Florence A. Ballin (1887-1975) was a tennis player from the U.S. She played in the mixed doubles in the early 1900s. She made it to three US Open finals with Bill Tilden.
Ballin reached the final of the mixed doubles competition at the U.S. National Championships on three occasions (1916, 1917, 1919).[1] Each time she partnered with multiple champion Bill Tilden but they lost all three finals.
In 1919, she wrote a tennis book titled Tennis for Girls.[2]
In 1920, she won the women's championships of New Jersey[3] and Long Island.[4] She won the women's lawn tennis championship of Pennsylvania and Eastern States in 1922 defeating Anne Townsend in straight sets.[5]
^Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 481. ISBN978-0942257700.
^Ballin, Florence (1919). Tennis for Girls. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. OCLC 613230889. OL 7171663M.
^"Miss Ballin Takes New Jersey Title" (PDF). The New York Times. June 21, 1920.
^"Miss Ballin Takes Long Island Title" (PDF). The New York Times. August 2, 1920.
^"Miss Ballin Wins Title" (PDF). The New York Times. June 19, 1922.
November 28, 2023
florence, ballin, florence, ballin, 1887, 1975, tennis, player, from, played, mixed, doubles, early, 1900s, made, three, open, finals, with, bill, tilden, full, nameflorence, antoinette, ballincountry, sports, united, statesborn, 1887, april, 1887new, york, ci. Florence A Ballin 1887 1975 was a tennis player from the U S She played in the mixed doubles in the early 1900s She made it to three US Open finals with Bill Tilden Florence BallinFull nameFlorence Antoinette BallinCountry sports United StatesBorn 1887 04 27 April 27 1887New York City United StatesDiedApril 1 1975 1975 04 01 aged 87 Grand Slam mixed doubles resultsUS OpenF 1916 1917 1919 Contents 1 Career 2 Grand Slam finals 2 1 Mixed doubles 3 runners up 3 ReferencesCareer editIn 1915 Ballin reached the doubles final at the US Indoor Championships playing with Molla Bjursted Ballin reached the final of the mixed doubles competition at the U S National Championships on three occasions 1916 1917 1919 1 Each time she partnered with multiple champion Bill Tilden but they lost all three finals In 1919 she wrote a tennis book titled Tennis for Girls 2 In 1920 she won the women s championships of New Jersey 3 and Long Island 4 She won the women s lawn tennis championship of Pennsylvania and Eastern States in 1922 defeating Anne Townsend in straight sets 5 Grand Slam finals editMixed doubles 3 runners up edit Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents ScoreRunner up 1916 U S Championships Grass nbsp Bill Tilden nbsp Eleonora Sears nbsp Willis E Davis 4 6 5 7Runner up 1917 U S Championships Grass nbsp Bill Tilden nbsp Molla Bjurstedt nbsp Irving Wright 12 10 1 6 3 6Runner up 1919 U S Championships Grass nbsp Bill Tilden nbsp Marion Zinderstein nbsp Vincent Richards 6 2 9 11 2 6References edit Collins Bud 2010 The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2nd ed New York New Chapter Press p 481 ISBN 978 0942257700 Ballin Florence 1919 Tennis for Girls New York American Sports Publishing Company OCLC 613230889 OL 7171663M Miss Ballin Takes New Jersey Title PDF The New York Times June 21 1920 Miss Ballin Takes Long Island Title PDF The New York Times August 2 1920 Miss Ballin Wins Title PDF The New York Times June 19 1922 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Florence Ballin amp oldid 1122036157, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
