Elizabeth Ryan

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Elizabeth Montague Ryan (born February 8, 1892 – died July 8, 1979) was an American tennis player who lived most of her life in the United Kingdom. Ryan won 30 Grand Slam titles. Nineteen of those titles were in women's doubles and mixed doubles at Wimbledon, an all-time record for those two events. Twelve of her Wimbledon titles were in women's doubles and seven were in mixed doubles. Ryan also won six women's doubles titles and two mixed doubles titles at the French Championships, as well as one women's doubles title and two mixed doubles titles at the U.S. Championships.

Although she reached the Wimbledon singles finals twice, Ryan never won the title. Had the draws been slightly more favorable, she might have won at least one championship. Eight of her losses at Wimbledon were to players generally considered to be among the best ever. Ryan had to play Dorothea Lambert Chambers in the all-comers final of 1920; Suzanne Lenglen in the 1919 semifinals (losing 6-4, 7-5), 1921 final, 1922 quarterfinals, 1924 quarterfinals (losing 6-2, 6-8, 6-4), and 1925 second round; and Helen Wills in the 1928 semifinals and 1930 final.

Ryan, a right-handed player, died at age 87 at Wimbledon.

1 Grand Slam singles finals
- 1.1 Runner-ups (4)
2 Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
- 2.1 See also
3 External links

[edit] Grand Slam singles finals

[edit] Runner-ups (4)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1921	Wimbledon	Suzanne Lenglen	6-2, 6-0
1922	World Hard Court Championships	Suzanne Lenglen	6-3, 6-2
1926	U.S. Championships	Molla Bjurstedt Mallory	4-6, 6-4, 9-7
1930	Wimbledon	Helen Wills Moody	6-2, 6-2

[edit] Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament	1912	1913	1914	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	Career SR
Australia	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0
France¹	A	A	A	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	A	A	F	A	NH	A	QF	A	A	A	QF	QF	1R	1R	1R	0 / 7
Wimbledon	QF	1R	ACF	NH	NH	NH	NH	SF	ACF	F	QF	SF	QF	2R	3R	SF	SF	3R	F	A	1R	A	A	0 / 16
United States	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	F	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	0 / 3
SR	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 26

ACF = All comers final, with the winner to play the defending champion.

NH = tournament not held.

A = did not participate in the tournament

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 Brussells, 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.