Margarette Ballard

Margarette Ballard (20 December 1866 – unknown) was an American tennis player from the end of the 19th century.

In 1889, she won the first ever women's doubles at the U.S. Women's National Championship with Bertha Townsend.[1]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 1 runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner1889U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Bertha Townsend Marion Wright
Laura Knight
6–2, 6–0
Runner-up1890U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Bertha Townsend Grace Roosevelt
Ellen Roosevelt
1–6, 2–6
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References

  1. Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 508. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.


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