Marjorie Gladman

Marjorie Katherine "Midge" Gladman Van Ryn (née Gladman; June 21, 1908 – November 9, 1999) was an American amateur tennis player in the early part of the 20th century.

Marjorie Gladman
Full nameMarjorie Katherine Gladman Van Ryn
Country (sports) United States
Born(1908-06-21)June 21, 1908
Santa Monica, CA, U.S.
DiedNovember 9, 1999(1999-11-09) (aged 91)
Peterborough, NH, U.S.
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon4R (1931)
US OpenQF (1937)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1933)
WimbledonQF (1931)
US OpenW (1936)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenF (1933)
Wimbledon4R (1936)

Gladman played collegiate tennis at the University of Southern California. She was ranked in the U.S. top 10 nine times between 1928 and 1937, with her highest ranking at No. 4 coming in 1937.[1]

She won the doubles title at the 1936 U.S. National Championships, partnering Carolin Babcock, and was a doubles finalist in 1937 and 1940.[2]

In 1928, she won the singles title in Cincinnati (defeating Clara Louise Zinke in the final), the Canadian National singles title, and the Western singles championship. She paired with Zinke to win the 1928 Western doubles title. In 1929, she won the singles and doubles titles at both the women's intercollegiate tournament in Boston and the Middle States singles title in Philadelphia. She also won the Delaware State singles title and was a finalist in doubles and mixed doubles there.

In 1931 and 1936, she participated in the Wimbledon Championships and reached a fourth round in the singles (1931), a quarterfinal in the women's doubles (1931), and a fourth round in the mixed doubles (1936).[3] In March 1936 she won the U.S. Indoor Championships defeating Norma Taubele in straight sets.[4] At the same tournament she won the doubles title in 1932, 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1960.

On 22 October 1930, she married John Van Ryn, who was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1963.[5] The marriage did not last, and on March 1, 1947, she married Richard Buck.[6]

In 1954, she was presented with the USTA Service Bowl Award, and in 1991, she was inducted into the USTA New England Hall of Fame.[7][8]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1933Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Joan HartiganAustralia Margaret Molesworth
Australia Emily Hood Westacott		3–6, 2–6
Win1936U.S. National ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Carolin BabcockUnited States Helen Jacobs
United States Sarah Palfrey Fabyan		9–7, 2–6, 6–4
Loss1937U.S. National ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Carolin BabcockUnited States Sarah Palfrey Fabyan
United States Alice Marble		5–7, 4–6
Loss1940U.S. National ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Dorothy BundyUnited States Sarah Palfrey
United States Alice Marble		4–6, 3–6

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1933Australian ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Ellsworth VinesAustralia Marjorie Cox Crawford
Australia Jack Crawford		6–3, 5–7, 11–13

References
  1. "Top 10 US men's and women's rankings". USTA.
  2. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 479–480. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  3. "Wimbledon player archive – Marjorie Van Ryn". AELTC.
  4. "Sport: Midge & Her Man". Time. Mar 23, 1936. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  5. "Outstanding Tennis Player To Marry". The Stanford Daily. No. 17. AP. October 23, 1930. p. 2.
  6. "Mrs. M.G. Van Ryn's Plans". The New York Times. March 1, 1947.
  7. "USTA Service Bowl Award". USTA. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
  8. "USTA New England Hall of Fame Inductees by Year". USTA.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.