Bertha Townsend
Encyclopedia
Bertha Louise Townsend Toulmin (March 7, 1869 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, USA – May 12, 1909) was a female tennis
player from the United States. She is best remembered for being the first repeating women's singles champion at the U.S. Championships
(now: U.S. Open) (1888 and 1889). She discovered the under-hand technique.
She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame
in 1974.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, USA – May 12, 1909) was a female tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from the United States. She is best remembered for being the first repeating women's singles champion at the U.S. Championships
U.S. Open (tennis)
The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881...
(now: U.S. Open) (1888 and 1889). She discovered the under-hand technique.
She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame
International Tennis Hall of Fame
The International Tennis Hall of Fame is located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. The hall of fame and honors players and contributors to the sport of tennis and includes a museum, grass tennis courts, an indoor tennis facility, and a court tennis facility.-History:The hall of fame and...
in 1974.
U.S. Championships
- Singles champion: 1888, 1889
- Singles finalist: 1890
- Doubles champion: 1889
- Doubles finalist: 1890