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Myrtle McAteer

Myrtle McAteer
Country (sports) United States
Born(1878-06-12)June 12, 1878
Pittsburgh, USA
DiedOctober 26, 1952(1952-10-26) (aged 74)
Los Angeles, USA
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenW (1900)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US OpenW (1899, 1901)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US OpenF (1901)

Myrtle McAteer (June 12, 1878 – October 26, 1952) was an American tennis player around the turn of the 20th century.

At the U.S. National Championships (now known as the U.S. Open), McAteer won the singles title in 1900, and doubles titles in 1899 and 1901. She also was a singles finalist in 1901, a doubles finalist in 1900, and a mixed doubles finalist in 1901.

She was also the first singles champion of the storied event in Cincinnati. She knocked off future International Tennis Hall of Famer Juliette Atkinson in the singles final in 1899 to take the title. In all, she reached 10 finals in Cincinnati, and in addition to her singles title in 1899 she won singles titles in 1900 and 1904, and doubles titles in 1899, 1900, 1904 & 1905. Her other finalist appearances came in singles in 1903 and 1905, and in doubles in 1903.

At the U.S. Clay Court Championships in 1915, she was a singles quarterfinalist and a mixed doubles semifinalist.

She died in Los Angeles, California in 1952.

Grand Slam finals

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Singles (1 title)

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Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1900 US National Championships Grass United States Edith Parker 6–2, 6–2, 6–0

Doubles (2 titles)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1899 US National Championships Grass United States Jane Craven United States Maud Banks
United States Elizabeth Rastall
6–1, 6–1, 7–5
Winner 1901 US National Championships Grass United States Juliette Atkinson United States Marion Jones
United States Elisabeth Moore
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Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1901 U.S. Championships Grass United States Clyde Stevens United States Marion Jones
United States Raymond Little
4–6, 4–6, 5–7

References

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  • Modern Encyclopedia of Tennis, By Bud Collins
  • From Club Court to Center Court, The Evolution of Professional Tennis in Cincinnati by Phillip S. Smith (2008 Edition; ISBN 978-0-9712445-7-3)
  • Spalding Lawn Tennis Annual, 1916
  • www.ancestry.com (Her death certificate from the California Death Index says "June 1878").
  • Cincinnati Enquirer
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