 | |
| Full name | Carrie Blair Neely |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  USA |
| Born | January 24, 1876 Chicago, IL, United States |
| Died | November 29, 1938 (aged 62) Chicago, IL, United States |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | F (1907) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | W (1903, 1905, 1907) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| US Open | W (1898) |
Carrie Neely (January 24, 1876 – November 29, 1938)[1] was an American tennis player from the beginning of the 20th century.
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Biography
Carrie Neely was educated at the Dearborn Seminary, Chicago.[2]
Tennis career
In 1907, she reached the women's singles All Comer's final of the U.S. Women's National Championship, where she was beaten by Evelyn Sears.[3]
She also won the mixed doubles in 1898, and won the women's doubles on three occasions (1903, 1905 and 1907).
At the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters, she reached the singles final in 1915, the semifinals in 1902, 1903, 1904 and 1912, and the quarterfinals in 1901 and 1916. She paired with Winona Closterman to win the doubles title in 1902 and 1903, and teamed with Closterman again in 1904 to reach the doubles final. She won the mixed doubles title with Nat Emerson in 1903, and paired with Kreigh Collins, also of Chicago, to reach the mixed doubles final in 1901.
Neely won the Niagara International Tennis Tournament in 1902.[4]
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner-up)
,
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1907 | U.S. National Championship | Grass | Evelyn Sears
|
3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1898 | U.S. National Championship | Grass | Marie Wimer
|
Juliette Atkinson Kathleen Atkinson
|
1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1903 | U.S. National Championship | Grass | Elisabeth Moore
|
Miriam Hall Marion Jones
|
8–4, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1904 | U.S. National Championship | Grass | Elisabeth Moore
|
May Sutton Bundy Miriam Hall
|
6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1905 | U.S. National Championship | Grass | Helen Homans
|
F. Obertauffer Virginia Maule
|
6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 1907 | U.S. National Championship | Grass | Marie Wimer
|
Edna Wildey Natalie Widely
|
6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1908 | U.S. National Championship | Grass | Miriam Steever
|
Evelyn Sears Margaret Curtis
|
3–6, 7–5, 7–9 |
Mixed doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1898 | U.S. National Championship | Grass | Edwin Fischer
|
Helen Chapman J. A. Hill
|
6–2, 6–4, 8–6 |
| Loss | 1903 | U.S. National Championship | Grass | W. H. Rowland
|
Helen Chapman Harry Allen
|
4–6, 5–7 |
References
- From Club Court to Center Court by Phillip S. Smith (2008 Edition; ISBN 978-0-9712445-7-3)
- ^ "Miss Carrie Neely, Former Tennis Star" (PDF). The New York Times. November 30, 1928. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
- ^ John William Leonard, ed. (1915). Woman's Who's Who of America. The American Commonwealth Company. p. 592. ISBN 0-8103-4018-6 – via Archive.org.
- ^ Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 496. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
- ^ "Niagara Tennis Tournament" (PDF). The New York Times. August 31, 1902. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
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