Edith Cole (tennis)

Edith Mary Hutchinson Cole (10 September 1862 - 22 October 1945) née Edith Coleridge also known as Edith Coleridge Cole was an English tennis player of the late 19th century. She won the singles at the prestigious Northern Championships in Manchester in 1883, and was also an All Comers' finalist at the Wimbledon Championships in 1887.[1]

Edith Cole
Full nameEdith Mary Hutchinson Cole
Country (sports) GBR
Born10 September 1862
Hove, Sussex, England
Died22 October 1945 (age 77)
Hove, Sussex, England
Turned pro1881 (amateur tour)
Retired1891
Singles
Career titles6
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonF (1887)

Career

She was born Edith Coleridge the daughter of Major W Coleridge (1826-1902). She married Charles John Cole, in Hove, East Sussex, England on 16 April 1884. In major tournaments she competed at the first Wimbledon Championships for women in 1884 and again in 1887 and 1890.[2]

In October 1881 she won the Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament on the Hove Rink Tennis Courts, at Hove against Leila Lodwick by 2 sets to 1, the she won the Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament by 2 sets to 1. In May 1882 she successfully defended the singles title at the Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament against an Eva Adshead, and also won the mixed doubles title partnering Robert Braddell. Then in October she also won the Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament defeating Florence Kemmis.

In 1883 she won the prestigious Northern Championships title held at the Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester defeating Miss Eckersley in straight sets. In June 1884 she played at London Athletic Club Open Tournament (today called the Queen's Club Championships) where she reached the final before losing to Maud watson in four sets. Later at the Wimbledon Championships, but she exited early in the first round going out to Blanche Bingley.[3]

In 1887 she was finalist at the Wimbledon Championships she advanced to the semi finals where she beat Maud Shackle in straight sets.[4] She then faced Lottie Dod in the all commers final but lost to her straight sets.[5] In August she won the Saxmundham LTC Tournament in against Alice Parr, and she was a finalist at South of England Championships in September at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, where she lost to Ireland's May Langrishe in straight sets. In 1890 she competed at Wimbledon Championships for the final time where she reached the semi finals before losing May Jacks in straight sets.[6]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (0 title, 1 runners-up)

Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss1887Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrassUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Lottie Dod2–6, 3–6.[7]

Career finals

Singles (9), titles (6), runners up (3)

(*) Denotes All-Comers final (w.o.) denotes walkover.

Category + (Titles)
Grand Slam/World Championship (0)
Important (1)
National ()
Regular (5)
Titles by Surface
Clay – Outdoor (0)
Grass – Outdoor (6)
Hard – Outdoor (0)
Unknown – Outdoor (0)
Carpet – Indoor (0)
Wood – Indoor (0)
No Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1.Win1-Oct-1881Sussex County Lawn Tennis TournamentGrassEngland Leila Lodwick6–5, 6–2
2.Win8-Oct-1881Brighton Lawn Tennis Club TournamentGrassUnited Kingdom Eva Adshead6–5, 4–6, 6–2
3.Win27-May-1882Brighton Lawn Tennis Club TournamentGrassUnited Kingdom Eva Adshead6–1, 6–3, 6–0
4.Win2-Oct-1882Sussex County Lawn Tennis TournamentGrassUnited Kingdom Florence Kemmis5–6, 6–5, 6–2
5.Win30-Jun-1883Northern ChampionshipsGrassUnited Kingdom Miss Eckersley7–5, 6–3
2.Loss21‑Jun‑1884London Athletic Club Open TournamentGrassEngland Maud Watson4–6, 2–6, 6–2, 1–6
1.Loss7‑Jul‑1887Wimbledon Championships *GrassUnited Kingdom Lottie Dod2–6, 3–6.
6.Win12‑Aug‑1890Saxmundham LTC TournamentGrassEngland Alice Parr6–4, 6–2
3.Loss19‑Sep‑1890South of England ChampionshipsGrassIreland May Langrishe3–6, 2–6

References

  1. "Edith Cole (GBR) - Ladies' Singles" (PDF). Wimbledon. AELTC. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  2. AELTC
  3. AELTC
  4. AELTC
  5. AELTC
  6. AELTC
  7. "Edith Cole (GBR) - Ladies' Singles" (PDF). Wimbledon. AELTC. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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