Marie Wagner (February 2, 1883 – April 1, 1975 or March 28, 1975) was an American tennis champion.

Biography

Wagner was born on February 2, 1883, in

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. An outstanding tennis player, she won the United States Indoor Championships a record number of times. In the singles event, she won the title six times (1908, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1914, and 1917) while in doubles, she was successful in 1910, 1913 (with Clara Kutross), 1916 (with

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) and in 1917 (with

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). At the U.S. National Championships, her best showing was reaching the final in 1914 which she lost in three sets to reigning champion

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. Wagner was ranked in the Top 10 in the U.S. between 1913 (the first year women were ranked) and 1920. She achieved her highest national ranking of No.3 in 1914. Wagner is mentioned in Chapter 3 of Harpo Speaks!, the 1961 autobiography of

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. When Harpo was a child, the Marx family lived in a tenement building at 179 93rd Street,

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, across the street from Wagner's brownstone. She was inducted into the

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in 1969. Wagner died in 1975.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wagner, Marie 1883 births 1975 deaths International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees American female tennis players Tennis players from New York City