Miriam Steever

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Miriam Steever
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Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US Open 4th round (1916)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open Runner-up (1908)

Miriam Steever was an American amateur tennis player in the early part of the 20th century. She was from Chicago, Illinois.

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Tennis career

Steever paired with Carrie Neely to reach the doubles final at the 1908 U.S. National Championships (now known as the U.S. Open). Steever also reached the fourth round in singles at the U.S. Nationals in 1916.

In 1910 at the Cincinnati Open, Steever won the singles title [1] and was a doubles finalist (with Dr. Jane Craven).

Steever's other achievements on the tennis court included:

YearCompetitionResultPartnerRef(s)
1907 Western Championships Doubles titlist
1909Illinois State ChampionshipsSingles titlist
1910Bi-State Championship (Kentucky & Ohio)Doubles finalist Edith Parker
Illinois State ChampionshipsDoubles titlist Carrie Neely
Mixed doubles titlist J. J. Forstall
Singles titlist
Ohio State ChampionshipsDoubles finalist Jane Craven
Mixed doubles finalistDr. Lee
Niagara-on-the-LakeDoubles finalist Jane Craven
Mixed doubles winnerHoerr
1912Illinois State ChampionshipsSingles finalist
1914Doubles winner Edith Parker
1915Western ChampionshipsSingles semifinalist
1916Delaware State ChampionshipsDoubles quartersTaylor
Single semis
Western ChampionshipsDoubles titlist Mary K. Vorhees

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1908 US National Championship Grass Flag of the United States.svg Carrie Neely Flag of the United States.svg Evelyn Sears
Flag of the United States.svg Margaret Curtis
3–6, 7–5, 7–9

References

  1. Open de Cincinnati Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine . WTA Tour.