Adeline McKinlay explained

Adeline McKinlay
Birth Date:13 January 1865
Birth Place:Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.
Death Place:New York City, New York, U.S.
Education:Vassar College
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Usopendoublesresult:1st (1892)

Adeline "Addie" Maud McKinlay (January 13, 1868 in Dubuque - July 6, 1955 in New York City) was an American tennis player.

Biography

Adeline McKinlay was born January 13, 1865 in Dubuque, Iowa. Her father was a Scottish immigrant, whose name was often mistaken for "McKinley." She graduated from Vassar College in 1888 and began training for the US Women's National Championship.[1]

She notably won the US Women's National Championship in 1892 in women's doubles with Mabel Cahill.[2] McKinlay went on to represent the New York Tennis Club. After settling in New York, she married Horace Hatch on 12 October 1893 in the First Baptist Church, Manhattan.[3]

McKinley died on July 6, 1955 in New York City. She left a son and a daughter.

Notes

  1. Web site: 2012-12-19 . Biographies of Female Tennis Players . 2024-01-01 . Tennis Forum . en-US.
  2. Web site: U.S. Open Tennis Doubles Champions . 2024-01-01 . www.washingtonpost.com.
  3. Web site: FamilySearch.org . 2024-01-01 . ancestors.familysearch.org.