Kathleen Atkinson | |
Birth Date: | 5 November 1875 |
Birth Place: | Maplewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
Usopenresult: | SF (1895, 1897) |
Usopendoublesresult: | W (1897, 1898) |
Kathleen Gill Atkinson (November 5, 1875 – April 30, 1957) was an American tennis player.
With her older sister, Juliette, both residents of Maplewood, she won the US Women's National Championship in women's doubles 1897 and 1898.[1] They were the first sisters to win a title together and the first to play each other in a semi final until the Williams sisters played in the final.
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Winner | 1897 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Juliette Atkinson | Mrs. F. Edwards Elizabeth Rastall | 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 | |
Winner | 1898 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Juliette Atkinson | Marie Wimer Carrie Neely | 6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 6–1 |