| Bertha Townsend | |
| Fullname: | Bertha Louise Townsend Toulmin |
| Country: |  United States |
| Birth Date: | 1869 3, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Plays: | Left-handed |
| Tennishofyear: | 1974 |
| Tennishofid: | bertha-townsend-toulmin |
| Usopenresult: | W (1888, 1889) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | W (1889) |
| Usopenmixedresult: | F (1889, 1890) not official |
Bertha Louise Townsend Toulmin (née Townsend; March 7, 1869 – May 12, 1909) was a female tennis player from the United States. She is best remembered for being the first repeating women's singles champion at the U.S. Championships (now U.S. Open) in 1888 and 1889.[1] She developed the underhand technique.
She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1974.[2]
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1888 | Grass | 6–3, 6–5 | |||
| Winner | 1889 | Grass | 7–5, 6–2 | |||
| Runner-up | 1890 | Grass | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1889 | U.S. Championships | Grass | 6–2, 6–0 | |||
| Runner-up | 1890 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Margarette Ballard | 1–6, 2–6 |
. Bud Collins. The Bud Collins History of Tennis. 2016. New Chapter Press. New York. 978-1-937559-38-0. 694. 3rd.