Margarette Ballard

Margarette Ballard
Country (sports)United States
Born(1866-12-20)December 20, 1866
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1st (1889)
Runner-up (1890)

Margarette Ballard (December 20, 1866 – unknown) was an American tennis player from the end of the 19th century.

In 1889, she won the first women's doubles at the U.S. Women's National Championship with Bertha Townsend.[1]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 1 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1889 U.S. Championships Grass Bertha Townsend Marion Wright
Laura Knight		 6–2, 6–0
Loss 1890 U.S. Championships Grass Bertha Townsend Grace Roosevelt
Ellen Roosevelt		 1–6, 2–6

References

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 508. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.


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