Marjorie Gladman
Full name | Marjorie Katherine Gladman Van Ryn |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Born | Santa Monica, CA, U.S. | June 21, 1908
Died | November 9, 1999 Peterborough, NH, U.S. | (aged 91)
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 4R (1931) |
US Open | QF (1937) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1933) |
Wimbledon | QF (1931) |
US Open | W (1936) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1933) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1936) |
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.
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
In 1928, she won the singles title in
In 1931 and 1936, she participated in the
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 |
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Loss | 1933 | Australian Championships | Grass | Joan Hartigan | Margaret Molesworth Emily Hood Westacott |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1936 |
U.S. National Championships | Grass | Carolin Babcock | Helen Jacobs Sarah Palfrey Fabyan |
9–7, 2–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 1937 |
U.S. National Championships | Grass | Carolin Babcock | Sarah Palfrey Fabyan Alice Marble |
5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 1940 |
U.S. National Championships | Grass | Dorothy Bundy | Sarah Palfrey Alice Marble |
4–6, 3–6 |
Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1933 | Australian Championships | Grass | Ellsworth Vines | Marjorie Cox Crawford Jack Crawford |
6–3, 5–7, 11–13 |
References
- ^ "Top 10 US men's and women's rankings". USTA.
- ISBN 978-0942257700.
- AELTC.
- ^ "Sport: Midge & Her Man". Time. Mar 23, 1936. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Outstanding Tennis Player To Marry". The Stanford Daily. No. 17. AP. October 23, 1930. p. 2.
- ^ "Mrs. M.G. Van Ryn's Plans". The New York Times. March 1, 1947.
- ^ "USTA Service Bowl Award". USTA. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ^ "USTA New England Hall of Fame Inductees by Year". USTA.