Edith Cole (tennis)

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]

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