Edna Wildey Welty (November 24, 1882[1] – March 29, 1970[2]) was an American tennis player of the start of the 20th century.

Edna Wildey
Wildey in 1911
Country (sports) United States
BornNovember 24, 1882
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 29, 1970(1970-03-29) (aged 87)
San Angelo, Texas, U.S.
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenF (1913)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US OpenF (1907, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1916)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US OpenF (1910, 1911)

Wildey who originated from Plainfield, New Jersey[3] reached the women's doubles final of the U.S. National Championship five times but did not succeed in winning a title. She reached the finals of the mixed doubles twice but again did not win a title.[4][5]

Grand Slam finals edit

Doubles (5 runner-ups) edit

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1907 US National Championships Grass   Natalie Wildey   Marie Wimer
  Carrie Neely
1–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 1910 US National Championships Grass   Adelaide Browning   Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
  Edith Rotch
4–6, 4–6
Loss 1913 US National Championships Grass   Dorothy Green   Mary K. Browne
  Louise Riddell Williams
10–12, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 1914 US National Championships Grass   Louise Raymond   Mary K. Browne
  Louise Riddell Williams
8–10, 2–6
Loss 1916 US National Championships Grass   Louise Raymond   Molla Bjurstedt Mallory
  Eleonora Sears
6–4, 2–6, 8–10

Mixed doubles (2 runner-ups) edit

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1910 US National Championships Grass   Herbert M. Tilden   Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
  Joseph Carpenter Jr.
2–6, 2–6
Loss 1911 US National Championships Grass   Herbert M. Tilden   Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
  Wallace Johnson
4–6, 4–6

References edit

  1. ^ "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957". FamilySearch. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976". FamilySearch. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. ^ Spalding's Tennis Annual 1912. New York: American Sport Publishing Company. 1912. p. 42. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  4. ^ "Edna Wildey". Grand Slam History.com. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  5. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 479. ISBN 978-0942257700.