Juliette Atkinson

Juliette Atkinson

Atkinson in 1900
Full name	Juliette Paxton Atkinson
Country (sports)
Born	(1873-04-15)April 15, 1873 Rahway, New Jersey, United States
Died	January 12, 1944(1944-01-12) (aged 70) Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States
Height	5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Plays	Right-handed
Int. Tennis HoF	1974 (member page)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	W (1895, 1897, 1898)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	W (1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1901, 1902)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	W (1894, 1895, 1896)

Juliette Paxton Atkinson Buxton ( née  Atkinson; April 15, 1873 – January 12, 1944) was an American tennis player. She was born in Rahway, New Jersey, United States.

Biography

Atkinson was the daughter of a Brooklyn, New York physician. ^[1] She won three U.S. Women's singles, seven U.S. Women's doubles and three U.S. Mixed doubles titles.

Both natives of Maplewood, New Jersey, she and her sister Kathleen Atkinson partnered to win two women's doubles titles. ^{[2] [3]} Also the sisters twice faced each other in the semifinals of the singles competition. She won three mixed doubles titles with Edwin P. Fischer. ^[4]

In 1896 and 1898, she won the Niagara International Tennis Tournament. ^[5] She won the Canadian Championships three times in a row, 1896, 1897 and 1898. ^[6]

In both 1899 and 1901, Atkinson won the doubles title and reached the singles final at the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters. She won the 1899 doubles title with Myrtle McAteer (falling to McAteer that year in the singles final) and the 1901 doubles title with Marion Jones Farquhar (falling in the singles final to Winona Closterman).

In 1918, she married George B. Buxton and had no children. ^[1]

She was posthumously inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1974.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1895	U.S. Championships	Grass	Helen Hellwig	6–4, 6–2, 6–1
Loss	1896	U.S. Championships	Grass	Elisabeth Moore	4–6, 6–4, 2–6, 2–6
Win	1897	U.S. Championships	Grass	Elisabeth Moore	6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3
Win	1898	U.S. Championships	Grass	Marion Jones	6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 7–5

Doubles (7 titles)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1894	U.S. Championships	Grass	Helen Hellwig	Annabella C. Wistar Amy Williams	6–4, 8–6, 6–2
Win	1895	U.S. Championships	Grass	Helen Hellwig	Elisabeth Moore Amy Williams	6–2, 6–2, 12–10
Win	1896	U.S. Championships	Grass	Elisabeth Moore	Annabella C. Wistar Amy Williams	6–4, 7–5
Win	1897	U.S. Championships	Grass	Kathleen Atkinson	Mrs. F. Edwards Elizabeth Rastall	6–2, 6–1, 6–1
Win	1898	U.S. Championships	Grass	Kathleen Atkinson	Marie Wimer Carrie Neely	6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win	1901	U.S. Championships	Grass	Myrtle McAteer	Marion Jones Elisabeth Moore	default
Win	1902	U.S. Championships	Grass	Marion Jones	Maud Banks Nona Closterman	6–2, 7–5

Mixed doubles (3 titles)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1894	U.S. Championships	Grass	Edwin P. Fischer	Mrs. McFadden Gustav Remak Jr.	6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Win	1895	U.S. Championships	Grass	Edwin P. Fischer	Amy Williams Mantle Fielding	4–6, 8–6, 6–2
Win	1896	U.S. Championships	Grass	Edwin P. Fischer	Amy Williams Mantle Fielding	6–2, 6–3, 6–3

References

1. Grasso, John (2011). Historical Dictionary of Tennis. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 29. ISBN   978-0810872370.
2. 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."
3. "The Misses Atkinson of New York Win the Ladies' Doubles" (PDF). The New York Times. June 19, 1898.
4. "Miss Atkinson the Winner" (PDF). The New York Times. June 30, 1895.
5. "Miss Atkinson's Tennis Cup" (PDF). The New York Times. August 30, 1898.
6. "Miss Juliette Atkinson of Brooklyn Retains her Championships" (PDF). The New York Times. July 17, 1898.

External links

• Juliette Atkinson at the International Tennis Hall of Fame