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1895 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles
Juliette Atkinson won the singles tennis title by defeating reigning champion Helen Hellwig 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 in the Challenge Round of the 1895 U.S. Women's National Singles Championship. Atkinson had won the right to challenge Hellwig by defeating Elisabeth Moore 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–0 in the final of the All Comers' competition. The event was played on outdoor grass courts and held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Wissahickon Heights, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia from June 25 through June 29, 1895. Draw Challenge round All Comers' finals References {{DEFAULTSORT:U.S. National Championships - Women's Singles, 1895 U.S. National Championships (tennis) by year – Women's singles, 1895 1895 in American women's sports 1895 in sports June 1895 events 1895 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Women's Singles 1895 in women's tennis Women's sports in Pennsylvania Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia 1895 in Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliette Atkinson
Juliette Paxton Atkinson Buxton (née Atkinson; April 15, 1873 – January 12, 1944) was an American tennis player. She was born in Rahway, New Jersey, United States. Biography Atkinson was the daughter of a Brooklyn, New York physician. She won five U.S. Championships doubles titles in a row with three different partners. Both natives of Maplewood, New Jersey, she and her sister Kathleen Atkinson partnered to win the last two titles. Also the sisters twice faced each other in the semifinals of the singles competition. She won three mixed doubles titles with Edwin P. Fischer. In both 1899 and 1901, Atkinson won the doubles title and reached the singles final at the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters. She won the 1899 doubles title with Myrtle McAteer (falling to McAteer that year in the singles final) and the 1901 doubles title with Marion Jones Farquhar (falling in the singles final to Winona Closterman). In 1896 and 1898, she won the Niagara International Tennis T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |