Bertha Louise Townsend Toulmin (née Townsend; March 7, 1869 – May 12, 1909) was a female

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player from the United States. She is best remembered for being the first repeating women's singles champion at the U.S. Championships (now: U.S. Open) (1888 and 1889). She discovered the under-hand technique. She was inducted into the

International Tennis Hall of Fame The International Tennis Hall of Fame is located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It honors both players and other contributors to the sport of tennis. The complex, the former Newport Casino, includes a museum, grass tennis courts, an indo ...

in 1974.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Doubles (1 title, 1 runners-up)

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* American female tennis players International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees Tennis players from Philadelphia United States National champions (tennis) 1869 births 1909 deaths Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's singles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles {{US-tennis-bio-stub