Edith Parker (October 18, 1876 - September 10, 1974) was an American

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player from the start of the 20th century.

Career

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...

, she reached the final of the women's singles of the US Women's National Championship, where she was beaten by

Myrtle McAteer Myrtle McAteer (June 12, 1878 – October 26, 1952) was an American tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player us ...

, but then beat her in the women's doubles final with Hallie Champlin. At the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters, she reached the singles semifinals in 1901 (falling to

Juliette Atkinson 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. Biography Atkinson was the daughter of a Brooklyn, New York physician. She won ...

) and 1904 (falling to

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). She also reached two singles quarterfinals in Cincinnati - in 1899 (losing to

) and 1900 (losing to Mardi Hunt). In 1899 she won the singles title at the

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, and reached the final the following year. In 1909 at the Western Tennis Championships she reached the singles final before falling to

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Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Doubles (1 title)

Personal life

On February 15, 1909, in

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, Parker married Charles Neville Beard (1872-1943). Thereafter she was referred to as "Mrs. C.N. Beard" in newspapers and tennis periodicals.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Edith 19th-century American people 19th-century female tennis players American female tennis players United States National champions (tennis) Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles 1876 births 1974 deaths