Martha Hernandez
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Martha Hernandez of Mexico
was an amateur tennis player, active during the 1950s and 1960s.
, before falling to Australian Marie Martin. She also reached the doubles final in Canada that year (with partner Marilyn Montgomery).
In 1958, at the Cincinnati Masters
, she won the doubles title (with Montgomery) and reached the singles final, only to fall to 17-year-old American Gwyn Thomas.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
was an amateur tennis player, active during the 1950s and 1960s.
Career
In 1959, Hernandez reached the singles finals at the Canadian OpenCanada Masters
The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour...
, before falling to Australian Marie Martin. She also reached the doubles final in Canada that year (with partner Marilyn Montgomery).
In 1958, at the Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati Masters
The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between...
, she won the doubles title (with Montgomery) and reached the singles final, only to fall to 17-year-old American Gwyn Thomas.