Juliette Atkinson

Juliette Atkinson
Full nameJuliette Paxton Atkinson
Country (sports)United States
Born(1873-04-15)April 15, 1873
Rahway, New Jersey, United States
DiedJanuary 12, 1944(1944-01-12) (aged 70)
Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States
Height5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
PlaysRight-handed
Int. Tennis HoF1974 (member page)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenW (1895, 1897, 1898)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US OpenW (1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1901, 1902)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US OpenW (1894, 1895, 1896)

Juliette Paxton Atkinson Buxton (née Atkinson; April 15, 1873 – January 12, 1944) was an American tennis player. She was born in Rahway, New Jersey, United States.

Biography

Atkinson was the daughter of a Brooklyn, New York physician. She won five U.S. Championships doubles titles in a row with three different partners. Both natives of Maplewood, New Jersey, she and her sister Kathleen Atkinson partnered to win the last two titles. Also the sisters twice faced each other in the semifinals of the singles competition. She won three mixed doubles titles with Edwin P. Fischer.

In both 1899 and 1901, Atkinson won the doubles title and reached the singles final at the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters. She won the 1899 doubles title with Myrtle McAteer (falling to McAteer that year in the singles final) and the 1901 doubles title with Marion Jones Farquhar (falling in the singles final to Winona Closterman).

In 1896 and 1898, she won the Niagara International Tennis Tournament. She won the Canadian Championships three times in a row, 1896, 1897 and 1898.

In 1918, she married George B. Buxton and had no children.

She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1974.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 1895 U.S. Championships Grass United States Helen Hellwig 6–4, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 1896 U.S. Championships Grass United States Elisabeth Moore 4–6, 6–4, 2–6, 2–6
Win 1897 U.S. Championships Grass United States Elisabeth Moore 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3
Win 1898 U.S. Championships Grass United States Marion Jones 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 7–5

Doubles (7 titles)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1894 U.S. Championships Grass United States Helen Hellwig United States Annabella C. Wistar
United States Amy Williams
6–4, 8–6, 6–2
Win 1895 U.S. Championships Grass United States Helen Hellwig United States Elisabeth Moore
United States Amy Williams
6–2, 6–2, 12–10
Win 1896 U.S. Championships Grass United States Elisabeth Moore United States Annabella C. Wistar
United States Amy Williams
6–4, 7–5
Win 1897 U.S. Championships Grass United States Kathleen Atkinson Mrs. F. Edwards
United States Elizabeth Rastall
6–2, 6–1, 6–1
Win 1898 U.S. Championships Grass United States Kathleen Atkinson United States Marie Wimer
United States Carrie Neely
6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 1901 U.S. Championships Grass United States Myrtle McAteer United States Marion Jones
United States Elisabeth Moore
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Win 1902 U.S. Championships Grass United States Marion Jones United States Maud Banks
United States Nona Closterman
6–2, 7–5

Mixed doubles (3 titles)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1894 U.S. Championships Grass United States Edwin P. Fischer United States Mrs. McFadden
United States Gustav Remak Jr.
6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Win 1895 U.S. Championships Grass United States Edwin P. Fischer United States Amy Williams
United States Mantle Fielding
4–6, 8–6, 6–2
Win 1896 U.S. Championships Grass United States Edwin P. Fischer United States Amy Williams
United States Mantle Fielding
6–2, 6–3, 6–3

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