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Violet Summerhayes
Violet Summerhayes (May 31, 1878 – 1974) was an English-born Canadian tennis player in the early twentieth century. She won the Rogers Cup championship from 1899 to 1905. Early life Violet Marian Summerhayes was born in England and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Her father William F. Summerhayes was a barrister and tennis supporter. She developed her tennis skills with her siblings, at the St. Matthew's Church Tennis Club in Riverdale.M. Ann Hall''The Girl and the Game: A History of Women's Sport in Canada, Second Edition''(University of Toronto Press 2016). She also trained as a kindergarten assistant in Toronto, passing the government examination in 1896. Career Summerhayes dominated Canadian women's tennis at the turn into the twentieth century, with seven singles wins at the Canadian Open. She won the International Championship Ladies' Singles event at Niagara in 1905. She competed at Beckenham and Wimbledon in 1907, and at Niagara again in 1908 and 1909. Summerhays compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Championships
The Kent Championships also known as the Kent All-Comers' Championships was a tennis tournament held in Foxgrove Road, Beckenham, Kent, England between 1886 and 1996 and was held in the first half of June. From 1887 until 1910 the tournament was organized as an All-Comers event, the winner of which would play the title holder from previous year in the Challenge Round. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts at Beckenham Cricket Club a multi sport club that was established in 1866 in Foxgrove Road, Beckenham with the lawn tennis section of the club established in 1879. Herbert Chipp, later a Wimbledon umpire, came through a field of 13 entries to capture the inaugural men's singles title over Beckenham committee member Edward Avory. ''The Field'' informed its readers, "The final was a terribly tedious affair. Both players kept at the back of the court and played an excessively careful game." There were 14 pairs in the gentleman's doubles and seven pairs in the mixed dou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Old Toronto
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Canadian Female Tennis Players
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1974 Deaths
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1878 Births
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Monica Seles
Monica Seles (; hu, Széles Mónika, ; sr, Моника Селеш, Monika Seleš; born December 2, 1973) is a retired professional tennis player who represented Yugoslavia and the United States. A former world No. 1, she won nine Grand Slam singles titles, eight of them as a teenager while representing Yugoslavia, and the final one while representing the United States. In 1990, Seles became the youngest-ever French Open champion at the age of 16. She went on to win eight Grand Slam singles titles before her 20th birthday and was the year-end No. 1 in 1991 and 1992. However, on April 30, 1993, while playing a match against Magdalena Maleeva, she was the victim of an on-court attack when an obsessed fan of Seles rival Steffi Graf stabbed Seles in the back with a long knife as she was sitting down between games. Seles did not return to tennis for over two years after the stabbing. Though she enjoyed some success after returning to tennis in 1995, including victory at the 1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrtle McAteer
Myrtle McAteer (June 12, 1878 – October 26, 1952) was an American tennis player around the turn of the 20th century. At the U.S. National Championships (now known as the U.S. Open), McAteer won the singles title in 1900, and doubles titles in 1899 and 1901. She also was a singles finalist in 1901, a doubles finalist in 1900, and a mixed doubles finalist in 1901. She was also the first singles champion of the storied event in Cincinnati. She knocked off future International Tennis Hall of Famer 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 ... in the singles final in 1899 to take the title. In all, she reached 10 finals in Cincinnati, and in addition to her singles title in 1899 she won singles titles in 1900 and 1904, and doubles titles in 1899, 1900, 1904 & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
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ProQuest
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Violet Summerhayes
Violet Summerhayes (May 31, 1878 – 1974) was an English-born Canadian tennis player in the early twentieth century. She won the Rogers Cup championship from 1899 to 1905. Early life Violet Marian Summerhayes was born in England and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Her father William F. Summerhayes was a barrister and tennis supporter. She developed her tennis skills with her siblings, at the St. Matthew's Church Tennis Club in Riverdale.M. Ann Hall''The Girl and the Game: A History of Women's Sport in Canada, Second Edition''(University of Toronto Press 2016). She also trained as a kindergarten assistant in Toronto, passing the government examination in 1896. Career Summerhayes dominated Canadian women's tennis at the turn into the twentieth century, with seven singles wins at the Canadian Open. She won the International Championship Ladies' Singles event at Niagara in 1905. She competed at Beckenham and Wimbledon in 1907, and at Niagara again in 1908 and 1909. Summerhays compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niagara International Tennis Tournament
The Niagara International Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament held in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada between 1885 and 1923. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts at the Queen's Royal Hotel and was held in the second half of August. In the final year, 1923, the tournament was held on the courts of the Clifton Hotel. Champions Men's singles Women's singles {, class="wikitable" , - !style="width:40px", Year !style="width:200px", Champions !style="width:200px", Runners-up !style="width:170px" class="unsortable", Score , - , 1893 , , Maude Delano Osborne , , Mrs. Sydney Smith , , 6–8, 6–3, 6–3 , - , 1894 , , Maude Delano Osborne , , Mrs. Whithead , , 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 , - , 1896 , , Juliette Atkinson , , Kathleen Atkinson , , , - , 1897 , , Juliette Atkinson , , Mrs. Eustace Smith , , 6–4, 6–3 , - , 1898 , , Juliette Atkinson , , Marie Wimer , , 10–8, 7–9, 6–4, 6–3 , - , 1899 , , Edith Parker , , Hallie Champlin , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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