Ellen Roosevelt
Overview
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.
She won the women's singles title and the women's doubles title (with her sister Grace) at the 1890 U.S. Championships
1890 U.S. National Championships (tennis)
List of Champions of the 1890 U.S. National Championships :-Men's Singles: Oliver Campbell defeated Henry Slocum 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-1-Women's Singles: Ellen Roosevelt defeated Bertha Townsend 6-2, 6-2...
and the mixed doubles title at the 1893 U.S. Championships
1893 U.S. National Championships (tennis)
List of Champions of the 1893 U.S. National Championships :-Men's Singles: Robert Wrenn defeated Fred Hovey 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-4-Women's Singles: Aline Terry defeated Augusta Schultz 6-1, 6-3...
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A first cousin of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...
, 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 1975.
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