Kathleen Gill Atkinson (born November 5, 1875 – died April 30, 1957 in Maplewood, New Jersey) was an American tennis player of the end of the 19th Century/start of the 20th Century.
With her older sister, Juliette, she won the US Women's National Championship in women's doubles 1897 and 1898. They were the first sisters to win a title together and the first to play each other in a semi final until the Williams sisters played in the final
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| Date | Name and place of tournament | Cat. | ($) | Surf. | Partner | Finalists | Score | ||
| 1 | 15/06/1897 | US Women's National Champ’s |
G. Slam | Grass (ext.) | Juliette Atkinson | Mrs. F. Edwards Elizabeth Rastall |
6–2, 6–1, 6–1 | 1897 US Open (tennis) | |
| 2 | 14/06/1898 | US Women's National Champ’s |
G. Slam | Grass (ext.) | Juliette Atkinson | Marie Wimer Carrie Neely |
6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 6–1 | 1898 US Open (tennis) |
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While the expression "Grand Slam" refers to the four major tennis tournaments, it was only first used in 1933, and did not come into common usage until the 1950s.
| Year | - | French Open | Wimbledon | US National | ||||
| 1895 | – | – | – | 1/2 final | Juliette Atkinson | |||
| 1896 | – | – | – | 2nd round (1/4) | Gertrude Kimball | |||
| 1897 | – | – | – | 1/2 final | Juliette Atkinson | |||
| 1898 | – | – | – | 2nd round (1/4) | Marion Jones | |||
Result, final opponent
| Year | - | French Open | Wimbledon | US National | ||||
| 1897 | - | - | - | Winner J. Atkinson |
F. Edwards E. Rastall |
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| 1898 | - | - | - | Winner J. Atkinson |
Marie Wimer Carrie Neely |
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Result, partner, final opponents