Grace Roosevelt
Grace Roosevelt (born June 3, 1867 in Hyde Park , † November 29, 1945 ) was an American tennis player in the last decade of the 19th century .
Life
In 1890, she and her sister Ellen Roosevelt won the women's doubles at the US tennis championships . They defeated the defending champions Bertha Townsend and Margarette Ballard in two sets with 6: 1, 6: 2.
Grace Roosevelt was a cousin of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt .
Web links
- Grace Roosevelt on www.tennis-player.com
- Entry in the Tennis Hall of Fame (English) ( Memento from June 10, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
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| SURNAME | Roosevelt, Grace |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hyde Park |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 1945 |
| Place of death | Hyde Park |