Marjorie Gladman

Marjorie Katherine "Midge" Gladman Van Ryn (née Gladman; June 21, 1908 – November 9, 1999), was an American amateur tennis player in the early part of the 20th century.

Marjorie Gladman

Full name	Marjorie Katherine Gladman Van Ryn
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1908-06-21)June 21, 1908 Santa Monica, CA, USA
Died	November 9, 1999(1999-11-09) (aged 91) Peterborough, NH, USA
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon	4R (1931)
US Open	QF (1937)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	F (1933)
Wimbledon	QF (9131)
US Open	W (1936)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	F (1933)
Wimbledon	4R (1936)

Gladman played collegiate tennis at the University of Southern California. She was ranked in the U.S. Top Ten nine times between 1928 and 1937, with her highest ranking (No. 4) coming in 1937.

She won the doubles title at the 1936 U.S. National Championships partnering Carolin Babcock, and was a doubles finalist in 1937 and 1940.[1]

In 1928, she won the singles title at the historic tournament in Cincinnati (defeating Clara Louise Zinke in the final), the Canadian National singles title, and the Western singles championship. She paired with Zinke to win the 1928 Western doubles title as well. In 1929, she won the singles and doubles titles at both the women's intercollegiate tournament in Boston and the Middle States singles title in Philadelphia. She also won the Delaware State singles title, and was a finalist in doubles and mixed doubles there as well.

In 1931 and 1936 she participated in the Wimbledon Championships and reached a fourth round in the singles (1931), a quarterfinal in the women's doubles (1931) and a fourth round in the mixed doubles (1936).[2] In March 1936 she won the U.S. Indoor Championships defeating Norma Taubele in straight sets.[3] At the same tournament she won the doubles title in 1932, 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1960.

On 22 October 1930, she married John Van Ryn, who was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1963.[4] The marriage did not last and on March 1, 1947 she married Richard Buck.[5]

In 1954 she was presented with the USTA Service Bowl Award and in 1991 she was inducted into the USTA New England Hall of Fame.[6][7]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1933	Australian Championships	Grass	Joan Hartigan	Margaret Molesworth Emily Hood Westacott	3–6, 2–6
Win	1936	U. S. National Championships	Grass	Carolin Babcock	Helen Jacobs Sarah Palfrey Fabyan	9–7, 2–6, 6–4
Loss	1937	U. S. National Championships	Grass	Carolin Babcock	Sarah Palfrey Fabyan Alice Marble	5–7, 4–6
Loss	1940	U. S. National Championships	Grass	Dorothy Bundy	Sarah Palfrey Alice Marble	4–6, 3–6

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1933	Australian Championships	Grass	Ellsworth Vines	Marjorie Cox Crawford Jack Crawford	6–3, 5–7, 11–13

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 479–480. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. "Wimbledon player archive – Marjorie Van Ryn". AELTC.
3. "Sport: Midge & Her Man". Time. Mar 23, 1936. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
4. "Outstanding Tennis Player To Marry". The Stanford Daily (17). AP. October 23, 1930. p. 2.
5. "Mrs. M.G. Van Ryn's Plans". The New York Times. March 1, 1947.
6. "USTA Service Bowl Award". USTA. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
7. "USTA New England Hall of Fame Inductees by Year". USTA.