Margarette Ballard

Margarette Ballard
Country (sports)United States
Born(1866-12-20)December 20, 1866
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1st (1889)
Runner-up (1890)

Margarette Ballard (December 20, 1866 – unknown) was an American tennis player from the end of the 19th century.

In 1889, she won the first women's doubles at the U.S. Women's National Championship with Bertha Townsend.[1]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 1 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1889 U.S. Championships Grass United States Bertha Townsend United States Marion Wright
United States Laura Knight
6–2, 6–0
Loss 1890 U.S. Championships Grass United States Bertha Townsend United States Grace Roosevelt
United States Ellen Roosevelt
1–6, 2–6

References

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 508. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.