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Marie Wimer

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Marie Wimer
Country (sports) United States
Born(1876-02-11)February 11, 1876
DiedFebruary 9, 1965(1965-02-09) (aged 88)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US OpenWin (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 Cincinnati Open 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

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Doubles (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1898 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Carrie Neely United States Juliette Atkinson
United States Kathleen Atkinson
1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6
Loss 1900 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Myrtle McAteer United States Edith Parker
United States Hallie Champlin
7–9, 2–6, 2–6
Win 1907 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Carrie Neely United States Edna Wildey
United States Natalie Widley
6–1, 2–6, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "U.S. Open | tennis". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "History". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 27, 2018.