Martha Guthrie

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Martha Guthrie of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was an important amateur tennis player in the early part of the 20th Century. She was ranked No. 8 in the United States in 1916.

Guthrie reached the semifinals at the 1915 U.S. National Championships before falling to future International Tennis Hall of Fame enshrinee Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, 6–3, 2–6, 2–6. She also was a quarterfinalist in doubles that year.

She was a semifinalist at the 1915 U.S. Clay Court Championships, again falling to Mallory. Also was a quarterfinalist in doubles that year.

At the tournament in Cincinnati, she won the singles title and the doubles title in 1916.

She was a singles finalist, women’s doubles winner and mixed doubles winner (with William McElroy) at the 1915 Ohio State championships.