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Mary Kendall Browne (June 3, 1891 – August 19, 1971) was an American professional tennis player and an amateur golfer. She was born in Ventura County, California.

Mary Browne
Full nameMary Kendall Browne
Country (sports) United States
Born(1891-06-03)June 3, 1891
Ventura County, California, U.S.
DiedAugust 19, 1971(1971-08-19) (aged 80)
Laguna Hills, U.S.
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
PlaysRight-handed
Int. Tennis HoF1957 (member page)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 1 (U.S. Singles Ranking)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenF (1926)
US OpenW (1912, 1913, 1914)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonW (1926)
US OpenW (1912, 1913, 1914, 1921, 1925)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonF (1926)
US OpenW (1912, 1913, 1914, 1921)

Biography


According to A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Browne was ranked in the world top 10 in 1921 (when the rankings began), 1924, and 1926, reaching a career high of world no. 3 in those rankings in 1921.[1] Browne was included in the year-end top 10 rankings issued by the United States Lawn Tennis Association in 1913 (when the rankings began), 1914, 1921, 1924, and 1925. She was the top-ranked U.S. player in 1914.[2] She also played golf and was runner-up at the 1924 U.S. Women's Amateur to champion Dorothy Campbell Hurd.[citation needed] She took part in the 1925 and 1926 editions of the Wightman Cup, an annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain.[citation needed]

Afterwards, she became a coach at the University of Chicago, where she is credited with inventing the backboard for use in practice. She later transferred to the University of Washington and then Lake Erie College.[3]

Browne was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1957.[citation needed]


Grand Slam finals



Singles (3 titles, 2 runners-up)


Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win1912U.S. National ChampionshipsGrass Eleonora Sears6–4, 6–2
Win1913U.S. National ChampionshipsGrass Dorothy Green6–2, 7–5
Win1914U.S. National ChampionshipsGrass Marie Wagner6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Loss1921U.S. National ChampionshipsGrass Molla Mallory6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Loss1926French ChampionshipsClay Suzanne Lenglen1–6, 0–6

Doubles (6 titles, 1 runner-up)


Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1912U.S. National ChampionshipsGrass Dorothy Green Maud Barger-Wallach
Mrs. Frederick Schmitz
6–2, 5–7, 6–0
Win1913U.S. National ChampionshipsGrass Louise Riddell Williams Dorothy Green
Edna Wildey
12–10, 2–6, 6–3
Win1914U.S. National ChampionshipsGrass Louise Riddell Williams Louise Raymond
Edna Wildey
10–8, 6–2
Win1921U.S. National ChampionshipsGrass Louise Riddell Williams Helen Gilleaudeau
Mrs. L.G. Morris
6–3, 6–2
Win1925U.S. National ChampionshipsGrass Helen Wills May Sutton Bundy
Elizabeth Ryan
6–4, 6–3
Win1926WimbledonGrass Elizabeth Ryan Evelyn Colyer
Kitty McKane Godfree
6–1, 6–1
Loss1926U.S. National ChampionshipsGrass Charlotte Hosmer Chapin Eleanor Goss
Elizabeth Ryan
6–3, 4–6, 10–12

Mixed Doubles (4 titles, 1 runner-up)


Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1912U.S. National ChampionshipsGrass R. Norris Williams Eleonora Sears
Bill Clothier
6–4, 2–6, 11–9
Win1913U.S. National ChampionshipsGrass Bill Tilden Dorothy Green
C.S. Rogers
7–5, 7–5
Win1914U.S. National ChampionshipsGrass Bill Tilden Margaretta Myers
J. R. Rowland
6–1, 6–4
Win1921U.S. National ChampionshipsGrass Bill Johnston Molla Bjurstedt Mallory
Bill Tilden
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss1926WimbledonGrass Howard Kinsey Kathleen McKane
Leslie Godfree
3–6, 4–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline


Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament191219131914191519161917191819191920192119221923192419251926Career SR
Australian Championships NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH A A A A A 0 / 0
French Championships1 A A A NH NH NH NH NH A A A A NH A F 0 / 1
Wimbledon A A A NH NH NH NH A A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1
U.S. Championships W W W A A A A A A F A A SF 3R SF 3 / 7
SR 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 3 / 9

1Through 1923, the French Championships were open only to French nationals. The World Hard Court Championships (WHCC), actually played on clay in Paris or Brussels, began in 1912 and were open to all nationalities. The results from that tournament are shown here from 1912 through 1914 and from 1920 through 1923. The Olympics replaced the WHCC in 1924, as the Olympics were held in Paris. Beginning in 1925, the French Championships were open to all nationalities, with the results shown here beginning with that year.


See also



References


  1. Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 701. ISBN 978-0-942257-41-0.
  2. United States Tennis Association (1988). 1988 Official USTA Tennis Yearbook. Lynn, Massachusetts: H.O. Zimman, Inc. p. 260.
  3. Wilson, Paul C. (March 1952). Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation: 9. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)



На других языках


- [en] Mary Browne

[ru] Браун, Мэри

Мэри Кендолл Браун (англ. Mary Kendall Browne; 3 июня 1891, округ Вентура, Калифорния — 19 августа 1971, Лагуна-Хилз, Калифорния) — американская теннисистка (впоследствии теннисный тренер) и гольфистка-любительница. Третья ракетка мира по итогам 1921 года, 12-кратная победительница чемпионата США по теннису во всех разрядах, чемпионка Уимблдонского турнира (1926) в женском парном разряде, двукратный капитан сборной США в Кубке Уайтмен. В гольфе — серебряный призёр женского чемпионата США среди любителей 1924 года. Член Международного зала теннисной славы (1957).



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