Myrtle Mcateer

Myrtle McAteer
Country (sports)	United States
Born	June 12, 1878; Pittsburgh, USA
Died	October 26, 1952 (aged 74); Los Angeles, USA
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	W (1900)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	W (1899, 1901)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	F (1901)

At the U.S. National Championships (now known as the U.S. Open), McAteer won the singles title in 1900, and doubles titles in 1899 and 1901. She also was a singles finalist in 1901, a doubles finalist in 1900, and a mixed doubles finalist in 1901.

She was also the first singles champion of the storied event in Cincinnati. She knocked off future International Tennis Hall of Famer Juliette Atkinson in the singles final in 1899 to take the title. In all, she reached 10 finals in Cincinnati, and in addition to her singles title in 1899 she won singles titles in 1900 and 1904, and doubles titles in 1899, 1900, 1904 & 1905. Her other finalist appearances came in singles in 1903 and 1905, and in doubles in 1903.

At the U.S. Clay Court Championships in 1915, she was a singles quarterfinalist and a mixed doubles semifinalist.

She died in Los Angeles, California in 1952.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 title)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1900	US National Championships	Grass	Edith Parker	6–2, 6–2, 6–0

Doubles (2 titles)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1899	US National Championships	Grass	Jane Craven	Maud Banks Elizabeth Rastall	6–1, 6–1, 7–5
Winner	1901	US National Championships	Grass	Juliette Atkinson	Marion Jones Elisabeth Moore	default

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1901	U.S. Championships	Grass	Clyde Stevens	Marion Jones Raymond Little	4–6, 4–6, 5–7

References

Modern Encyclopedia of Tennis, By Bud Collins
From Club Court to Center Court, The Evolution of Professional Tennis in Cincinnati by Phillip S. Smith (2008 Edition; ISBN 978-0-9712445-7-3)
Spalding Lawn Tennis Annual, 1916
www.ancestry.com (Her death certificate from the California Death Index says "June 1878").
Cincinnati Enquirer

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