Helen Jackson was an English

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player who played during the last decade of the 19th century.

Career

In 1887 she won the Darlington Open Tournament. In 1891 Jackson competed in the singles event at the

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for the first time. In the first round she defeated

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, but lost in the quarterfinals to

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in two sets. The following year, 1892, she lost in the first round (which was the quarterfinal) to Shackle. Her last entry came in 1895 when she reached the final of the All-comers' event after victories against J.M. Corder, Bernard and

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. She lost the final in two close sets to

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after having led both sets 5–0. In 1894 she had defeated Cooper in the final of the

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held at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, in

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. That same year she also became the singles champion at the

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after a straight-sets win in the final against Ethel Cochrane. She lost her title in 1895 after a defeat in a three-sets final to Jane Corder. Jackson won three consecutive singles titles at the Scottish Championships between 1890 and 1892. In 1898 she was a finalist at the Championships of Berlin on clay where she lost to Clara von der Schulenburg.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Helen English female tennis players Year of birth missing Year of death missing