Augusta Louise Schultz Hobart (July 28, 1871 – September 30, 1925) was an American female tennis player who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Biography
Schultz was born in New Jersey and grew up in New York City, the daughter of German emigrants Carl Herman Schultz of
Posen and his wife Louise Eissfeldt of
Hamburg
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Career
Schultz reached the All-Comers final of the 1893 women's singles
U.S. National Championships at the
Philadelphia Cricket Club
The Philadelphia Cricket Club, founded in 1854, is the oldest country club in the United States. It has two locations: Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, and Flourtown, Pennsylvania.
History
Founded on February 10, 1854, the Philadelphia Cricket ...
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Chestnut Hill in which she lost to compatriot
Aline Terry in two sets. This match decided the title as the reigning champion from
Ireland
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Mabel Cahill did not defend her title in the Challenge Round. Later that same day she also lost the final of the women's doubles with her partner
M Stone against Terry and
Harriet Butler
Harriet Butler was an United States of America, American tennis player of the end of the 19th century.
Notably, she won the ''US Open (tennis), US Women's National Championship'' in 1893 in sports, 1893 in women's doubles with Aline Terry.
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Schultz married tennis player
Clarence Hobart
Clarence Hobart (June 27, 1870 – August 2, 1930) was a tennis player from the United States. He was a six-time champion at the U.S. National Championships, winning three titles in men's doubles in 1890, 1893 and 1894 and three others in mix ...
in 1895. The couple won the U.S. National Championships mixed doubles title in 1905.
Death
Schultz Hobart died of
intestinal cancer
Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). Signs and symptoms may include blood in the stool, a change in bowel ...
at Mission Hospital in
Asheville, North Carolina, age 54.
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner-up)
Doubles (1 runner-up)
Mixed doubles (1 title)
References
1871 births
1925 deaths
American female tennis players
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles
Sportspeople from New York City
American people of German descent
People from Union County, New Jersey
Deaths from colorectal cancer
United States National champions (tennis)
Tennis people from New York (state)
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