Marie Wagner

Wagner in 1913

Marie Wagner (February 2, 1883 - April 1, 1975) was an American tennis champion.^[1]

Biography

She was born on February 2, 1883. Wagner won the United States tennis indoor championships a record number of times. She won the singles in 1908, 1913, 1914, and 1917.^[2] She won the doubles in four years.^[1]

She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1967.^[1] She died on April 1, 1975.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Marie Wagner". http://www.tennisfame.com/famer.aspx?pgID=867&hof_id=111. Retrieved 2010-02-13. "She was also singles finalist in 1915 to Molla Mallory. Her best outdoor showing was the 1914 U.S. finalist to Mary K. Browne, losing, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1. She ranked No. 6 in 1913 when the U.S. Top Ten was established, and was in that select group every year through 1920 -- No. 3 in 1914 -- well as 1922 when she ranked No. 9 at age 39." ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Indoor Champion Loses New Jersey Tennis Title on Morristown Courts". New York Times. September 13, 1913. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40F10FB3D5913738DDDAA0994D1405B838DF1D3. Retrieved 2010-09-25. "Mrs. Marshall McLean, formerly champion woman tennis player of New Jersey, regained her title yesterday, when she defeated Miss Marie Wagner, the indoor champion, on the courts of the Morristown Field Club at Morristown, N.J., in two straight sets, by the score of 6 - 4, 8 - 6." 

External links

• International Tennis Hall of Fame

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Name	Wagner, Marie
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Date of birth	February 2, 1883
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Date of death	April 1, 1975
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