Rhea Fairbairn

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Rhea Fairbairn of Canada (1890-1953) was an amateur tennis player in the early part of the 20th Century.

Fairbairn, who was on the tennis team at the University of Toronto, reached the singles final at 1915 Ohio state tournament, falling to Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Lois Moyes (losing 3-6, 2-6).

At the Cincinnati Masters, Fairbairn won the doubles title in 1913 (with Helen McLaughlin) and was a singles finalist in 1910.

She married Frank Marty of Ft. Thomas, Kentucky, in 1912. She died on April 24, 1953 in Ft. Thomas.