Florence Ballin Explained

Florence Ballin
Fullname:Florence Antoinette Ballin
Birth Date:27 April 1887
Birth Place:New York City, United States
Usopenmixedresult:F (1916, 1917, 1919)

Florence A. Ballin (1887-1975) was a tennis player from the U.S. She played in the mixed doubles in the early 1900s. She made it to three US Open finals with Bill Tilden.

Career

In 1915 Ballin reached the doubles final at the US Indoor Championships, playing with Molla Bjursted.

Ballin reached the final of the mixed doubles competition at the U.S. National Championships on three occasions (1916, 1917, 1919).[1] Each time she partnered with multiple champion Bill Tilden but they lost all three finals.

In 1919, she wrote a tennis book titled Tennis for Girls.[2]

In 1920, she won the women's championships of New Jersey[3] and Long Island.[4] She won the women's lawn tennis championship of Pennsylvania and Eastern States in 1922 defeating Anne Townsend in straight sets.[5]

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles (3 runners-up)

OutcomeYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up 1916 Grass 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 1917 Grass Bill Tilden 12–10, 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 1919 Grass Bill Tilden 6–2, 9–11, 2–6

Notes and References

  1. Book: Collins, Bud. The Bud Collins History of Tennis. 2010. New Chapter Press. [New York]. 978-0942257700. 2nd. 481.
  2. Book: Ballin. Florence. Tennis for Girls. 1919. American Sports Publishing Company. New York. 613230889. 7171663M.
  3. News: Miss Ballin Takes New Jersey Title. The New York Times. June 21, 1920.
  4. News: Miss Ballin Takes Long Island Title. The New York Times. August 2, 1920.
  5. News: Miss Ballin Wins Title. The New York Times. June 19, 1922. PDF.