Augusta Schultz


Augusta Schultz Biography

Augusta Louise Schultz Hobart (July 28, 1871 - September 30, 1925) was an American female tennis player who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Biography

Schultz was born in New Jersey and grew up in New York City, the daughter of German emigrants Carl Herman Schultz of Posen and his wife Louise Eissfeldt of Hamburg.

Career

Schultz reached the All-Comers final of the 1893 women's singles U.S. National Championships at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill in which she lost to compatriot Aline Terry in two sets. This match decided the title as the reigning champion from Ireland Mabel Cahill did not defend her title in the Challenge Round. Later that same day she also lost the final of the women's doubles with her partner M Stone against Terry and Harriet Butler.

Schultz married tennis player Clarence Hobart in 1895. The couple won the U.S. National Championships mixed doubles title in 1905.

Death

Schultz Hobart died of intestinal cancer at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, age 54.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1893 U.S. Championships Grass Aline Terry 1-6, 3-6

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1893 U.S. Championships Grass M. Stone Aline Terry
Harriet Butler
4-6, 3-6

Mixed doubles (1 title)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1905 U.S. Championships Gras Clarence Hobart Elisabeth Moore
Edward Dewhurst
6-2, 6-4



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