Kathleen Atkinson

Tennis Tournament Champion

1875 – 1957

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Who was Kathleen Atkinson?

Kathleen Gill Atkinson was an American tennis player of the end of the 19th Century/start of the 20th Century.

With her older sister, Juliette, both residents of Maplewood, she won the US Women's National Championship in women's doubles 1897 and 1898. They were the first sisters to win a title together and the first to play each other in a semi final until the Williams sisters played in the final.

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Born
Nov 5, 1875
Died
Apr 30, 1957

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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