Mary Louisa Martin

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Martin (before 1903)

Mary Louisa "Mollie" Martin (born September 3, 1865 in Newtowngore , County Leitrim , Ireland , † October 24, 1941 in Portrush , Northern Ireland ) was an Irish tennis player.

Martin won the Irish championships nine times between 1889 and 1903 . At the Wimbledon Championships in 1898 she reached the final, but lost to Charlotte Cooper 6: 4 and 6: 4.

Web links

Commons : Mollie Martin  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Little, A .: 2010 Wimbledon Compendium. The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London 2010. ISBN 978-1899039333
  2. ^ Collins, B .: History of Tennis. 2nd Edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0 , p. 427
personal data
SURNAME Martin, Mary Louisa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Martin, Louisa; Martin, Mollie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish tennis player, nine-time Irish champion
DATE OF BIRTH September 3, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH Newtowngore , County Leitrim , Ireland
DATE OF DEATH October 24, 1941
Place of death Portrush , Northern Ireland