Aline Terry was an American

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player active at the end of the 19th century. She was born in

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. Terry won both the singles and the doubles title in the 1893 U.S. National Championships (now called the US Open) In the singles she defeated

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in two sets of 6–1 and 6–3, and she played the doubles with

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defeating Augusta Schultz and

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in two sets of 6–4 and 6–3. In

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, as the defending singles champion, she automatically qualified for the final round in singles under the challenge rule; however, she lost against

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5–7, 6–3, 0–6, 6–3 and 3–6. According to

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there is little more known about Aline Terry other than that she did not compete in the championship again after 1894. According to the multiple-time champion

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, Terry was as "soft as a cat on a banana and ran after the balls like a tiger."

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 title)

Doubles (1 title)

References

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