Edith Mary Hutchinson Cole (10 September 1862 - 22 October 1945) née Edith Coleridge also known as Edith Coleridge Cole was an English tennis player of the late 19th century. She won the singles at the prestigious Northern Championships in Manchester in 1883, and was also an All Comers' finalist at the Wimbledon Championships in 1887.[1]
She was born Edith Coleridge the daughter of Major W Coleridge (1826-1902). She married Charles John Cole, in Hove, East Sussex, England on 16 April 1884. In major tournaments she competed at the first Wimbledon Championships for women in 1884 and again in 1887 and 1890.[2]
In October 1881 she won the Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament on the Hove Rink Tennis Courts, at Hove against Leila Lodwick by 2 sets to 1, the she won the Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament by 2 sets to 1. In May 1882 she successfully defended the singles title at the Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament against an Eva Adshead, and also won the mixed doubles title partnering Robert Braddell. Then in October she also won the Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament defeating Florence Kemmis.
edith, cole, tennis, edith, mary, hutchinson, cole, september, 1862, october, 1945, née, edith, coleridge, also, known, edith, coleridge, cole, english, tennis, player, late, 19th, century, singles, prestigious, northern, championships, manchester, 1883, also,. Edith Mary Hutchinson Cole 10 September 1862 22 October 1945 nee Edith Coleridge also known as Edith Coleridge Cole was an English tennis player of the late 19th century She won the singles at the prestigious Northern Championships in Manchester in 1883 and was also an All Comers finalist at the Wimbledon Championships in 1887 1 Edith ColeFull nameEdith Mary Hutchinson ColeCountry sports GBRBorn10 September 1862Hove Sussex EnglandDied22 October 1945 age 77 Hove Sussex EnglandTurned pro1881 amateur tour Retired1891SinglesCareer titles6Grand Slam singles resultsWimbledonF 1887 Contents 1 Career 2 Grand Slam finals 2 1 Singles 0 title 1 runners up 3 Career finals 3 1 Singles 9 titles 6 runners up 3 4 References 5 External linksCareer editShe was born Edith Coleridge the daughter of Major W Coleridge 1826 1902 She married Charles John Cole in Hove East Sussex England on 16 April 1884 In major tournaments she competed at the first Wimbledon Championships for women in 1884 and again in 1887 and 1890 2 In October 1881 she won the Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament on the Hove Rink Tennis Courts at Hove against Leila Lodwick by 2 sets to 1 the she won the Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament by 2 sets to 1 In May 1882 she successfully defended the singles title at the Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament against an Eva Adshead and also won the mixed doubles title partnering Robert Braddell Then in October she also won the Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament defeating Florence Kemmis In 1883 she won the prestigious Northern Championships title held at the Northern Lawn Tennis Club Manchester defeating Miss Eckersley in straight sets In June 1884 she played at London Athletic Club Open Tournament today called the Queen s Club Championships where she reached the final before losing to Maud watson in four sets Later at the Wimbledon Championships but she exited early in the first round going out to Blanche Bingley 3 In 1887 she was finalist at the Wimbledon Championships she advanced to the semi finals where she beat Maud Shackle in straight sets 4 She then faced Lottie Dod in the all commers final but lost to her straight sets 5 In August she won the Saxmundham LTC Tournament in against Alice Parr and she was a finalist at South of England Championships in September at Devonshire Park Eastbourne where she lost to Ireland s May Langrishe in straight sets In 1890 she competed at Wimbledon Championships for the final time where she reached the semi finals before losing May Jacks in straight sets 6 Grand Slam finals editSingles 0 title 1 runners up edit Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreLoss 1887 Wimbledon Championships Grass nbsp Lottie Dod 2 6 3 6 7 Career finals editSingles 9 titles 6 runners up 3 edit Denotes All Comers final w o denotes walkover Category Titles Grand Slam World Championship 0 Important 1 National Regular 5 Titles by SurfaceClay Outdoor 0 Grass Outdoor 6 Hard Outdoor 0 Unknown Outdoor 0 Carpet Indoor 0 Wood Indoor 0 No Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score1 Win 1 Oct 1881 Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament Grass nbsp Leila Lodwick 6 5 6 22 Win 8 Oct 1881 Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Grass nbsp Eva Adshead 6 5 4 6 6 23 Win 27 May 1882 Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Grass nbsp Eva Adshead 6 1 6 3 6 04 Win 2 Oct 1882 Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament Grass nbsp Florence Kemmis 5 6 6 5 6 25 Win 30 Jun 1883 Northern Championships Grass nbsp Miss Eckersley 7 5 6 32 Loss 21 Jun 1884 London Athletic Club Open Tournament Grass nbsp Maud Watson 4 6 2 6 6 2 1 61 Loss 7 Jul 1887 Wimbledon Championships Grass nbsp Lottie Dod 2 6 3 6 6 Win 12 Aug 1890 Saxmundham LTC Tournament Grass nbsp Alice Parr 6 4 6 23 Loss 19 Sep 1890 South of England Championships Grass nbsp May Langrishe 3 6 2 6References edit Edith Cole GBR Ladies Singles PDF Wimbledon AELTC Retrieved 28 July 2023 AELTC AELTC AELTC AELTC AELTC Edith Cole GBR Ladies Singles PDF Wimbledon AELTC Retrieved 28 July 2023 External links editOfficial Wimbledon Profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edith Cole tennis amp oldid 1167708898, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
