Marie Wimer
Appearance
Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | February 11, 1876 |
Died | February 9, 1965 | (aged 88)
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | Win (1907) Loss (1898, 1900) |
Marie Wimer (February 11, 1876—February 9, 1965) was an American tennis player at the start of the 20th century.
Notably, in 1907, she won the women's doubles at the US Women's National Championship with Carrie Neely.[1][2]
At the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters she:
- reached the singles semifinals in 1903 and the singles quarterfinals in 1904.
- paired with Myrtle McAteer to win the 1904 doubles title (defeating Winona Closterman and Carrie Neely in the final) and reach the 1903 doubles final (where they fell to Closterman and Neely)
Grand Slam finals
[edit]Doubles (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
[edit]Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1898 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Carrie Neely | Juliette Atkinson Kathleen Atkinson |
1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6 |
Loss | 1900 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Myrtle McAteer | Edith Parker Hallie Champlin |
7–9, 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1907 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Carrie Neely | Edna Wildey Natalie Widley |
6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "U.S. Open | tennis". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ "History". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- From Club Court to Center Court by Phillip S. Smith (2008 Edition; ISBN 978-0-9712445-7-3)