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Louise Riddell Williams

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Louise R. Williams
Country (sports)United States
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US OpenWinner (1913, 1914, 1921)

Louise Riddell Williams was an American tennis player in the early 20th century. She won the U.S. National Championship in women's doubles with Mary Kendall Browne in 1913, 1914 and 1921.[1][2]

In 1914, she was named as a director of a new Chicago tennis club slated to open the following year.[3]

Grand Slam finals

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Doubles (3 titles)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1913 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Mary Kendall Browne United States Dorothy Green
United States Edna Wildey
12–10, 2–6, 6–3
Win 1914 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Mary Kendall Browne United States Louise Raymond
United States Edna Wildey
10–8, 6–2
Win 1921 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Mary Kendall Browne United States Helen Gilleaudeau
United States Mrs. L.G. Morris
6–3, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ Grasso, John (2011). Historical Dictionary of Tennis. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 341. ISBN 978-0-8108-7237-0.
  2. ^ King, Billie Jean; Star, Cynthia (1988). We have come a long way : the story of women's tennis. New York: McGraw Hill. p. 21. ISBN 0-07-034625-9.
  3. ^ "BIG TENNIS CLUB FOR CHICAGOANS TO OPEN IN 1915". Chicago Tribune. August 30, 1914. Retrieved August 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.