Marion Jones Farquhar

Marion Jones Farquhar

Country (sports)	United States
Born	November 2, 1879 Gold Hill, Nevada, USA
Died	March 14, 1965 (aged 85) Los Angeles, CA, USA
Int. Tennis HoF	2006 (member page)
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon	QF (1900)
US Open	W (1899, 1902)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open	W (1902)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open	W (1901)
Medal record Olympic Games Competitor for  United States 1900 Paris Singles Competitor for a Mixed team 1900 Paris Mixed doubles

Marion Jones Farquhar (November 2, 1879 – March 14, 1965) was an American tennis player. She won the women's singles titles at the 1899 and 1902 U.S. Championships.^[1][2] She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006.^[3]

Biography

Jones was the daughter of Nevada Senator John Percival Jones, co-founder of the town of Santa Monica, and Georgina Frances Sullivan.

Marion Jones was the first Californian to reach the finals at the women’s U.S. Tennis Championships in 1898. She won the U.S. women’s tennis title in 1899 and 1902, and the U.S. mixed doubles title in 1901. At the 1900 Summer Olympics, she was the first American woman to win an Olympic medal.^[4] Her sister, Georgina also competed in the 1900 Olympic tennis events. In 1900, Marion Jones was the first non-British woman to play at Wimbledon.

She married architect Robert D. Farquhar in New York City, in 1903. They had three children: David Farquhar (1904 – ), John Percival Farquhar (1912 – ) and Colin Farquhar (1913 – ). From 1920 until 1961, Marion Jones Farquhar lived in Greenwich Village, where she was well known as a violinist and voice coach. She also translated opera librettos and for a short time was head of the New York Chamber Opera.^[5] In 1961 she moved back to Los Angeles, where she lived until her death.^[1]

Grand Slam finals

Singles : 2 titles, 2 runners-up

Result	Year	Championship	Opponent in final	Score in final
Runner-up	1898	U.S. Championships	Juliette Atkinson	3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Winner	1899	U.S. Championships	Maud Banks	6–1, 6–1, 7–5
Winner	1902	U.S. Championships (2)	Elisabeth Moore	6–1, 1–0 retired
Runner-up	1903	U.S. Championships	Elisabeth Moore	5–7, 6–8

Doubles : 1 titles, 2 runners-up

Result	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents in final	Score in final
Runner-up	1901	U.S. Championships	Elisabeth Moore	Juliette Atkinson Myrtle McAteer	default
Winner	1902	U.S. Championships	Juliette Atkinson	Maud Banks Winona Closterman	6–2, 7–5
Runner-up	1903	U.S. Championships	Miriam Hall	Elisabeth Moore Carrie Neely	6–4, 1–6, 1–6

References

1. Marion Jones
2. Marion Farquhar
3. Tennis Hall of Fame
4. "Marion Jones Farquhar Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
5. Marion Farquhar lyricist

External links

• Marion Jones Farquhar at the International Tennis Hall of Fame