Myrtle McAteer

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McAteer (1901)

Myrtle McAteer (born June 12, 1878 in Pittsburgh , † October 26, 1952 in Los Angeles ) was an American tennis player around 1900.

Career

At the US tennis championships (now the US Open ) in 1900 she won the women's singles title when she defeated her compatriot Edith Parker 6: 2, 6: 2 and 6: 0 in the final. In 1901 she lost to Elisabeth Moore in the final with 4: 6, 6: 3, 5: 7, 6: 2, 2: 6. She was also successful in doubles at the US tennis championships. She won in 1899 (with Jane Craven ) and 1901 (with Juliette Atkinson ) and reached the final in 1900.

literature

  • Bud Collins: History of Tennis. 2nd Edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0 , p. 699

Web links

Commons : Myrtle McAteer  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records at Ancestry.com , "California Death Index, 1940–1997"
personal data
SURNAME McAteer, Myrtle
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Pittsburgh
DATE OF DEATH October 26, 1952
Place of death los Angeles