Mary Browne

Mary Browne
Full name Mary Kendall Browne
Country (sports)  United States
Born (1891-06-03)June 3, 1891
Ventura County, California, U.S.
Died August 19, 1971(1971-08-19) (aged 80)
Laguna Hills, U.S.
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Plays Right-handed
Int. Tennis HoF 1957 (member page)
Singles
Highest ranking No. 1 (U.S. Singles Ranking)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open F (1926)
US Open W (1912, 1913, 1914)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon W (1926)
US Open W (1912, 1913, 1914, 1921, 1925)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon F (1926)
US Open W (1912, 1913, 1914, 1921)

Mary Kendall Browne (June 3, 1891 – August 19, 1971) was an American professional tennis player and an amateur golfer. She was born in Ventura County, California, United States.

Biography

According to A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Browne was ranked in the world top 10 in 1921 (when the rankings began), 1924, and 1926, reaching a career high of world no. 3 in those rankings in 1921.[1] Browne was included in the year-end top 10 rankings issued by the United States Lawn Tennis Association in 1913 (when the rankings began), 1914, 1921, 1924, and 1925. She was the top-ranked U.S. player in 1914.[2]

She took part in the 1925 and 1926 editions of the Wightman Cup, an annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain.

Browne was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1957.

Browne had been playing golf for only a few years when at the 1924 U.S. Women's Amateur, she was runner-up to champion Dorothy Campbell Hurd.

Grand Slam record

  • French Championships
    • Singles runner-up: 1926
  • Wimbledon
    • Women's Doubles champion': 1926
    • Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1926
  • U.S. Championships
    • Singles champion: 1912, 1913, 1914
    • Singles runner-up: 1921
    • Women's Doubles champion: 1912, 1913, 1914, 1921, 1925
    • Women's Doubles runner-up: 1926
    • Mixed Doubles champion: 1912, 1913, 1914, 1921

Grand Slam finals

Singles (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Winner1912U.S. National ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Eleonora Sears6–4, 6–2
Winner1913U.S. National ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Dorothy Green6–2, 7–5
Winner1914U.S. National ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Marie Wagner6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Runner-up1921U.S. National ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Molla Mallory6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up1926French ChampionshipsClayFrance Suzanne Lenglen1–6, 0–6

Doubles (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner1912U.S. National ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Dorothy GreenUnited States Maud Barger-Wallach
United States Mrs. Frederick Schmitz		6–2, 5–7, 6–0
Winner1913U.S. National ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Louise Riddell WilliamsUnited States Dorothy Green
United States Edna Wildey		12–10, 2–6, 6–3
Winner1914U.S. National ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Louise Riddell WilliamsUnited States Louise Raymond
United States Edna Wildey		10–8, 6–2
Winner1921U.S. National ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Louise Riddell WilliamsUnited States Helen Gilleaudeau
United States Mrs. L.G. Morris		6–3, 6–2
Winner1925U.S. National ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Helen WillsUnited States May Sutton Bundy
United States Elizabeth Ryan		6–4, 6–3
Winner1926WimbledonGrassUnited States Elizabeth RyanUnited Kingdom Evelyn Colyer
United Kingdom Kitty McKane Godfree		6–1, 6–1
Runner-up1926U.S. National ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Charlotte ChapinUnited States Eleanor Goss
United States Elizabeth Ryan		6–3, 4–6, 10–12

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Tournament191219131914191519161917191819191920192119221923192419251926Career SR
Australian Championships NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH A A A A A 0 / 0
French Championships1 A A A NH NH NH NH NH A A A A NH A F 0 / 1
Wimbledon A A A NH NH NH NH A A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1
U.S. Championships W W W A A A A A A F A A SF 3R SF 3 / 7
SR 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 3 / 9

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

1Through 1923, the French Championships were open only to French nationals. The World Hard Court Championships (WHCC), actually played on clay in Paris or Brussels, began in 1912 and were open to all nationalities. The results from that tournament are shown here from 1912 through 1914 and from 1920 through 1923. The Olympics replaced the WHCC in 1924, as the Olympics were held in Paris. Beginning in 1925, the French Championships were open to all nationalities, with the results shown here beginning with that year.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 701. ISBN 0-942257-41-3.
  2. ↑ United States Tennis Association (1988). 1988 Official USTA Tennis Yearbook. Lynn, Massachusetts: H.O. Zimman, Inc. p. 260.
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