Helen Houston Homans McLean (February 8, 1877 – March 29, 1949) was an American tennis champion.
Career
Homans won the women's doubles title at the 1905 U.S. National Championship
and the singles title the next year.
Homans played mixed doubles with Marshall McLean as early as 1902 and later married him a/in New York City in 1907. In mixed doubles, she reached the semifinals partnering
Harry F. Allen in 1905.
In 1911, she won three of the New Jersey State championship titles.
In 1913, she regained her title when she defeated
Marie Wagner at the
Morristown Field Club
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in
Morristown, New Jersey
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References
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at the
Montclair Athletic Club
The Montclair Athletic Club was a sports venue started in 1899 at 201 Valley Road in Montclair, New Jersey.
History
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.
In 1915,
Molla Bjurstedt
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of Norway, the national indoor champion, defeated McLean in the final round of the Class A tennis singles at the
West Side Tennis Club
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. She finished second in the
U.S. National Championships women's doubles with
Augusta Bradley Chapman in 1915.
McLean was still ranked fourth in 1913 and third in 1915 in the U.S. national ranking.
In 1915, she won the
U.S. Indoor Championships.
Personal life
She was married to Marshall McLean (1869–1952), a New York City attorney.
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 title)
Doubles (1 title, 2 runners-up)
References
External links
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American female tennis players
United States National champions (tennis)
1877 births
1949 deaths
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's singles
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles
Tennis people from New Jersey