Grace Roosevelt
Full name | Grace Walton Roosevelt |
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Country (sports) | USA |
Born | (1867-06-03)June 3, 1867 Hyde Park, New York, U.S. |
Died | November 29, 1945(1945-11-29) (aged 78) Hyde Park, New York, U.S. |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
US Open | F(1891) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | W (1890) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
US Open | W (1889) not official |
Grace Walton Roosevelt (married name Appleton Clark) (June 3, 1867 – November 29, 1945) was an American tennis player of the end of the 19th century, born in Hyde Park, New York.
Early life
She was the daughter of John Aspinwall Roosevelt, an estate proprietor, and Ellen Murray Crosby. She started playing tennis with her sister Ellen in 1879 when her father installed a tennis court at their mansion.[1]
Career
In 1889, she won the unofficial mixed doubles title at the U.S. National Championship with A.E. Wright. She won the doubles title in 1890 with her sister Ellen, defeating compatriots Margarette Ballard and Bertha Townsend in two sets.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1890 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Ellen Roosevelt | Margarette Ballard Bertha Townsend | 6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1891 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Ellen Roosevelt | [2] Mabel Cahill Emma Leavitt-Morgan | 6–2, 6–8, 4–6 |
Mixed doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1889 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | A. E. Wright | Bertha Townsend C. T. Lee | 6–1, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1891 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | C. T. Lee | [2] Mabel Cahill M. R. Wright | 4–6, 0–6, 5–7 |
Personal life
In 1895,[3] she married lawyer Appleton LeSure Clark and had two sons, Russell and Roosevelt. She returned to her parents' mansion after her husband's death in 1930.[1] She was a first cousin of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States.
References
- ^ a b David L. Porter, ed. (1995). Biographical Dictionary of American Sports. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. pp. 649–650. ISBN 978-0313284311.
- ^ a b At this time, Ireland was part of the United Kingdom.
- ^ "Clark -- Roosevelt". The New York Times. 5 December 1895. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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- 1889: Bertha Townsend / Margarette Ballard
- 1890: Ellen Roosevelt / Grace Roosevelt
- 1891: Mabel Cahill / Emma Leavitt-Morgan
- 1892: Mabel Cahill / Adeline McKinlay
- 1893: Aline Terry / Harriet Butler
- 1894: Helen Hellwig / Juliette Atkinson
- 1895: Helen Hellwig / Juliette Atkinson
- 1896: Elisabeth Moore / Juliette Atkinson
- 1897: Juliette Atkinson / Kathleen Atkinson
- 1898: Juliette Atkinson / Kathleen Atkinson
- 1899: Jane Craven / Myrtle McAteer
- 1900: Edith Parker / Hallie Champlin
- 1901: Juliette Atkinson / Myrtle McAteer
- 1902: Juliette Atkinson / Marion Jones
- 1903: Elisabeth Moore / Carrie Neely
- 1904: May Sutton / Miriam Hall
- 1905: Helen Homans / Carrie Neely
- 1906: Ann Burdette Coe / Ethel Bliss Platt
- 1907: Marie Wimer / Carrie Neely
- 1908: Evelyn Sears / Margaret Curtis
- 1909: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Edith Rotch
- 1910: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Edith Rotch
- 1911: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Eleonora Sears
- 1912: Dorothy Green / Mary K. Browne
- 1913: Mary K. Browne / Louise Riddell Williams
- 1914: Mary K. Browne / Louise Riddell Williams
- 1915: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Eleonora Sears
- 1916: Molla Bjurstedt / Eleonora Sears
- 1917: Molla Bjurstedt / Eleonora Sears
- 1918: Marion Zinderstein / Eleanor Goss
- 1919: Marion Zinderstein / Eleanor Goss
- 1920: Marion Zinderstein / Eleanor Goss
- 1921: Mary K. Browne / Louise Riddell Williams
- 1922: Marion Zinderstein Jessup / Helen Wills Moody
- 1923: Kitty McKane Godfree / Phyllis Howkins Covell
- 1924: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Helen Wills Moody
- 1925: Mary K. Browne / Helen Wills Moody
- 1926: Elizabeth Ryan / Eleanor Goss
- 1927: Kitty McKane Godfree / Ermyntrude Harvey
- 1928: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Helen Wills Moody
- 1929: Phoebe Holcroft Watson / Peggy Michell
- 1930: Betty Nuthall / Sarah Palfrey Cooke
- 1931: Betty Nuthall / Eileen Bennett Whittingstall
- 1932: Helen Jacobs / Sarah Palfrey Cooke
- 1933: Betty Nuthall / Freda James
- 1934: Helen Jacobs / Sarah Palfrey Cooke
- 1935: Helen Jacobs / Sarah Palfrey Cooke
- 1936: Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn / Carolin Babcock Stark
- 1937: Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Alice Marble
- 1938: Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Alice Marble
- 1939: Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Alice Marble
- 1940: Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Alice Marble
- 1941: Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1942: Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1943: Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1944: Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1945: Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1946: Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1947: Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1948: Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1949: Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1950: Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1951: Doris Hart / Shirley Fry
- 1952: Doris Hart / Shirley Fry
- 1953: Doris Hart / Shirley Fry
- 1954: Doris Hart / Shirley Fry
- 1955: Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1956: Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1957: Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1958: Jeanne Arth / Darlene Hard
- 1959: Jeanne Arth / Darlene Hard
- 1960: Maria Bueno / Darlene Hard
- 1961: Darlene Hard / Lesley Turner Bowrey
- 1962: Maria Bueno / Darlene Hard
- 1963: Robyn Ebbern / Margaret Smith
- 1964: Billie Jean King / Karen Hantze Susman
- 1965: Carole Caldwell Graebner / Nancy Richey
- 1966: Maria Bueno / Nancy Richey
- 1967: Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King
- 1968: Maria Bueno / Margaret Court
- 1969: Françoise Dürr / Darlene Hard
- 1970: Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton
- 1971: Rosemary Casals / Judy Tegart Dalton
- 1972: Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve
- 1973: Margaret Court / Virginia Wade
- 1974: Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King
- 1975: Margaret Court / Virginia Wade
- 1976: Delina Boshoff / Ilana Kloss
- 1977: Martina Navratilova / Betty Stöve
- 1978: Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova
- 1979: Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull
- 1980: Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova
- 1981: Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith
- 1982: Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull
- 1983: Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
- 1984: Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
- 1985: Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková
- 1986: Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
- 1987: Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
- 1988: Gigi Fernández / Robin White
- 1989: Hana Mandlíková / Martina Navratilova
- 1990: Gigi Fernández / Martina Navratilova
- 1991: Pam Shriver / Natalia Zvereva
- 1992: Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
- 1993: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková
- 1994: Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
- 1995: Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
- 1996: Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
- 1997: Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná
- 1998: Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná
- 1999: Serena Williams / Venus Williams
- 2000: Julie Halard-Decugis / Ai Sugiyama
- 2001: Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs
- 2002: Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
- (2003) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
- 2004: Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
- 2005: Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur
- 2006: Nathalie Dechy / Vera Zvonareva
- 2007: Nathalie Dechy / Dinara Safina
- 2008: Cara Black / Liezel Huber
- 2009: Serena Williams / Venus Williams
- 2010: Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova
- 2011: Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond
- 2012: Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci
- 2013: Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká
- 2014: Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina
- 2015: Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza
- 2016: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová
- 2017: Chan Yung-jan / Martina Hingis
- 2018: Ashleigh Barty / CoCo Vandeweghe
- 2019: Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka
- 2020: Laura Siegemund / Vera Zvonareva
- 2021: Samantha Stosur / Zhang Shuai
- 2022: Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková
- 2023: Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe
- 2024: Lyudmyla Kichenok / Jeļena Ostapenko