Carrie Neely

Carrie Neely (1877/78 – November 29, 1938)[1] was an American tennis player from the beginning of the 20th century.

Carrie Neely
Full nameCarrie Blair Neely
Country (sports) USA
Born1877 or 1878
Chicago, IL, United States
Died(1938-11-29)November 29, 1938
Chicago, IL, United States
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
US OpenF (1907)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
US OpenW (1903, 1905, 1907)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US OpenW (1898)

Biography

Carrie Neely was educated at the Dearborn Seminary, Chicago.[2]

Neely won the Niagara International Tennis Tournament in 1902.[3]

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.[4]

She also won the mixed doubles in 1898, and won the women's doubles on three occasions (1903, 1905 and 1907).

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up1907 US National Championship Grass Evelyn Sears 3–6, 2–6

Doubles (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up1898 US National Championship Grass Marie Wimer Juliette Atkinson
Kathleen Atkinson		 1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Winner1903 US National Championship Grass Elisabeth Moore Miriam Hall
Marion Jones		 8–4, 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up1904 US National Championship Grass Elisabeth Moore May Sutton Bundy
Miriam Hall		 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Winner1905 US National Championship Grass Helen Homans F. Obertauffer
Virginia Maule		 6–0, 6–1
Winner1907 US National Championship Grass Marie Wimer Edna Wildey
Natalie Widely		 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up1908 US 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
Winner1898 US National Championship Grass Edwin Fischer Helen Chapman
J. A. Hill		 6–2, 6–4, 8–6
Runner-up1903 US National Championship Grass W. H. Rowland Helen Chapman
Harry Allen		 4–6, 5–7

References
  1. "Miss Carrie Neely, Former Tennis Star" (PDF). The New York Times. November 30, 1928. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  2. 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.
  3. "Niagara Tennis Tournament" (PDF). The New York Times. August 31, 1902. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  4. Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 496. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
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