Edith Mary Hutchinson Cole (10 September 1862 - 22 October 1945) née Edith Coleridge also known as Edith Coleridge Cole was an English tennis player of the late 19th century. She won the singles at the prestigious

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in Manchester in 1883, and was also an All Comers' finalist at the

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in 1887.

Career

She was born Edith Coleridge the daughter of Major W Coleridge (1826-1902). She married Charles John Cole, in Hove,

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on 16 April 1884. In major tournaments she competed at the first

for women in 1884 and again in 1887 and 1890. In October 1881 she won the Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament on the Hove Rink Tennis Courts, at

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against Leila Lodwick by 2 sets to 1, the she won the Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament by 2 sets to 1. In May 1882 she successfully defended the singles title at the Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament against an Eva Adshead, and also won the mixed doubles title partnering Robert Braddell. Then in October she also won the Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament defeating Florence Kemmis. In 1883 she won the prestigious

title held at the

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defeating Miss Eckersley in straight sets. In June 1884 she played at London Athletic Club Open Tournament (today called the

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) where she reached the final before losing to Maud watson in four sets. Later at the

, but she exited early in the first round going out to

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. In 1887 she was finalist at the

she advanced to the semi finals where she beat

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in straight sets. She then faced

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in the all commers final but lost to her straight sets. In August she won the Saxmundham LTC Tournament in against Alice Parr, and she was a finalist at

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in September at Devonshire Park,

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, where she lost to Ireland's May Langrishe in straight sets. In 1890 she competed at

for the final time where she reached the semi finals before losing May Jacks in straight sets.AELTC

Grand Slam finals

Singles (0 title, 1 runners-up)

Career finals

Singles (9), titles (6), runners up (3)

(*) Denotes All-Comers final (w.o.) denotes walkover.

References

External links

Official Wimbledon Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cole, Edith 1862 births 1945 deaths 19th-century English people 19th-century English women 19th-century female tennis players British female tennis players English female tennis players Sportspeople from Brighton