Carrie Neely

Carrie Neely

Full name	Carrie Blair Neely
Country (sports)	USA
Born	1877 or 1878 Chicago, IL, USA
Died	November 29, 1938 Chicago, IL, USA
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
US Open	F (1907)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open	W (1903, 1905, 1907)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open	W (1898)

Carrie Neely (1877/78 – November 29, 1938)^[1] was an American tennis player from the beginning of the 20th century.

Biography

Carrie Neely was educated at the Dearborn Seminary, Chicago.^[2]

Neely won the Niagara International Tennis Tournament in 1902.^[3]

In 1907, she reached the women's singles final of the US Women's National Championship, where she was beaten by Evelyn Sears.

She also won the mixed doubles in 1898, and won the women's doubles on three occasions (1903, 1905 and 1907).

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Opponent in final	Score in final
Runner-up	1907	US National Championship	Evelyn Sears	3–6, 2–6

Doubles (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents in final	Score in final
Runner-up	1898	US National Championship	Marie Wimer	Juliette Atkinson Kathleen Atkinson	1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Winner	1903	US National Championship	Elisabeth Moore	Miriam Hall Marion Jones	8–4, 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	1904	US National Championship	Elisabeth Moore	May Sutton Bundy Miriam Hall	6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Winner	1905	US National Championship	Helen Homans	F. Obertauffer Virginia Maule	6–0, 6–1
Winner	1907	US National Championship	Marie Wimer	Edna Wildey Natalie Widely	6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up	1908	US National Championship	Miriam Steever	Evelyn Sears Margaret Curtis	3–6, 7–5, 7–9

Mixed doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents in final	Score in final
Winner	1898	US National Championship	Edwin Fischer	Helen Chapman J. A. Hill	6–2, 6–4, 8–6
Runner-up	1903	US National Championship	W. H. Rowland	Helen Chapman Harry Allen	4–6, 5–7

References

1. "Miss Carrie Neely, Former Tennis Star" (PDF). The New York Times. 30 Nov 1938. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
2. John William Leonard, ed. (1915). Woman's Who's Who of America (PDF). The American Commonwealth Company. p. 592. ISBN 0-8103-4018-6.
3. "Niagara Tennis Tournament" (PDF). The New York Times. 31 Aug 1902. Retrieved 11 May 2012.