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.

Juliette Atkinson
Full nameJuliette Paxton Atkinson
Country (sports)United States
Born(1873-04-15)April 15, 1873
Rahway, New Jersey, United States
DiedJanuary 12, 1944(1944-01-12) (aged 70)
Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States
Height5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
PlaysRight-handed
Int. Tennis HoF1974 (member page)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenW (1895, 1897, 1898)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US OpenW (1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1901, 1902)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US OpenW (1894, 1895, 1896)

Biography edit

Atkinson was the daughter of a Brooklyn, New York physician.[1] She won five U.S. Championships doubles titles in a row with three different partners. Both natives of Maplewood, New Jersey, she and her sister Kathleen Atkinson partnered to win the last two 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 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 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 1918, she married George B. Buxton and had no children.[1]

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

Grand Slam finals edit

Singles (3 titles, 1 runner-up) edit

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) edit

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
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Win 1902 U.S. Championships Grass   Marion Jones   Maud Banks
  Nona Closterman
6–2, 7–5

Mixed doubles (3 titles) edit

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 edit

  1. ^ a b 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.

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