Louisa Martin

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Louisa Martin
Singles

Country	Ireland
Born	3 September 1865 Newtowngore, Ireland
Died	24 October 1941 Portrush, Northern Ireland
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon	F 1898

Mary Louisa "Mollie" Martin (born 3 September 1865 in Newtowngore, Ireland; died 24 October 1941 in Portrush, Northern Ireland^[1]) was a tennis player from Ireland. She had a competitive rivalry with Lottie Dod from Great Britain.^{[citation needed]}

In 1898 she reached the final of the Wimbledon Championships, but was beaten 6-4, 6-4 by Charlotte Cooper.^[2]

She won nine singles titles at the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships.^[3]

References

↑ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London). ISBN 978-1899039333
↑ "Ladies Singles Finals 1884-2012". The Championships, Wimbledon. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
↑ "The History of Irish Tennis". Retrieved 2009-06-24.

External links

Mark Ryan (2009). "Louisa Martin's record at the Irish Championships (1885-1908)". Tennis Forum.

Persondata
Name	Martin, Louisa
Alternative names
Short description	British tennis player
Date of birth	1875-01-01
Place of birth	Newtowngore, Ireland
Date of death	1941-10-24
Place of death	Portrush, Northern Ireland

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