer d Helen Pouch/Mr Pouch 6-3 8-6
1R: Johnson/Dewhurst-bye
QF Green/Simmonds d Newhall/Coleman 7-5 5-7 6-2
QF Hammond/Little d Disston/Fraley 6-3 6-0
QF Hotchkiss/Johnson d Rotch/Niles 6-3 6-2
QF Johnson/Dewhurst d Moyes/Thayer 9-7 6-2
SF Hotchkiss/Wallace Johnson d Claire Johnson/Dr Dewhurst 6-1 4-6 6-4
SF Hammond/R.D. Little d Miss Green/A. P. Simmonds 6-2 6-0
FI Hazel Hotchkiss/Wallace Johnson d Louise Hammond/Raymond Little 6-2 6-0
Entry not as large as in 1908-no preliminary round. On the first day the first two rounds were played.
On her debut at this tournament Hazel Hotchkiss won not only the singles title, but also the doubles and mixed doubles titles. In the challenge round Hazel humiliates the defending champ with net play. Hazel lost only 6 points in the first set. It it suggested that in the second the Californian deliberately hit to Maud's good side (the forehand) so Barger-Wallach could salvage some honor with some good rallies and a game. Hazel was the favorite in any case, but a recent illness meant that Barger-Wallach was far below her usual form.
Rollo
Mar 2nd, 2011, 02:27 AM
THE CHAMPIONSHIPS (WIMBLEDON)
Dates: June 21-July 5
Venue: The All-England Club
Place: Wimbledon, London, England
Surface: Grass
July 3 The Lawn Tennis Championships, Wimbledon (G)
Draw of 37.
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*Holder Charlotte Sterry does not defend.
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First Round
L. Hausberg bye
Wilfred Longhurst bye
Madeline O'Neil bye
C. B. Bell bye
M. Brooksmith bye
V. Woodhouse bye
Aurea Edgington bye
Blanche Hillyard bye
Edith Johnson bye
Molla Bjurstedt(Norway) bye
Elizabeth Bromfield bye
D. Hole bye
Mrs. Robinson bye
Agatha Morton d. J. Tripp 6-2 5-7 7-5
A. Ransome d. R. Armstrong walkover
Ruth Winch d. M. Bloxsome 6-0 6-1
E. Attfield d. L. Boustead 2-6 6-2 6-2
Mabel Parton d. L. Everts walkover
Hilda Lane bye
Winifred Mcnair bye
Maud Garfit bye
W. Evens bye
Beryl Tulloch bye
E.E. Sargeant bye
Dora Boothby bye
Alice Greene bye
Mildred Coles bye
M. Messom bye
Helen Aitchison bye
Edith Greville bye
Agnes Tuckey bye
V. Aitken bye
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Second Round
Hausberg d. Longhurst walkover
O'Neil d. Bell walkover
Brooksmith d. Woodhouse walkover
Edgington d. Hillyard 6-3 6-4
Johnson d. Bjurstedt 6-3 6-4
Bromfield d. Hole 6-4 6-0
Morton d. Robinson 6-0 6-0
Winch d. Ransome 6-2 6-3
Parton d. Attfield 6-3 6-2
Lane d. McNair 5-7 6-1 7-5
Garfit d. Evens walkover
Tulloch d. Sargeant 6-0 6-2
Boothby d. Greene 6-4 6-2
Coles d. Messom 1-6 6-1 6-3
Aitchison d. Greville 6-2 4-6 7-5
Tuckey d. Aitchen 6-0 6-2
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Third Round
O'Neil d. Hausberg 6-3 6-4
Edgington d. Brooksmith walkover
Johnson d. Bromfield 6-3 6-4
Morton d. Winch 5-7 6-3 8-6
Parton d. Lane 6-3 6-3
Garfit d. Tulloch 6-4 3-6 6-4
Boothby d. Coles 6-2 6-4
Aitchison d. Tuckey 4-6 6-1 13-11
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Quarters
Edgington d. O'Neil 6-3 6-4
Morton d. Johnson 6-0 6-3
Garfit d. Parton 6-3 6-4
Boothby d. Aitchison 6-4 3-0 ret.
Semis
Morton d. Edgington 6-0 6-2
Boothby d. Garfit 6-2 6-1
Final
Boothby d. Morton 6-4 4-6 8-6
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MX: Agnes Morton/Herbert Roper Barrett d. Dora Boothby/Arthur D. Prebble 6-2 7-5
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Notes:
Boothby wins her lone grand slam--serving 16 double faults in the final!. Edgington upsets 6 time Wimbledon champ Hillyard in round one. Norweijian Molla Bjurstedt is the only foreign entry in her first Wimbledon. She will return in 1920 as the highly regarded American Molla Mallory, emigrating to the US and marrying during the 1st World War.
Chambers is absent from the championships due to the birth of her first child in June
Here is Boothby's description of her win (from the Chambers book):
Without doubt my most exciting match was the final last year at Wimbledon. In every player's heart there must be a faint hope that one day she may win the All England Championship. At least it has always been in mine.
From Christmas and all through the spring my family and friends had dinned into my ears that now was my chance, and if I did not win this year I never would. Only when I was leading one set up and 2-love in the second did all these things flash across my mind. I suddenly got nervous. Oh, the misery of it! I served double fault after double fault (I learnt afterwards that I gave away sixteen points in this way), and my friends told me that it was a relief to them when my service went over the net at all, however slowly. My opponent, Miss Morton, caught up, won the set 6/4, and led me 4/2 in the final set. All this time I had been fighting hard to regain confidence. At last my nerve came back--I was determined to win, and, only after a very great effort, just succeeded in capturing the Championship with the narrow margin of 8/6 in the final set.
It was not until I had finished and had come off the court that I realized how very excited I had been, and how relieved I was when it was all over. Only those who have had experience can know how exhausting it is to concentrate one's whole thoughts and efforts, without cessation,for an hour or more. Fortunately you do not feel the strain until afterwards, when it does not matter, and then you can look back with
very great pleasure and satisfaction on a hard-won fight.
Rollo
Mar 2nd, 2011, 02:39 AM
First half of July
June 17-July 5*, California State Championships, San Rafael, California, USA (Hard)
Draw=8
1R: May Sutton d B. Howitt 6-0 6-0
1R: Miss Mason d Zora Roberts 6-2 6-0
1R: May Cromer** d Mrs Fletcher 6-2 6-1
1R: Hazel Hotchkiss d Mrs Niemeyer 6-3 6-0
SF: M. Sutton d. Mason 6-0 6-0
SF: F. Sutton d. Cromer 6-1 6-1
FI: May Sutton d. Florence Sutton 6-0 6-0
CR: May Sutton d. Hazel Hotchkiss (holder) 6-4 6-1
*Wright and Ditson gives dates of June 16-19 for this event, but also states that the ladies challenge round match was on July 5.
**Wright and Ditson lists this player as "Comer" and not "Cromer". As Mark also has a first name I am keeping it Cromer at present.
The largest crowd ever seen in California comes out to see May vs Hazel. Hotchkiss thrilled her supporters by getting to 4-4 before failing near the end of the set. Though attacking all the way she often lacked steadiness at key moments, "Falling down on many comparatively easy kills."
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July 1-5, Long Beach, California, USA (Hard)
SF: May Sutton d. Florence Sutton 6-1 6-0
SF: Ethel Sutton Bruce d. Alice Scott default
FI: May Sutton d. Ethel Bruce 6-1 6-2
DF: Mrs E Hickman/May Sutton d. Mary Browne/Ethel Bruce 6-4 6-4
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ended July 5, Great Neck, NY, US
FI: Mrs FF Phillips d. Mrs CJ Laing 6-2 3-6 6-4
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July 3-10, East Jersey Tournament, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US
FI: Marie Wagner d. Edith Handy 6-4 6-3
DF: Marie Wagner/Emily Weaver d. Gwendolyn Rees/Elizabeth Bunce 6-4 7-5
MX: Emily Weaver/Richard Palmer d. Edith Handy/RLJames 6-3 6-4
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July 5-10, Welsh Championships, Newport, Wales (Grass)
July 5-10, North London Championships (Gipsy Open)*, London, England (Grass)
FI: Agnes Morton d. Mabel Parton 8-6 6-0
* In what was a very rainy season, several prizes were divided at this tournament.
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July 5-12, Southern Championships, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (Clay)
Venue: Atlanta Athletic Club
CR: Hildegard Turle d. May Monroe (holder) 9-7 6-2
MX: May Monroe/Blan Logan (holders) d. Hildegard Turle/HE Doyle default
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July 11-15, Championships of Eastern Germany, , Sopot, Germany (Clay)
FI: E Köttgen d. Gertrud Kaminski 6-3 6-1
MX: E Scheiffler/E. Köttgen d. Baron Moritz von Bissing/E Jorck 7-5 6-3
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July 12-17, Warwickshire Championships, Leamington, Warwickshire, England (Grass)
FI: Mabel Parton d. Winifred Longhurst 10-8 6-1
MX: Mabel Parton/Friedrich Rahe (Ger) d. Miss Butler Lloyd/Stanley Doust (Aus) 6-3 5-7 7-5
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July 12-17, Crystal Palace, London, England (Grass)
FI: Aurea Edgington d. E Sargeant 6-4 6-1
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July 10-19 Illinois State Championships, Illinois, US (Grass)
Venue: Aztec Country Club
CR: Miriam Steever d Carrie Neely (holder) 6-8 6-1 6-4
DF: Edith Hoyt/Miriam Steever d Louise Phillips/Mrs Hayden Smith 6-0 6-3
MX: Carrie Neely/John Neely d Mrs Edgar Barnes/NG Naylor ????
Carrie and John are siblings.
Steever finally wins this event after 3 consecutive defeats to Neely in the challenge round. "The loser was the first to congratulate Miss Steever and complimented her on her improved game." Neely seemed to be tired by the effort of taking the long first set.
Rollo
Mar 2nd, 2011, 02:40 AM
Second half of July
July 19-24, Midland Counties Championships, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Grass)
FI: Helen Aitchison d. Agnes Tuckey 6-2 4-6 6-3
MX: Edith Johnson/Walter Crawley d. Agnes Tuckey/FG Lawe 6-1 11-9
Could FG Lawe actually be FG Lowe?
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July 19-24, Scottish Championships, Bridge of Allan, Scotland (Grass)
FI: Maud Garfit d. M Fergus 6-2 4-6 6-1
DF: Maud Garfit/Mrs Curtis-Whyte d. B Stewart Cupar/Miss Thom 6-2 6-0*
MX: Maud Garfit/Theodore Mavrogordato d. Mrs Curtis-Whyte/HA Tweedie 6-3 6-1
This was the inaugural women’s doubles event at the Scottish Championships.
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July 19-circa June 24, Mainland of British Columbia Championships, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Grass)
FI: Hazel Hotchkiss (US) d. Elizabeth Ryan (US) 6-1 6-4
DF: Miss Bell/Hazel Hotchkiss (US) d Miss Nedetts/Elizabeth Ryan (US) 6-4 6-4
MX: Mme Chaudoir/Louis Trasenster d. Mlle Mills/C Feye 5-2 retired
Borman is the married name of Anne de Selliers. She had married fellow tennis player Paul de Borman.
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July 24-31, Western Championships, Lake Forest, Illinois, US (Grass)
Venue: Onwentisa Club
1R: Adelaide Chatfield Taylor d Mrs RF Pratt 6-0 6-2
1R: Edith Hoyt d Mrs Crane 8-6 10-8
1R: Alice Day Beard d Louise Phillipps 6-2 6-0
1R: Mrs Morris Johnston d Miss Osborn default
1R: Evelyn Waldo d Mrs Edgar Stanton 6-3 6-3
1R: Mrs Galt d ????
1R: Miriam Steever d Mrs Massey 6-2 6-2
1R: Mrs Stanley Field d Elizabeth Robinson 6-3 8-6
1R: Mrs Mayden Smith d Katherine Brunson 6-4 3-6 9-7
2R: Steever d Galt 6-0 6-3
2R: Waldo d Johnston 6-0 6-2
????
CR: Carrie Neely (holder) d. Alice Beard 6-1 7-5
Doubles
1R: Adeliade Chatfield Taylor/Barbara Thompson d Mrs Carpenter/Mrs Stanley Field 7-5 6-4
1R: Edith Hoyt/Carrie Neely d Mrs Chase/Mrs Edgar Stanton 6-0 6-2
SF: Hoyt/Neely d Taylor/Thompson 6-2 6-2
FI: Edith Hoyt/Carrie Neely d Alice Beard/Miriam Steever 6-4 7-5
MX: Carrie Neely/John Neely d Edith Hoyt/Morris Johnson 6-4 2-6 6-2
Alice Beard listed as Mrs. Charles Beard (nee Alice Day). Some papers (The Salt Lake Herlad, for example) incorrectly call Mrs Beard "Mrs Barnes".
Draw Notes:
Lake Forest is a suburb of Chicago.
Adelaide Chatfield Taylor is a "Miss".
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July 26-31, Irish Championships, Dublin, Ireland (Grass)
Venue: Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Wilton Place
FI: Maud Garfit d. Agnes Tuckey 9-7 9-7
MX: BM Holder/James Parke d. Agnes Tuckey/John Stokes 6-4 3-6 7-5
* In 1909, Maud Garfit retained her singles titles at the Irish, Welsh and Scottish Championships. The women’s doubles event at this tournament was essentially a “handicap” only event at this point in time.
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July 26-31, Northumberland Championships, Newcastle, Northumberland, England (Grass)
(This event also carried the title of the Championships of Europe)
FI: Dora Boothby d. Mrs Dudgeon 6-0 6-2
DF: Helen Aitchison/Dora Boothby d. Mrs Dudgeon/Miss Mather 6-2 6-1
MX: Dora Boothby/Albert Prebble d. K Clements/WL Clements 6-2 7-5
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began July 26, Dieppe, Dieppe, France (Clay)
FI: N Stevens (GB) d. Mrs MacNee (GB) 6-4 6-2
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ends July 31 British Columbia Championships, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (Grass)
SF: M Pitts d Elizabeth Ryan (US) 6-2 2-6 7-5
FI: Hazel Hotckiss (US) d M Pitts 6-0 6-2
DF: Hazel Hotchkiss (US)/Elizabeth Ryan (US) d M Pitts/Mrs Talbot 8-6 6-4
The San Francisco Call reported these scores. The Call lists Elizabeth as "Miss K Ryan of Santa Monica."
The Call makes it quite clear that this was the first time Hazel had played on grass. There was some worry about Hazel being fit for the final. During the semifinals of the mixed doubles she ran into a male player competing on an adjoining court.
Rollo
Mar 2nd, 2011, 02:46 AM
First half of August
began July 29 Oregon State, Portland, Oregon, US
Venue: Multnomah A. A.
Won by Hazel Hotchkiss ???
*The bio on Hotchkiss-Wightman States that she won Oregon State in 1909.
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August 2-7, Southern California Championships, Long Beach, California (Hard)
FI: Florence Sutton d. Marion Jones Farquhar 6-1 6-2
CR: May Sutton (holder) d. Florence Sutton 6-0 6-0
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Circa early August, Pacific Northwest Championships, Tacoma, Washington, USA (????)
Venue: Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club
FI: Hazel Hotchkiss d. Alice Ryan 6-0 6-1
None of Hazel's foes won more than 1 game a match.
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August 2-7, Hampshire Championships, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England (Grass)
August 16-21, Cinque Ports Championships, Folkestone, Kent, England (Grass)
FI: Dora Boothby d. Mildred Coles 7-9 6-4 6-1
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began August 18, Waldhaus Flims, Switzerland (Clay)
FI: Mme Zafiropoulo d. Mlle von Haugh 6-2 6-3
MX: Mme Zafiropoulo/Adolf Hammacher (Ger) d. Frau von Haugh/W von Haugh 6-2 6-4
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began August 23, Évians-les-Bains, France (Clay)
FI: Aurea Edgingtion (GB) d. Miss Maidment 6-1 6-1
MX: Aurea Edgingtion (GB)/W Tripp (SA) d. Miss Turner (GB)/Etienne Micard 4-6 7-5 6-4
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began August 23, Niagara-on-the-Lake International, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada (Grass)
Draw=14
1R: Violet Summerhayes-bye
1R: May Sutton (US) d. Miss Keith 6-1 6-0
1R: Lois Moyes d Miss Johnson 7-5 6-2
1R: Miriam Steever (US) d Miss Evans 6-1 6-1
1R: Alice Day Beard d Miss Hunt 6-1 6-1
1R: Edith Boucher Hannam (GB) d. Miss Fairbain 6-1 6-0
1R: Edith Rotch (US) d Miss Boultbee
1R: Carrie Neeley (US)-bye
QF: Sutton d Summerhayes 6-0 6-0
QF: Moyes d Steever 4-6 11-9 6-4
QF: Hannam d Beard 6-2 6-0
QF: Rotch d Neely 4-6 7-5 6-3
SF: Sutton d. Moyes 6-0 6-2
SF: Hannam d. Rotch 6-4 6-2
FI: May Sutton (US) d. Edith Hannam (GB) 6-3 6-3
DF: Edith Hannam (GB)/Miriam Steever (US) d. May Sutton (US)/Carrie Neely (US) 6-1 6-4
MX: Edith Hannam (GB)/Robert Baird d. May Sutton (US)/Simpson Sinasbaugh (US) 6-3 2-6 6-2
Brit Edith Hannam is living in Canada. As expected she met May Sutton in the final. While there were interseting rallies a Sutton win was never in doubt, and Mrs Hannam was below her usual form due to nervousness.
The recently wed Alice Day Beard is listed as Mrs CN Beard.
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August 23-28, Worcestershire Championships, Malvern, Worcestershire, England (Grass)
FI: Helen Aitchison d. Edith Longhurst 6-1 6-2
MX: Agnes Tuckey/Charles O. Tuckey d. Miss Clements/W.L. Clements 6-3 7-5
The winners of the mixed doubles title were husband and wife.
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August 23-29, Bad Homburg, Bad Homburg, Germany (Clay)
began August 26, Swiss Championships, Geneva, Switzerland (Clay)
FI: Aurea Edgington (GB) d. Jeanne Matthey (Frn) 6-1 6-1
Rollo
Mar 2nd, 2011, 02:48 AM
First half of September
began August 30, Nyack Country Club Open, Nyack, New York, US (Grass)
Venue: Nyack Country Club
FI: Augusta Chapman d. Esther Smith 6-3 6-2
CR: Louise Hammond (holder) d Augusta Chapman 6-3 6-2
DF: Hammond/Chapman d. Helena Pouch/Marie Wagner 7-5 6-2
MX: Edith Hannam (GB)/PL Mitchell d. Louise Root/Nat Thornton 6-3 6-2
Note that Jimo has the mixed winners as Augusta Chapman/Henry Mollenhauer. Could this have been a challenge round mixed match?
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Circa August 30-September 5, Dinard, Dinard, France (Clay)
CR: Hilda Lane (GB) (holder) d. Blanche Colston (GB) 7-5 6-0
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began August 30 , Boulougne-sur-Mer, Boulougne, France (Clay)
FI: Betty Nutcombe-Quicke (GB) d. AM Fergus (GB) 8-6 7-5
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began August 31, Western New York Championships, Buffalo, New York, USA (Clay)
FI: May Sutton d. Edith Rotch 6-2 6-1
CR: May Sutton d. Miss Clarke (holder) 6-0 6-0
MX: May Sutton/Harold Kirkover d. Edith Rotch/Beals Wright 6-3, 6-2
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August 29-September 4, Tri-State Tennis Torunament, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Clay)
Venue: Cincinatti Tennis Club
QF: Miriam Steever d Helen Mclaughlin (7-5 or 8-6*) 5-7 6-2
QF: Edith Hannam (GB) d Ruth Sanders 6-1 6-0
QF: Alice Day Beard d Louise Root 6-2 6-2
QF: Edith Egan d Kate Bradley 6-2 (7-5 or 8-6*)
SF: Hannam d Steever 6-0 6-0
SF: Beard d Egan 6-2 6-0
FI: Hannam d Beard 6-3 6-0
CR: Edith Hannam (GB) d. Martha Kinsey (holder) 6-3 6-1
MX: Edith Hannam (GB)/PL Mitchell d. Louise Root/Nat Thornton 6-3 6-2
Brit Edith Hannam is currently living in Canada. She becomes the first non-American winner of the Tri-State.
Draw note: *Two QF scores as listed in the book (7-6 in both cases) on this event are an obvious error.
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September 3, Maine State Championships, Bar Harbor, USA
FI: Madeline Force d. Mrs Morton L Feary 7-5 6-3
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began September 6, Lake George Championship, Sagamore, NY, US
FI: S Lewis d. Miss Simpson 6-1 6-2
MX: Turle/Reed d. S Lewis/Smith 6-3 6-1
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Circa September 1-6, Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden, Germany (Clay)
1R: Sidi Maschka (AUT) d. Lotte Klawitter 6-4 6-1
1R: Hedwig Neresheimer d. Frl Bauer 6-1 6-2
1R: Mrs D.K. Hole d. Hilda Haas 6-3 6-2
1R: N. Morton d. Frl Müller 6-1 6-0
Four players had a bye.
QF: Agnes M. Morton (GBR) d. Miss Talmie 6-2 6-2
QF: Hedwig Neresheimer d. Sidi Maschka (AUT) 6-3 6-1
QF: Mrs D.K. Hole (GBR) d. N. Morton (GBR) 6-4 6-4
QF: Dagmar von Krohn d. Paula Gusserow 6-3 6-3
SF: Agnes M. Morton (GBR) d. Hedwig Neresheimer 6-2 5-7 6-4
SF: Dagmar von Krohn d. Mrs D.K. Hole 4-6 6-1 3-2 retired
September 6-15*, Pacific Coast Championships, Del Monte, California, USA (Hard)
Draw=8
1R: Amy Brewer d Mrs Kearnes 6-0 6-3
1R: Hazel Hotchkiss d. Ethel Bruce 6-4 7-5
1R: Golda Meyer d N Brewer 6-2 6-2
1R: Florence Sutton d D Rogers 6-1 6-0
SF: Hotchkiss d. Brewer 6-0 6-0
SF: F Sutton d. Meyer 5-7 7-5 6-2
According to the Wright and Ditson annual this event began on August 16. The annual states that Hazel "was far below her true form. she made many errors and miss Sutton simply had to resort to steadiness without regard for aces or aggressive tactics. in the end Miss Hotchkiss beat herself by repeated errors."
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September 8-13, Newport Ladies’ Invitational, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (Grass)
Venue: Newport Casino
FI: Louise Hammond d. Lois Moyes (Can) 9-7 6-3
CR: May Sutton (holder) d. Louise Hammond 6-1 6-2
DF: Marion Fenno/Eleanora Sears d. Mrs L Spencer/May Sutton 6-2 3-6 6-4
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September 13-20, South of England Championships, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England (Grass)
Venue: Devonshire Park
SF: Charlotte Cooper Sterry d Agatha Morton 6-3 4-0 ret.
FI: Dora Boothby d. Charlotte Sterry 6-3 6-4
DF: Dora Boothby/Winifred McNair d. Olive Manser/Agnes Morton 6-4 2-6 7-5
MX: Dora Boothby/Arthur Prebble d. Agnes Tuckey/Charles Tuckey 6-3 3-6 6-4
Rollo
Mar 2nd, 2011, 02:49 AM
Second half of September
began September 27, Lugano Tournament, Lugano, Switzerland (Clay)
FI: M Brooksmith (GB) d. Mrs Davidson (GB) 6-1 6-0
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began September 27, Ladies’ Longwood Open, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Grass)
Venue: Longwood Cricket Club
Draw=31
1R: Augusta Bradley Chapman d ME Harrington 6-2 6-0
1R: C Mears d Linda Arnold default
1R: KW Tweed d Madeline Piper 6-3 6-1
1R: Evelyn Sears d JL Neergaard 6-0 6-0
1R: Marion Homans d Mrs AH Elder 6-0 6-1
1R: Alice Thorndycke d Isabel Pendleton default
1R: Jane Stockton d EH Dean 6-1 6-1
1R: Ruth Winsor d Mrs RH Burgess 8-6 6-2
1R: Edna Wildey d Mrs SF Pratt 6-0 6-1
1R: Eleanora Sears d Mrs R Dana 6-0 6-0
1R: Mrs E. W. Smith d Mrs WA Brazeley 6-3 6-0
1R: Mrs Margaret Shurtleff d MF Curtiss 6-0 6-0
1R: AS Browning d AT Greenidge 6-1 6-1
1R: Edith Rotch d C Allen default
1R: Carrie Neely d Miss Wendell default
1R: Miss Pierce-bye
2R:Chapman d Mears 6-0 6-1
2R: Ev. Sears d Tweed 6-1 6-3
2R: Thorndyke d Homans 3-6 6-2 6-4
2R: Winsor d Stockton 6-1 6-4
2R: El Sears d Wildey 6-2 6-3
2R: Shurtleff d Smith 2-6 6-0 6-3
2R: Rotch d Browning 6-3 2-6 10-8
2R: Neely d Pierce default
QF: Ev Sears d Chapman 6-1 5-7 11-9
QF: Thorndyke d Winsor 4-6 6-3 6-3
QF: Shurtleff d El Sears 6-0 6-4
QF: Rotch d Neely 4-6 6-4 6-3
SF: Ev Sears d Thorndyke 4-6 6-2 6-2
SF: Rotch d Shurtleff 6-3 1-6 6-4
FI: Evelyn Sears d. Edith Rotch default
CR: Maud Barger-Wallach (holder) d. Evelyn Sears 6-3 2-6 6-3
MX: Eleanora Sears/Beals Wright d. Marion Fenno/HI Foster 6-4 6-3
The women were playing for the Sheafe Challenge Cup. The challenge round match featured two consistent foes who had played many times. In a rather tedious match they each probed each other's backhands.
Rollo
Mar 2nd, 2011, 02:50 AM
October
October 4-9, Welsh Covered Courts Championships, Llandudno, Wales (Wood)
FI: Mabel Parton d. Mrs R. Welsh 6-2 4-6 6-2
MX: Mabel Parton/Theodore Mavrogordato d. Mrs Lushington/George Caridia 6-2 6-3
Mabel wins this event for 4 years ruuning from 1909 to 1912. The mixed doubles winners will later wed each other.
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began October 7, Championships of Portugal, Cascaes, Portugal (Clay)
FI: Angelica Plantier d. H. Fletcher 4-6 6-0 7-5
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October 11-18, London Covered Courts Championships, London, England (Indoors on Wood)
Venue: Queen’s Club
FI: Aurea Edgington d. Madeline O’Neill 6-1, 6-1
MX: Winifred McNair/Robert Powell (Can) d. Madeline O’Neill/Francis Gordon Lowe 6-2 6-3
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Circa October 16-25, Western Australian Championships*, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Grass)
FI: Mrs Barker d. Miss Low 6-4 4-6 6-1
DF: Mrs Blackmore/Miss Rose d. Miss Low/Miss Moore 6-2, 6-3
MX: D Moore/Tony Wilding (NZ) d. Miss Clement/Ernest Parker 6-1 6-4
* In 1909, this tournament also incorporated the Australasian Championships. There were no separate events for women.
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began October 20, Drive Club, Fulham, London, England (Clay)
FI: Dorothy Holman d. Molla Bjurstedt* (NOR) 6-1 0-6 6-3
This was an extremely rare early appearance in Britain by the Norwegian Molla Bjurstedt who would later emigrate to the United States and win many titles there.
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October 23, Portola, San Francisco, California, USA (Hard)*
Exhibiton match: May Sutton d. Hazel Hotchkiss 6-1, 6-4
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Doubles: Hazel Hotchkiss/Golda Myer d. Florence Sutton/May Sutton 8-6, 6-3
* This was a one-day "tournament".
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Rollo
Mar 2nd, 2011, 02:51 AM
November
November 6-13, Victorian Championships, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Grass)
FI: Lily Addison d. Lorna Gyton 6-4 6-2
DF: Lily Addison/A. Watson d Lorna Gyton/Miss Le Neveu 6-3 1-6 6-4
MX: Pearl Stewart/Mr Campbell d. Lorna Gyton/Alfred Dunlop 6-0 7-5
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Circa November 19-22, Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (Hard)
Venue: Hollywood Hotel
?R: Elizabeth Ryan d. Adelaide Cox 6-0, 6-2
?R: Florence Sutton d. Miss Merrill default
?R: Mary Browne d. E Ryan 6-2 6-4
SF: May Sutton d. Alice Ryan 6-2 6-0
SF: Browne d. Florence Sutton 6-4, 9-7
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FI: May Sutton d. Mary K. Browne [score?]
MX: May Sutton/Simpson Sinasbaugh d. Ethel Bruce/Thomas Bundy 0-6 6-4 8-6
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Rollo
Mar 2nd, 2011, 02:52 AM
December
December 27, 1909-January 2 1910, New Zealand Championships, Auckland, New Zealand (Grass)
FI: Lucy Powdrell d. Kate Nunneley 6-2 6-2
DF: Annie Gray/Lucy Powdrell d. Miss Braithwaite/Kate Nunneley 6-2 6-3
MX: Kate Nunneley/Tony Wilding d. G Bray/Dr Keith 6-3 6-2
newmark401
Mar 2nd, 2011, 02:06 PM
For full results from 1910 please go to:
http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=418016
austinrunner
Jul 18th, 2011, 09:07 AM
July 24-31, Western Championships, Chicago, Illinois, USA (Grass)
Venue: Onwentisa Club
CR: Carrie Neely (holder) d. Mrs C.N. Barnes 6-1 7-5
Should that be Mrs. C. N. Beard instead?
Rollo
Jul 18th, 2011, 01:11 PM
Should that be Mrs. C. N. Beard instead?
I added this as a note to the event so we may fact check it at a later date.
Jimbo109
Nov 10th, 2011, 03:17 PM
??, Mid-Atlantic Championship, Washington, D.C., USA
Venue: Bachelors' TC
FI: Miss Doolittle d. Miss Doyle 6-2 2-6 6-0
Jimbo109
Nov 10th, 2011, 03:49 PM
September 3, Maine State Championships, Bar Harbor, USA
FI: Madeline Force d. Mrs Morton L. Feary 7-5 6-3
Jimbo109
Nov 10th, 2011, 04:08 PM
??, New Jersey State Championships, ??, USA
CR: Marie Wagner d. Mrs W.H.Pouch ??
DF: Wagner/Miss E.C.Bunce d. Pouch/Edna Wildey
Jimbo109
Nov 10th, 2011, 04:16 PM
August 13, North Dakota State Championship, Grand Forks, USA
CR: Miss Mann d. Miss Morse 8-6 7-9 6-0
Jimbo109
Nov 10th, 2011, 04:20 PM
June 14-19, Championship of the Carolinas, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Venue: Sans Souci Country Club
FI: Mary Sloan d. ??
Jimbo109
Nov 10th, 2011, 04:34 PM
June 14-22, Virginia State Championship, ??, USA
CR: Mrs W.Tidball d. Miss M.C.Evans ??
Jimbo109
Nov 10th, 2011, 05:13 PM
began June 19, Allegheny County Championship, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Venue: Field Club
FI: Myrtle McAteer d. Marion Aiken 6-2 6-0
DF: Myrtle McAteer/Jane Craven d. Misses Garrison 6-2 6-1
MX: Marion Aiken/Percy Siverd d. Mrs T.K.Loughlin/George Edwards 6-1 6-2
Jimbo109
Nov 10th, 2011, 05:26 PM
August 11, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA
Venue: Kebo Valley LTC
FI: Mrs Gouverneur Morris d. Miss Green ??
Jimbo109
Nov 10th, 2011, 05:35 PM
June 10-20, Bristol County Championship, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Venue: Excelsior TC
FI: Miss Hamill d. Miss Colt 6-1 6-1
Jimbo109
Nov 10th, 2011, 06:31 PM
in Spring, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Venue: Country Club
FI: Evelyn Sears d. ??
DF: Miss Rotch/Miss Curtis d. Miss Fenno/Eleanora Sears 5-7 6-2 7-5
MX: Evelyn Sears/Nat Niles d. Fenno/H.I.Foster 6-1 14-12
Jimbo109
Nov 11th, 2011, 12:16 AM
July 3-10, East Jersey Tournament, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
FI: Marie Wagner d. Edith B. Handy 6-4 6-3
DF: Wagner/Mrs S.F.Weaver d. Gwendolyn Rees/Elizabeth C. Bunce 6-4 7-5
MX: Mrs S.F.Weaver/Richard Palmer d. Edith B. Handy/R.L.James 6-3 6-4
Jimbo109
Nov 11th, 2011, 12:26 AM
began June 21, Old Dominion Championship, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Venue: Hermitage Golf Club
FI: Hildegarde Turle d. Miss Evans 4-6 6-0 6-4
MX: Turle/William Cragin d. Miss Powers/Bridgers 6-1 6-0
Jimbo109
Nov 11th, 2011, 12:31 AM
ended July 5, Great Neck, NY, USA
FI: Mrs F.F.Phillips d. Mrs C.J.Laing 6-2 3-6 6-4
Jimbo109
Nov 11th, 2011, 12:46 AM
began September 6, Lake George Championship, Sagamore, NY, USA
FI: Miss S. Lewis d. Miss Simpson 6-1 6-2
MX: Turle/Reed d. Lewis/Smith 6-3 6-1
Jimbo109
Nov 11th, 2011, 01:06 AM
began August 30, Nyack Country Club Open, Nyack, New York, USA (Grass)
Venue: Nyack Country Club
FI: Mrs G.L. Chapman d. Esther Smith 6-3 6-2
CR: Louise Hammond (holder) versus Mrs G.L. Chapman
MX: Edith Hannam (GB)/P.L. Mitchell d. Louise Root/Nat Thornton 6-3 6-2
CR: Louise Hammond (holder) d. Mrs G.L. Chapman 6-3 6-2
DF: Hammond/Chapman d. Mrs W.H.Pouch/Marie Wagner 7-5 6-2
MX: Chapman/H.Mollenhauer d. ??
Jimbo109
Nov 11th, 2011, 01:16 AM
May-June, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
Venue: Oakley Country Club
FI: Miss K.B.Drew d. Miss Eustis 2-6 6-0 6-2
MX: Miss Chandler/Emery d. Eustis/Whiting 8-6 4-6 6-2 6-3
Jimbo109
Nov 11th, 2011, 01:22 AM
began June 24, Ocean Park, California, USA
Venue: Country Club
FI: Elizabeth Ryan d. Alice Scott 6-1 6-1
DF: Elizabeth Ryan/Mrs John Hickman d. Mrs B.O.Bruce/Miss Archer 6-4 1-6 6-4
MX: final not played
Jimbo109
Nov 11th, 2011, 05:24 AM
??, Philadelphia and District Championships, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Venue: Belmont Cricket Club
FI: Miss A.E.Wallace d. ??
MX: Miss M.Sayres/A.Thayer d. ??
Jimbo109
Nov 11th, 2011, 05:48 AM
June, Staten Island, NY, USA
FI: Elizabeth Moore d. Louise Hammond 6-2 3-6 10-8
DF: Elsie Little/Edna Wildey d. Moore/Mrs W.H.Pouch 6-4 6-4
Jimbo109
Nov 11th, 2011, 06:24 AM
began May 24, Westchester, NY, USA
Venue: Country Club
FI: Louise Hammond d. Emily Scott 6-1 6-3
DF: Edna Wildey/Mrs Marshall McLean d. Martha Coster/Mrs Van Winkle 6-2 6-2
Jimbo109
Nov 11th, 2011, 06:38 AM
June 11, Missouri Championships, St.Louis, USA
FI: Marjorie Ferris d. Mimi Garesche 7-9 6-4 9-7
Rollo
Nov 12th, 2011, 05:35 PM
Found this gem tooling around:
Wellingtonians
Tennis champions of Australasia
http://www.natlib.govt.nz/images/collections-exhibitions-wellingtonians/tennis-champs.jpg/image_preview
Joseph Zachariah, New Zealand ladies tennis team, 1909, Alexander Turnbull Library, Reference: 1/2-011551-
Standing: Miss Eva Travers, Miss Lucy Wellwood, George N Goldie (Manager), Miss Lucy Powdrell, Miss Kathleen Mary Nunneley, Mrs G Goldie (Chaperone), Miss Annie Gray. Seated: Miss Alice Ward (later Mrs A J Fernie).
Tennis champions of Australasia
Published in the Wellingtonian 8 July 2011
Here are the New Zealand ladies tennis team of 1909, posing in their playing gear, on their triumphant return from Australia. That is their manager at the wheel of the car, and the chaperone sits at the back, with the flowers in her hat.
Tennis was becoming very popular, and was one of the few sports in which female participation was encouraged. Despite the very decorous dress requirements – no body part exposed – competition was often fierce at club, regional and national tournaments.
Wellingtonian Kate Nunneley (third from the right) is one of the heroines of early women’s sport. Before 1909 she had been national singles champion every year since 1895. Just a few months before she had finally lost that title to the young Taranaki champion Lucy Powdrell (seated beside the driver). Together they were a formidable pair.
It was the trip of a lifetime – two weeks of high society entertainment in Sydney and a succession of victories. In the interstate championship they defeated New South Wales 15-6. Victoria defaulted. That meant, as far as New Zealanders were concerned, that they were the champions of Australasia. They had similarly convincing wins in the following New South Wales and Sydney tournaments.
On their return there were glowing newspaper reports and a mayoral reception. Nunneley, a confident public speaker, spoke on behalf of the team. It had been "a glorious time", she said, and a better time "the players had never had in their lives."
Rollo
Nov 12th, 2011, 06:46 PM
Edited in all of Jimbo's results
:worship: to Jimbo.
Note I also added in the correct name for Pearl Stewart (thanks to GT) and added in first names for others such as Alice Beard, Augusta Chapman, Emily Stokes, and Nora (Mrs FG) Schmitz
I suspect AR is correct about Beard being the Western RU-see if this can be confirmed.
Rollo
Nov 15th, 2011, 11:10 PM
I have edited in all information from Jimbo.
In addition I made a couple of exciting discoveries. Thanks to Austinrunner's comment about the Western Chmps I was able to confirm that he was correct about the finalist being Alice (nee Day) Beard, not Barnes.
I was able to get the scores for several matches in this event.
Another bonus was finding another Pacific Northwest event win for Hazel Hotchkiss the same week. In searching I was able to confirm my long held suspicion that many of these events were held on grass.
Here's the complete draw for the 1909 Baden-Baden tournament:
[Circa September 1-6]
First round
Sidi Maschka (AUT) d. Lotte Klawitter 6-4, 6-1
Hedwig Neresheimer d. Frl Bauer 6-1, 6-2
Mrs D.K. Hole d. Hilda Haas 6-3, 6-2
N. Morton d. Frl Müller 6-1, 6-0
Four players had a bye.
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Quarter-finals
Agnes M. Morton (GBR) d. Miss Talmie 6-2, 6-2
Hedwig Neresheimer d. Sidi Maschka (AUT) 6-3, 6-1
Mrs D.K. Hole (GBR) d. N. Morton (GBR) 6-4, 6-4
Dagmar von Krohn d. Paula Gusserow 6-3, 6-3
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Semi-finals
Agnes M. Morton (GBR) d. Hedwig Neresheimer 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
Dagmar von Krohn d. Mrs D.K. Hole 4-6, 6-1, 3-2, retired
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Final
Agnes M. Morton (GBR) d. Dagmar von Krohn 6-3, 6-2
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DavidK
Sep 16th, 2012, 03:06 PM
Wonderful addition with the full draw of Baden Baden and I don't recall seeing Paula Gusserow's first name before. Thanks Mark
elegos7
Dec 19th, 2012, 06:35 PM
Here is a result you missed:
South of England Championships, Eastbourne BRI :
S: Charlotte Cooper Sterry (BRI-G) - Agatha Morton (BRI-G) 6-3 4-0 (retired)
DavidK
Dec 22nd, 2012, 01:47 PM
Thanks Karoly. I did not find that we had the final anywhere, so just added this at the beginning of the year in the "dates unknown" section.
elegos7
Dec 22nd, 2012, 02:04 PM
Thanks Karoly. I did not find that we had the final anywhere, so just added this at the beginning of the year in the "dates unknown" section.
This event was played between September 13-20, you already have it in your database.
And the following match was the final, the challenge round has already been abolished.
Dora Boothby d. Charlotte Sterry 6-3 6-4
DavidK
Dec 22nd, 2012, 02:17 PM
Well how did I miss that? OK, thanks, corrected.
newmark401
Jan 18th, 2013, 11:21 AM
April 1-3, Ojal Valley Tournament, Ojai, California (Hard)
FI: Hazel Hotchkiss d. Elizabeth Ryan 6-1, 6-3
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XDF: Maurice McLoughlin/Hazel Hotchkiss d. Duncan/Mary K. Browne 6-2, 6-3
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DavidK
Jan 26th, 2013, 01:24 PM
Thanks Mark, Ojai scores added and corrected
Jimbo109
Feb 13th, 2013, 02:05 PM
??, Danish Outdoor Championships
FI: Sophie Castenschiold d. ??
DavidK
Mar 9th, 2013, 11:57 AM
Danish added, thanks Jimbo
newmark401
Apr 27th, 2013, 07:55 PM
May 31-June 5, East Surrey Championships, Croydon, England (Grass)
FI: Dora Boothby d. Agnes Morton 6-2, 6-4
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DF: Dora Boothby/Winifred McNair d. Helen Aitchison/Alice Greene 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
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XDF: Charles P. Dixon/Alice Greene vs Gordon Lowe/Agnes Morton (postponed because of rain)
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newmark401
Apr 27th, 2013, 07:57 PM
July 19-21, Nottinghamshire Championships, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (Grass)
FI: Ruth Winch d. Blanche Hillyard 6-2, 6-2
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XDF: Reginald Doherty/Ruth Winch d. George Hillyard/Blanche Hillyard 6-8, 9-7, 6-1
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Jimbo109
May 2nd, 2013, 09:34 PM
From this thread:
http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=398262