Lida Voorhees

Eliza Day 'Lida' Voorhees (July 3, 1864 – February, 1934) was an American female tennis player who was active in the late 19th century.

Lida Voorhees
Full nameEliza Day Voorhees Rodewald
Country (sports) United States
Born(1864-07-03)July 3, 1864
Roseville, NJ, USA
DiedFebruary, 1934
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
US OpenF (1889)

Career

Voorhees reached the challenge round of the 1889 women's singles U.S. National Championships at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, the third championship held, in which she lost to defending champion Bertha Townsend in straight sets, 5–7, 2–6. She had won the right to challenge Townsend by winning the all-comers tournament, defeating Helen Day Harris in the final in three sets. In 1890 she again reached the final of the all-comers tournament which she lost to Ellen Roosevelt who would defeat Townsend in the challenge round.[1] The following year, 1891, Voorhees made it to the semifinal of the all-comers tournament where she was defeated by eventual champion Mabel Cahill from Ireland.[2][3]

Personal life

Voorhees married Arthur Ferdinand Rodewald on April 27, 1892, in Trinity Church, Bergen Point.[4] They had three sons (Frederick Arthur, b. March 3, 1893, Winthrop Voorhees, b. Dec. 22, 1894, Ferdinand Kingsley, b. Dec. 20, 1897). She was granted a decree of divorce, with custody of her children in New York Co. on December 1, 1910.[5]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up1889U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Bertha Townsend5–7, 2–6
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References
  1. "The Tennis Tournament" (PDF). The New York Times. 12 June 1890.
  2. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 465. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  3. "Honors at Lawn Tennis". The Philadelphia Record. Jun 13, 1890.
  4. "Bayonnetts". The Bayonne Herald. Apr 16, 1892. p. 1.
  5. The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (PDF) (Volume XLIX ed.). New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. 1918. p. 83.
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