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Full name | Carrie Blair Neely |
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Born | (1876-01-24)January 24, 1876 Chicago,IL, United States |
Died | November 29, 1938(1938-11-29) (aged 62) Chicago,IL, United States |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
US Open | F (1907) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | W (1903, 1905, 1907) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
US Open | W (1898) |
Carrie Neely (January 24, 1876 – November 29, 1938)[1] was anAmericantennis player from the beginning of the 20th century.
Carrie Neely was educated at the Dearborn Seminary, Chicago.[2]
In1907, she reached the women's singles All Comer's final of theU.S. Women's National Championship, where she was beaten byEvelyn Sears.[3]
She also won the mixed doubles in1898, and won the women's doubles on three occasions (1903,1905 and1907).
At theTri-State Tennis Tournament (current Cincinnati Open), she reached the singles final in 1915, the semifinals in 1902, 1903, 1904 and 1912, and the quarterfinals in 1901 and 1916. She paired withWinona Closterman to win the doubles title in 1902 and 1903, and teamed with Closterman again in 1904 to reach the doubles final. She won the mixed doubles title withNat Emerson in 1903, and paired withKreigh Collins, also of Chicago, to reach the mixed doubles final in 1901.
Neely won theNiagara International Tennis Tournament in 1902.[4]
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Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1907 | U.S. National Championship | Grass | ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1898 | U.S. National Championship | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1903 | U.S. National Championship | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 8–4, 6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 1904 | U.S. National Championship | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1905 | U.S. National Championship | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | 1907 | U.S. National Championship | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 1908 | U.S. National Championship | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 7–5, 7–9 |
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1898 | U.S. National Championship | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–4, 8–6 |
Loss | 1903 | U.S. National Championship | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 5–7 |