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.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_Townsend
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