Bertha Steedman

Steedman (before 1903)

Bertha Steedman (* 1865 in Ercall Magna ; † January 11, 1945 in Seaford ) was a British tennis player from England .

Career

Steedman won seven doubles titles at the All England Championships between 1889 and 1899, in 1889 and 1890 each side by side with her sister Mary Steedman . Blanche Bingley was her partner from 1893 to 1897, Ruth Durlacher in her last victories in 1898 and 1899 . Her success in doubles was due to the fact that Steedman and her sister Mary were one of the first to use volleys in the ladies .

In singles, she reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon from 1889 to 1892 and 1899. At her last tournament participation in 1902, she was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Individual evidence

↑ as part of the Northern Association Championships in Manchester or Liverpool , only from 1913 in Wimbledon
↑ Doherty, RF et al .: RF & HL Doherty on Lawn Tennis. Baker and Taylor Co., New York 1903. pp. 168 f. ( online )
^ Myers, AW: Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad. Scribner's Sons , New York 1903, p. 181 f. ( online )

personal data
SURNAME	Steedman, Bertha
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH	1865
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ercall Magna , England , UK
DATE OF DEATH	January 11, 1945
Place of death	Seaford , England , UK

[1] s part of the Northern Association Championships in Manchester or Liverpool , only from 1913 in Wimbledon

[2] Doherty, RF et al .: RF & HL Doherty on Lawn Tennis. Baker and Taylor Co., New York 1903. pp. 168 f. ( online )

[3] Myers, AW: Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad. Scribner's Sons , New York 1903, p. 181 f. ( online )