Margarette Ballard
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American tennis player
Margarette Ballard (20 December 1866 – unknown) was an American tennis player from the end of the 19th century.
In 1889, she won the first ever women's doubles at the U.S. Women's National Championship with Bertha Townsend.[1]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 title, 1 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | 1889 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Bertha Townsend | Marion Wright Laura Knight |
6–2, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 1890 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Bertha Townsend | Grace Roosevelt Ellen Roosevelt |
1–6, 2–6 |
References
- ^ Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 508. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.