Country (sports) | United States |
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Born |
Maplewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
November 5, 1875
Died | April 30, 1957 | (aged 81)
Singles | |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
US Open | SF (1895, 1897) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
US Open | W (1897, 1898) |
Kathleen Gill Atkinson (November 5, 1875 – April 30, 1957) was an American tennis player of the end of the 19th century andstart of the 20th century.
With her older sister, Juliette, both residents of Maplewood, she won the US Women's National Championship in women's doubles 1897 and 1898. They were the first sisters to win a title together and the first to play each other in a semi final until the Williams sisters played in the final.