Kathleen Atkinson

Kathleen Gill Atkinson (November 5, 1875 – 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, both residents of Maplewood, she won the US Women's National Championship in women's doubles 1897 and 1898.^[1] 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.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles titles

Date	Name of tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1897	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Juliette Atkinson	Mrs. F. Edwards Elizabeth Rastall	6–2, 6–1, 6–1
1898	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Juliette Atkinson	Marie Wimer Carrie Neely	6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 6–1

Performance at Grand Slams (partial)

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.

Singles

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

Doubles

Year	-		French Open		Wimbledon		US National
1897	-		-		-		Winner J. Atkinson	F. Edwards E. Rastall
1898	-		-		-		Winner J. Atkinson	Marie Wimer Carrie Neely

Result, partner, final opponents

References

1. Staff. "WINS HAVE BEEN SERVED FAMILY STYLE \ SERENA, VENUS STILL ALIVE IN SEMIS OF SINGLES, DOUBLES", Philadelphia Daily News, September 10, 1999. Accessed November 9, 2012. "Juliette and Kathleen Atkinson, of Maplewood, NJ, reached the semis at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, with Juliette winning both titles."