Edith Parker
{{short description|American tennis player}}
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Edith Parker (October 18, 1876 - September 10, 1974) was an American tennis player from the start of the 20th century.
Career
In 1900, she reached the final of the women's singles of the US Women's National Championship, where she was beaten by Myrtle McAteer, but then beat her in the women's doubles final with Hallie Champlin.{{cite news|title=Tennis champions|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/64500435/|work=The McCook Tribune|date=July 13, 1900|page=3|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=subscription}}
At the Cincinnati Open, she reached the All-Comers singles final in 1909 (losing to Edith Hannam), the singles semifinals in 1901 (falling to Juliette Atkinson), 1904 (falling to Winona Closterman), and 1910 (losing to Rhea Fairbairn). She also reached the singles quarterfinals in 1899 (losing to Myrtle McAteer).
In 1899 she won the singles title at the Niagara International Tennis Tournament, and reached the final the following year. In 1909 at the Western Tennis Championships she reached the singles final before falling to Carrie Neely.
Grand Slam finals
=Singles (1 runner-up)=
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!Result !Year !style="width:190px"|Championship !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:150px"|Opponent !style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score | |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1900{{efn|name=allcomers|This result is for the "all comers' final", the winner of which goes on to play the year's previous winner in the "challenge round", who qualified directly.}}
|style="background:#ccf;"|US National Championships |Grass |{{flagicon|USA}} Myrtle McAteer |2–6, 2–6, 0–6 |
=Doubles (1 title)=
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!Result !Year !style="width:190px"|Championship !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:150px"|Partner !style="width:150px"|Opponents !style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score | |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 1900
|style="background:#ccf;"|US National Championships |Grass |{{flagicon|USA}} Hallie Champlin |{{flagicon|USA}} Marie Wimer | 9–7, 6–2, 6–2 |
Personal life
Notes
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References
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Category:19th-century female tennis players
Category:19th-century American sportswomen
Category:American female tennis players
Category:United States National champions (tennis)