Lilian Scharman Hester (''née'' Scharman; June 26, 1901 – March 1, 1982) was an American
tennis player who was active in the first half of the 1920s.
Career
She lost to
Helen Wills in the first round of
Wimbledon
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in 1924 and competed in the
1924 Summer Olympics
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. With
Francis Hunter she reached the quarterfinal of the Wimbledon mixed doubles event which they lost to
Dorothy Shepherd-Barron and
Leslie Godfree.
At the 1923
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she lost the final of the singles event to Mayme McDonald in three sets. In June 1923 at the New Jersey State Championships, played on clay courts at the
Orange Lawn Tennis Club, she won the singles title as well as the doubles title, partnering
Ceres Baker
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Brazil
* Ceres, Goiás, Brazil
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. Scharman was a runner-up at the 1924
U.S. Indoor Championships, played at Longwood,
Chestnut Hill, losing the final in straight sets to
Marion Zinderstein Jessup
Marion Hall Zinderstein (May 6, 1896 – August 14, 1980) also known by her married name Marion Jessup, was a tennis player from the United States. At the 1924 Paris Olympics, she won a silver medal in the mixed doubles event partnering Vincent ...
.
She had a highest national ranking of No.4 in 1923.
Personal life
She was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 26, 1901, the daughter of August Charles Scharman, a businessman, and Lillie Rueger Scharman.
Her younger sister Frida (1907–1997) played competitive tennis and
squash. In 1921 she graduated from
Packer Collegiate Institute.
On August 6, 1923 she married William Van Andem Hester jr. in Paris.
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1901 births
1982 deaths
American female tennis players
Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Olympic tennis players for the United States
Tennis players from New York City
20th-century American women
20th-century American people