Bertha Townsend
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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) (1888 and 1889).[1] She discovered the under-hand technique.
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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 |
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She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1974.[2]