Carrie Neely
Full name | Carrie Blair Neely |
---|---|
Country (sports) | USA |
Born |
1877 or 1878 Chicago, IL, United States |
Died |
November 29, 1938 Chicago, IL, United States |
Singles | |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
US Open | F (1907) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
US Open | W (1903, 1905, 1907) |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
US Open | W (1898) |
Carrie Neely (1877/78 – November 29, 1938)[1] was an American tennis player from the beginning of the 20th century.
Biography
Carrie Neely was educated at the Dearborn Seminary, Chicago.[2]
Neely won the Niagara International Tennis Tournament in 1902.[3]
In 1907, she reached the women's singles final of the US Women's National Championship, where she was beaten by Evelyn Sears.
She also won the mixed doubles in 1898, and won the women's doubles on three occasions (1903, 1905 and 1907).
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent in final | Score in final |
---|---|---|---|---|
Runner-up | 1907 | US National Championship | Evelyn Sears | 3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Runner-up | 1898 | US National Championship | Marie Wimer | Juliette Atkinson Kathleen Atkinson |
1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1903 | US National Championship | Elisabeth Moore | Miriam Hall Marion Jones |
8–4, 6–1, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1904 | US National Championship | Elisabeth Moore | May Sutton Bundy Miriam Hall |
6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 1905 | US National Championship | Helen Homans | F. Obertauffer Virginia Maule |
6–0, 6–1 |
Winner | 1907 | US National Championship | Marie Wimer | Edna Wildey Natalie Widely |
6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1908 | US National Championship | Miriam Steever | Evelyn Sears Margaret Curtis |
3–6, 7–5, 7–9 |
Mixed doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | 1898 | US National Championship | Edwin Fischer | Helen Chapman J. A. Hill |
6–2, 6–4, 8–6 |
Runner-up | 1903 | US National Championship | W. H. Rowland | Helen Chapman Harry Allen |
4–6, 5–7 |
References
- ↑ "Miss Carrie Neely, Former Tennis Star" (PDF). The New York Times. 30 Nov 1938. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ↑ John William Leonard, ed. (1915). Woman's Who's Who of America (PDF). The American Commonwealth Company. p. 592. ISBN 0-8103-4018-6.
- ↑ "Niagara Tennis Tournament" (PDF). The New York Times. 31 Aug 1902. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
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