Kathleen Gill Atkinson (born November 5, 1875 – died April 30, 1957 in Maplewood

Maplewood, New Jersey

Maplewood is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 23,867.-History:...

, New Jersey

New Jersey

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) was an American  tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 player of the end of the 19th Century/start of the 20th Century.

With her older sister, Juliette

Juliette Atkinson

Juliette Paxton Atkinson was an American female tennis player. She was born in Rahway, New Jersey, United States....

, she won the US Women's National Championship in women's doubles 1897

1897 in sports

-American football:College championship* College football national championship – Penn Quakers and Yale Bulldogs -Association football:England...

 and 1898

1898 in sports

-American football:College championship* College football national championship – Harvard Crimson and Princeton Tigers Events* The Morgan Athletic Club, which will eventually become Arizona Cardinals, is founded in Chicago and is the sport's oldest professional team.-Association football:England*...

. They were the first sisters to win a title together and the first to play each other in a semi final until the Williams sisters played in the final

Doubles titles

|Date	Name and place of tournament	Cat.	($)	Surf.	Partner	Finalists	Score
1	15/06/1897	US Women's National Champ’s	G. Slam		Grass (ext.)	Juliette Atkinson Juliette Atkinson Juliette Paxton Atkinson was an American female tennis player. She was born in Rahway, New Jersey, United States....	Mrs. F. Edwards   Elizabeth Rastall	6–2, 6–1, 6–1	1897 US Open (tennis)
2	14/06/1898	US Women's National Champ’s	G. Slam		Grass (ext.)	Juliette Atkinson Juliette Atkinson Juliette Paxton Atkinson was an American female tennis player. She was born in Rahway, New Jersey, United States....	Marie Wimer Marie Wimer Marie Wimer was an American tennis player of the start of the 20th century.Notably, in 1907, she won the women's doubles at the US Women's National Championship with Carrie Neely.-Doubles titles:-Doubles finals lost:...   Carrie Neely Carrie Neely Carrie Neely was an American tennis player from the beginning of the 20th century.In 1907, she reached the women's singles final of the US Women's National Championship, where she was beaten by Evelyn Sears....	6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 6–1	1898 US Open (tennis)

Performance at Grand Slams (partial)

While the expression "Grand Slam

Grand Slam (tennis)

The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...

" refers to the four major tennis tournaments, it was only first used in 1933, and did not come into common usage until the 1950s.

Singles

Year	-		French Open French Open (tennis) The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are...		Wimbledon		US National
1895 1895 in sports -American football:College championship* College football national championship – Penn Quakers and Yale Bulldogs Events* 3 September – the earliest known professional football game is played in Latrobe, Pennsylvania where Latrobe YMCA defeats the Jeannette Athletic Club 12–0.-Association...	–		–		–		1/2 final	Juliette Atkinson Juliette Atkinson Juliette Paxton Atkinson was an American female tennis player. She was born in Rahway, New Jersey, United States....
1896 1896 in sports -American football:College championship* College football national championship – Lafayette Leopards and Princeton Tigers -Association football:England...	–		–		–		round (1/4)	Gertrude Kimball
1897 1897 in sports -American football:College championship* College football national championship – Penn Quakers and Yale Bulldogs -Association football:England...	–		–		–		1/2 final	Juliette Atkinson Juliette Atkinson Juliette Paxton Atkinson was an American female tennis player. She was born in Rahway, New Jersey, United States....
1898 1898 in sports -American football:College championship* College football national championship – Harvard Crimson and Princeton Tigers Events* The Morgan Athletic Club, which will eventually become Arizona Cardinals, is founded in Chicago and is the sport's oldest professional team.-Association football:England*...	–		–		–		round (1/4)	Marion Jones Marion Jones (tennis) Marion Jones Farquhar is a former American female tennis player. She won the women's singles titles at the 1899 and 1902 U.S. Championships...

Result, final opponent

Doubles

Year	-		French Open French Open (tennis) The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are...		Wimbledon		US National
1897 1897 in sports -American football:College championship* College football national championship – Penn Quakers and Yale Bulldogs -Association football:England...	-		-		-		Winner   J. Atkinson Juliette Atkinson Juliette Paxton Atkinson was an American female tennis player. She was born in Rahway, New Jersey, United States....	F. Edwards   E. Rastall
1898 1898 in sports -American football:College championship* College football national championship – Harvard Crimson and Princeton Tigers Events* The Morgan Athletic Club, which will eventually become Arizona Cardinals, is founded in Chicago and is the sport's oldest professional team.-Association football:England*...	-		-		-		Winner   J. Atkinson Juliette Atkinson Juliette Paxton Atkinson was an American female tennis player. She was born in Rahway, New Jersey, United States....	Marie Wimer Marie Wimer Marie Wimer was an American tennis player of the start of the 20th century.Notably, in 1907, she won the women's doubles at the US Women's National Championship with Carrie Neely.-Doubles titles:-Doubles finals lost:...   Carrie Neely Carrie Neely Carrie Neely was an American tennis player from the beginning of the 20th century.In 1907, she reached the women's singles final of the US Women's National Championship, where she was beaten by Evelyn Sears....

Result, partner, final opponents