[newmark401]

Like the Snooks family, the Noon family also produced a number of early lawn tennis players, both male and female. The Noons were natives of the county of Leicestershire; the parents were Charles and Lucy. They had six children, two sons and four daughters. Some basic biographical information on the sons, Francis (Frank) and Sidney, can be found here: http://www.tennisarchives.com/zoekcoureurvrij2.php

The four daughters were Effie (b. 1866), Florence Ethel Broughton (b. 1863), Agnes Emily (b. 1860) and Edith Lucy (b. 1858).

At least three of the Noon sisters played competitive tennis, the best of them being Agnes who enjoyed most of her success under her married name of Mrs Frederick Watts. In 1878, Agnes married Frederick, a brewer by profession and also a native of Leicester. Frederick also took part in some lawn tennis tournaments.
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[newmark401]

In 1881, the nascent Darlington tournament had an interesting draw in that it featured three sisters from the Fenwick family of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in Northumberland: May (probably christened Julia Margaret; b. 1851), Winifred (b. 1856) and Alice (b. 1858).

The sisters were three of the dozen or so children (six boys and six girls) of Henry William Fenwick and Charlotte Fenwick. Mr Fenwick appears to have come from a long line of distinguished lawmen and was himself a solicitor. At least four of his sons also played tournament tennis: Percival (b. 1860), William (b. 1862), Minden (b. 1864) and Mark (born?).

In the 1880's, some of the Fenwicks emigrated to New Zealand, where they continued to take part in tennis tournaments. Percival Fenwick won the New Zealand Championships in 1886, 1887 and 1888; Minden won it in 1889. The brothers excelled more at lawn tennis than did the sisters.
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[newmark401]

The Langleys were the sons and daughters of Henry Langley, of Portarlington in Ireland, and his wife Harriet, who had been born in Naples, Italy. There were at least seven Langley children, four girls and three boys.

The girls were Augusta (b. 1858 in Koblenz, Germany), Flora (b. 1860), Constance Laura Mary (b. 1862) and Marion (b. 1866). The three youngest daughters were all born in London, England.

Constance was easily the best player of the four daughters. She later married fellow player Charles J. Smith and thereafter was known as “Mrs C.J. Smith”.
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[newmark401]

The player who took part in some lawn tennis tournaments in the early 1880's under the name of Mrs Bagnall-Wild was Alice Pfeil (b. 1851), a native of London. She married fellow tennis-player Ralph Bagnall-Wild in 1871. Her husband was also involved in the administration side of things during the early years of lawn tennis.
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[Jimbo109]

Originally Posted by newmark401

Some first names of Austrian players who were active between the two world wars:

Mizzi Amende
sister of Gerta Amende
possibly the daughters of Marie Amende (née Bertrand)

Here seems that Gerta was only daughter

http://www.royalblood.co.uk/D1364/I1364033.html

http://www.joern.de/stammb/fam01700.htm

[newmark401]

Dr Heiner Gillmeister has kindly sent me the first names of the following German tennis players who were active between the two world wars, especially in the period 1925-30:

Annemarie Buss
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Erika de Lacroix
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Paula Finger
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Luise Fritsch
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Lulu Holzapfel
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Friedel Jacobiny
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Elly Ledig (aka L. Ledig)
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Ruth Kohnert
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Amalie Schurig
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L. Vormann, known as Dolli
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[Rollo]

Dr Heiner Gillmeister has kindly sent me the first names of the following German tennis players who were active between the two world wars, especially in the period 1925-30:

Great finds Mark! I am an admirer of Mr Gillmeister's work-his book the Cultural History of Tennis is one of the few comprehensive works on the early game.

[newmark401]

Another couple of first names of German players active in the late 1920s/early 1930s:

Vera Menges
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Edith Sander
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[newmark401]

The first names of some more German players from the late 1920s/early 1930s:

Elisabeth Fuchs
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Nita Mieth
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Erna Springer
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