Muriel Robb
File:Muriel robb.jpg | |
Full name | Muriel Evelyn Robb |
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Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
Born | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
13 May 1878
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
Plays | Right–handed |
Singles | |
Career record | {{#property:P564}} |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Wimbledon | W (1902) |
Other tournaments | |
Career record | {{#property:P555}} |
Muriel Evelyn Robb (13 May 1878 – 12 February 1907) was an English female tennis player. She is best remembered for her ladies' singles title at the 1902 Wimbledon Championships. She also won the Irish and Scottish singles titles in 1901 and the Welsh singles title in 1899.[1] She attended the Cheltenham Ladies’ College, in Gloucestershire from 1893 to 1897 and was a member of the Jesmond Lawn Tennis Club in Newcastle.[2] From 1899 to 1902 she participated in four Wimbledon Championships and reached at least the quarterfinal on all occasions.[3]
She died of "Lymphadenoma 2 years 4 months” and “Exhaustion and cardiac failure” (death certificate) on 12 February 1907 in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne.[4]
Contents
Grand Slam record
Wimbledon
- Singles champion: 1902
This match set a record for the longest women's final. On the first day of play rain stopped play at 4–6, 13–11. It was replayed the next day when Robb won 7–5, 6–1.[1]
Grand Slam singles final
Win (1)
Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
1902 | Wimbledon | Charlotte Cooper Sterry | 7–5, 6–1 |
Grand Slam Performance Timeline
1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | |
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Wimbledon | Q | Q | Q | W |
A=did not participate in the tournament.
See also
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- 1878 births
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- 19th-century English people
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- 20th-century English people
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- English female tennis players
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's singles
- Sportspeople from Newcastle upon Tyne
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