Bertha Townsend

Bertha Louise Townsend Toulmin (née Townsend; March 7, 1869 – May 12, 1909) was a female tennis player from the United States. She is best remembered for being the first repeating women's singles champion at the U.S. Championships (now U.S. Open) in 1888 and 1889. She developed the underhand technique.

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

Grand Slam finals

Singles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1888	U.S. Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Ellen Hansell	6–3, 6–5
Winner	1889	U.S. Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Lida Voorhees	7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	1890	U.S. Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Ellen Roosevelt	2–6, 2–6

Doubles (1 title, 1 runners-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1889	U.S. Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Margarette Ballard	Template:Flagicon Marion Wright Template:Flagicon Laura Knight	6–2, 6–0
Runner-up	1890	U.S. Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Margarette Ballard	Template:Flagicon Grace Roosevelt Template:Flagicon Ellen Roosevelt	1–6, 2–6

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