Bertha Townsend

Bertha Townsend Biography

Bertha Louise Townsend Toulmin (ne Townsend; March 7, 1869 - May 12, 1909) was a female tennis player from the United States. She is best remembered for being the first repeating women's singles champion at the U.S. Championships (now: U.S. Open) (1888 and 1889). She discovered the under-hand technique.

She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1974.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1888	U.S. Championships	Grass	Ellen Hansell	6-3, 6-5
Winner	1889	U.S. Championships	Grass	Lida Voorhees	7-5, 6-2
Runner-up	1890	U.S. Championships	Grass	Ellen Roosevelt	2-6, 2-6

Doubles (1 title, 1 runners-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1889	US Championships	Grass	Margarette Ballard	Marion Wright Laura Knight	6-2, 6-0
Runner-up	1890	US Championships	Grass	Margarette Ballard	Grace Roosevelt Ellen Roosevelt	1-6, 2-6

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