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Edith Cross

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Edith Cross
Full nameEdith Ann Cross Jensen
Country (sports) United States
Born(1907-08-02)August 2, 1907 [1]
San Francisco, U.S.
DiedJuly 15, 1983(1983-07-15) (aged 75)
San Mateo, California, U.S.
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1929)
Wimbledon1R (1929, 1930)
US OpenSF (1928)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonF (1930)
US OpenF (1928, 1930)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonQF (1930)
US OpenW (1930)

Edith Cross Jensen (née Cross; August 2, 1907 – July 15, 1983) was an American tennis player who achieved a No. 3 national ranking in 1928, 1929 and 1930.

Career

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Cross, originally from San Francisco, began to play tennis after graduating from high school in 1927.[2] In 1930, she won the U.S. National Championships mixed doubles title with Wilmer Allison after a straight-sets victory in the final against Marjorie Morrill and Frank Shields. She reached the U.S. National Championships doubles final in 1928 and 1930 with Anna Harper.[3] In 1930, she reached the final of the doubles event at Wimbledon with Sarah Palfrey, losing to Helen Wills and Elizabeth Ryan in straight sets.[4]

In 1928 and 1931, she won the singles title at the Pacific Coast Championships. In 1931, she won the singles title at the Canadian Championships, defeating Marjory Leeming in straight sets.

She was part of the American team that won the Wightman Cup against Great Britain 1929. Cross won her singles match against Peggy Michell, but lost her doubles match with Helen Wills against Phoebe Holcroft Watson and Peggy Michell.

In 1976, she was inducted into the USTA Northern California Tennis Hall of Fame.[5]

Grand Slam finals

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Doubles (3 runners-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1928 U.S. Championships Grass United States Anna McCune Harper United States Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
United States Helen Wills
2–6, 2–6
Loss 1930 Wimbledon Championships Grass United States Sarah Palfrey United States Helen Wills
United States Elizabeth Ryan
2–6, 7–9
Loss 1930 U.S. Championships Grass United States Anna McCune Harper United States Betty Nuthall
United States Sarah Palfrey
6–3, 3–6, 5–7

Mixed doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1928 U.S. Championships Grass Australia Gar Moon United States Helen Wills
Australia Jack Hawkes
1–6, 3–6
Win 1930 U.S. Championships Grass United States Wilmer Allison United States Marjorie Morrill
United States Frank Shields
6–4, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ Wallis Myers, A., ed. (1933). Ayres' Lawn Tennis Almanack and Tournament Guide 1933. London: F.H. Ayres Limited. pp. 572–573.
  2. ^ Crissey, George D. (April 2, 1929). "Edith Cross Has Meteoric Climb To Tennis Fame". Berkeley Daily Gazette. Berkeley, California. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  3. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 479, 482. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  4. ^ "Wimbledon players archive - Edith Cross". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
  5. ^ "Northern California Tennis Hall of Fame". usta.com. United States Tennis Association. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
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