Bertha Townsend

Bertha Townsend
Full nameBertha Louise Townsend Toulmin
Country (sports) USA
Born(1869-03-07)March 7, 1869
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedMay 12, 1909(1909-05-12) (aged 40)
PlaysLeft-handed
Int. Tennis HoF1974 (member page)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenW (1888, 1889)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US OpenW (1889)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US OpenF (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

Singles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1888 U.S. Championships Grass United States Ellen Hansell 6–3, 6–5
Winner 1889 U.S. Championships Grass United States Lida Voorhees 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 1890 U.S. Championships Grass United States 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 United States Margarette Ballard United States Marion Wright
United States Laura Knight		 6–2, 6–0
Runner-up 1890 U.S. Championships Grass United States Margarette Ballard United States Grace Roosevelt
United States Ellen Roosevelt		 1–6, 2–6

References

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 694. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
  2. ^ "Hall of Famers - Bertha Townsend Toulmin". ITF. Retrieved April 22, 2012.


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