Hallie Elizabeth Champlin Hyde Fenton (October 1, 1872 – December 19, 1935) was an American

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player and painter.

Early life

Hallie Elizabeth Champlin was born October 1, 1872, in

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, the daughter of Henry Clay Champlin, a grain dealer, and Susan Isabella Hyde Champlin.

Tennis career

Champlin won the US Women's National Championship in women's doubles with

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, defeating opponents

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and

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in three straight sets. In 1902 she won the doubles title at the Cincinnati tournament with

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against

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and

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, winning in straight sets.

Painting career

Fenton studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C., and under Jacques Blanche in Paris. She exhibited work from 1898 to the 1930s and won prizes at the 1907

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Personal life

In 1904, she married Edward Breckenridge Hyde. He died in 1906. In 1912, she married architect Warden H. Fenton.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title)

References

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