Aline Terry
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Full name | Aline M. Terry |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | Princeton, New Jersey |
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Grand Slam singles results | |
US Open | W(1893) |
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Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | W(1893) |
Aline Terrywas an Americantennisplayer active at the end of the 19th century. She was born inPrinceton, New Jersey.
Terry won both the singles and the doubles title in the1893 U.S. National Championships(now called theUS Open) In the singles she defeatedAugusta Schultzin two sets of 6–1 and 6–3, and she played the doubles withHarriet Butlerdefeating Augusta Schultz andM. Stonein two sets of 6–4 and 6–3. In1894,as the defending singles champion, she automatically qualified for the final round in singles under the challenge rule; however, she lost againstHelen Hellwig5–7, 6–3, 0–6, 6–3 and 3–6.
According toBud Collinsthere is little more known about Aline Terry other than that she did not compete in the championship again after 1894. According to the multiple-time championJuliette Atkinson,Terry was as "soft as a cat on a banana and ran after the balls like a tiger."[1]
Grand Slam finals
[edit]Singles (1 title)
[edit]Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1893 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Doubles (1 title)
[edit]Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1893 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
References
[edit]- ^Collins, Bud (2010).The Bud Collins History of Tennis(2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 711.ISBN9780942257700.
- 19th-century American people
- 19th-century female tennis players
- 19th-century American sportswomen
- American female tennis players
- Sportspeople from Princeton, New Jersey
- Tennis players from New Jersey
- United States National champions (tennis)
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's singles
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles