Maud Banks
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Maud Banks of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
was a tennis champion who played in the latter stages of the 19th Century and in the early part of the 20th Century.
She reached the singles final at the U.S. Nationals
in 1899, a time when women played best-of-five set finals. She lost that final to Marion Jones
, 1–6, 1–6, 5–7. She reached the semifinals in both singles and doubles the next year, before losing to Myrtle McAteer
of Pittsburgh in both matches. (Banks teamed with Bessie Rastall and McAteer with Marie Wimer.)
She also teamed with Winona Closterman
of Cincinnati to reach the doubles final at the U.S. Nationals in 1902, only to fall to the team of Juliette Atkinson
and Marion Jones.
Banks also was a quarterfinalist at the U.S. Nationals in 1897, losing to Atkinson.
At the Cincinnati Masters
, Banks reached five finals. She won the singles title in 1902 (over Closterman), and was runner-up in 1900 (falling to McAteer), won doubles titles in 1900 (with McAteer) and 1902 (with Hallie Champlin), and was a mixed doubles runner-up in 1899 (with John Hammond). The Cincinnati tournament began in 1899, making Banks one of its first champions.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
was a tennis champion who played in the latter stages of the 19th Century and in the early part of the 20th Century.
She reached the singles final at the U.S. Nationals
U.S. Open (tennis)
The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881...
in 1899, a time when women played best-of-five set finals. She lost that final to Marion Jones
Marion Jones (tennis player)
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...
, 1–6, 1–6, 5–7. She reached the semifinals in both singles and doubles the next year, before losing to Myrtle McAteer
Myrtle McAteer
Myrtle McAteer was an American tennis player around the turn of the 20th Century....
of Pittsburgh in both matches. (Banks teamed with Bessie Rastall and McAteer with Marie Wimer.)
She also teamed with Winona Closterman
Winona Closterman
Winona Closterman was an American female tennis player.She reached the finals in the doubles at the U.S...
of Cincinnati to reach the doubles final at the U.S. Nationals in 1902, only to fall to the team of Juliette Atkinson
Juliette Atkinson
Juliette Paxton Atkinson was an American female tennis player. She was born in Rahway, New Jersey, United States....
and Marion Jones.
Banks also was a quarterfinalist at the U.S. Nationals in 1897, losing to Atkinson.
At the Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati Masters
The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between...
, Banks reached five finals. She won the singles title in 1902 (over Closterman), and was runner-up in 1900 (falling to McAteer), won doubles titles in 1900 (with McAteer) and 1902 (with Hallie Champlin), and was a mixed doubles runner-up in 1899 (with John Hammond). The Cincinnati tournament began in 1899, making Banks one of its first champions.