She was the daughter of Wilmot Lane, a barrister-at-law who had been a civil servant in India. She played frequently at the German Ladies Championships. In 1898 the tournament was played in Bad Homburg and she won the singles title against compatriot Toupie Lowther after a "brilliant, albeit erratic, Toupée (sic) Lowther who had abandoned her usual play in favour of an uninspired game from base line in two straight sets."[1] In 1904 she won her second German Championships title, this time played in Hamburg at the Eisbahn-Verein auf der Uhlenhorst, after defeating Lucie Bergmann in the final. The following year, 1905, she won the title for the third time after a straight sets win in the final against Käthe Krug.[2]
In September 1897 she was a runner-up in the Sussex Challenge cup, losing in straight sets in the final to Charlotte Cooper Sterry.[3] In July 1906 she won the mixed doubles title at the Marienbad Championship with Anthony Wilding.[4]
^"Lawn Tennis – A New Zealand Tennis Wonder". Otago Witness , Issue 2747. 7 November 1906. p. 65.
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elsie, lane, english, tennis, player, active, during, last, decade, 19th, century, first, decade, 20th, century, lane, center, 1904country, sports, united, kingdomdied, 1948, august, 1948hove, englandshe, daughter, wilmot, lane, barrister, been, civil, servant. Elsie Lane was an English tennis player active during the last decade of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century Elsie LaneLane center in 1904Country sports United KingdomDied 1948 08 10 10 August 1948Hove EnglandShe was the daughter of Wilmot Lane a barrister at law who had been a civil servant in India She played frequently at the German Ladies Championships In 1898 the tournament was played in Bad Homburg and she won the singles title against compatriot Toupie Lowther after a brilliant albeit erratic Toupee sic Lowther who had abandoned her usual play in favour of an uninspired game from base line in two straight sets 1 In 1904 she won her second German Championships title this time played in Hamburg at the Eisbahn Verein auf der Uhlenhorst after defeating Lucie Bergmann in the final The following year 1905 she won the title for the third time after a straight sets win in the final against Kathe Krug 2 In September 1897 she was a runner up in the Sussex Challenge cup losing in straight sets in the final to Charlotte Cooper Sterry 3 In July 1906 she won the mixed doubles title at the Marienbad Championship with Anthony Wilding 4 She was the sister of tennis player Hilda Lane Singles finals EditWins 3 Edit Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final1898 German Championships Toupie Lowther 7 5 7 51904 German Championships Lucie Bergmann 6 3 6 01905 German Championships Kathe Krug 6 0 6 1References Edit Gillmeister Heiner 1998 Tennis A Cultural History Repr ed London Leicester University Press p 272 ISBN 978 0718501952 Gillmeister p 273 Lawn Tennis De Telegraaf 28 September 1897 Lawn Tennis A New Zealand Tennis Wonder Otago Witness Issue 2747 7 November 1906 p 65 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elsie Lane amp oldid 1009888871, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
