Lilian Scharman Hester (''née'' Scharman; June 26, 1901 – March 1, 1982) was an American

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player who was active in the first half of the 1920s.

Career

She lost to

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in the first round of

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in 1924 and competed in the

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. Having beaten JF Park and Norah Middleton, Scharman and

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reached the quarterfinal of the Wimbledon mixed doubles event which they lost to

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and

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. At the 1923

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she lost the final of the singles event to Mayme McDonald in three sets. In June 1923 at the New Jersey State Championships, played on clay courts at the Orange Lawn Tennis Club, she won the singles title as well as the doubles title, partnering Ceres Baker. Scharman was a runner-up at the 1924 U.S. Indoor Championships, played at Longwood, Chestnut Hill, losing the final in straight sets to Marion Zinderstein Jessup. She had a highest national ranking of No.4 in 1923.

Personal life

She was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 26, 1901, the daughter of August Charles Scharman, a businessman, and Lillie Rueger Scharman. Her younger sister Frida (1907–1997) played competitive tennis and squash. In 1921 she graduated from

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. On August 6, 1923, she married William Van Andem Hester jr. in Paris.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scharman, Lillian 1901 births 1982 deaths American female tennis players Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis players for the United States Tennis players from New York City 20th-century American sportswomen