Maud Banks

Not to be confused with Maude Banks.

Maude Banks

Full name	Maude S. Banks
Country (sports)
Born	September 1879 [1] [2] England; [1] emigrated to the U.S. in 1883 [1]
Died	1967 England [3]
Plays	Right-handed
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	L (1902)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	L (1897)

Maud Banks of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was an English-born American tennis champion who played in the latter stages of the 19th century and in the early part of the 20th century.

Career

She reached the singles final of the all-comers tournament at the U.S. National Championships in 1899, a time when women played best-of-five set finals. She lost that final to Marion Jones, 1–6, 1–6, 5–7. She reached the semifinals in both singles and doubles the next year, losing to Myrtle McAteer of Pittsburgh in both matches (Banks teamed with Bessie Rastall and McAteer with Marie Wimer). ^[4]

She teamed with Winona Closterman of Cincinnati to reach the doubles final at the U.S. National Championships in 1902, losing to the team of Juliette Atkinson and Marion Jones. ^[5]

Banks also was a quarterfinalist at the U.S. National Championships in 1897, losing to Juliette Atkinson.

At the Cincinnati Masters, Banks reached five finals. She won the singles title in 1902 (over Closterman), and was runner-up in 1900 (falling to McAteer), won doubles titles in 1900 (with McAteer) and 1902 (with Hallie Champlin), and was a mixed doubles runner-up in 1899 (with John Hammond). The Cincinnati tournament began in 1899, making Banks one of its first champions.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1902	U.S. Championships	Grass	Winona Closterman	Juliette Atkinson Marion Jones	2–6, 5–7

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1897	U.S. Championships	Grass	B.L.C. Griffith	Laura Henson D.L. Magruder	4–6, 3–6, 5–7

References

1. United States Census, 1900; . FamilySearch. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
2. Staff (July 3, 1897). "Women's Tennis Championship". Harper's Bazaar. p. 546. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
3. Girard (April 21, 1939). "Will Dick Williams Create a Wimbledon in Phila.?". The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Philadelphia Inquirer.
4. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 466, 479. ISBN   978-0942257700.
5. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 479. ISBN   978-0942257700.

Further reading

• Staff (June 25, 1902). "Miss Banks, Former Champion, Defeated by Wimer in First Round of Tennis Tourney". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
• Paret, J. Parmley (November 1902). "Athletics for Women: No. 10—Lawn Tennis; with Illustrations Posed For by Miss Maud Banks". The Delineator. pp. 569–573