Margarette Ballard
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Margarette Ballard
Margarette Ballard is an American tennis player from the end of the 19th century.
In 1889, she won the first ever women's doubles at the US Women's National Championship with Bertha Townsend.
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Honours (partial)
Singles Titles
None known
Singles Finals lost
None known
Doubles Titles
| Date | Name and place of tournament | Cat. | ($) | Surf. | Partner | Finalists | Score | ||
| 1 | 11/06/1889 | US National Champ’s Philadelphia |
G. Slam | Grass (ext.) |  Bertha Townsend |
Marian Wright Laura Knight |
6-0, 6-2 | 1889 US Open (tennis) |
Doubles finals lost
| Date | Name and place of tournament | Cat. | ($) | Surf. | Winners | Partner | Score | ||
| 1 | 10/06/1890 | US National Champ’s Philadelphia |
G. Slam | Grass (ext.) | Ellen Roosevelt Grace Roosevelt |
Bertha Townsend |
6-1, 6-2 | 1890 US Open (tennis) |
Performance at Grand Slams (partial)
Although the term "Grand Slam" refers to the four most important tennis tournaments, it was only used for the first time in 1933, and did not become widely used until the 1950s.
Singles
| Year | - | - | Wimbledon | US National | ||||
| 1890 | - | - | - | 1/2 final | Lida Voorhees |
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Result, final opponent
Doubles
| Year | - | - | Wimbledon | US National | ||||
| 1889 | - | - | - | Winner B. Townsend |
M. Wright Laura Knight |
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| 1890 | - | - | - | Final B. Townsend |
E. Roosevelt G. Roosevelt |
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Result, partner, final opponent
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