Helen Homans
 Helen H. Homans, from a 1907 publication. | |
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Born | February 8, 1877[1] |
| Died | March 29, 1949 (aged 72) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P564}} |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | W (1906) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P555}} |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | W (1905) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| US Open | SF (1905) |
Helen Houston Homans McLean (February 8, 1877 – March 29, 1949) was an American tennis champion.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]Homans won the women's doubles title at the 1905 U.S. National Championship[4]: 479 and the singles title the next year.[4]: 467
Homans played mixed doubles with Marshall McLean as early as 1902[5] and married him in New York City in 1907.[6] In mixed doubles, she reached the semifinals partnering Harry F. Allen in 1905.[7]
Also in 1905, she reached the women's singles All-Comers final at Cincinnati before falling to May Sutton. (Sutton then defeated Myrtle McAteer in the Challenge Round to claim the title.) Homans won the 1905 women's doubles title in Cincinnati with McAteer, and was a 1905 mixed doubles finalist with Robert LeRoy.
In 1911, she won three of the New Jersey State Championships titles.[8]
In 1913, she regained her title when she defeated Marie Wagner at the Morristown Field Club in Morristown, New Jersey.[9] On September 19, 1913, she was defeated by Clare Cassell at the Montclair Athletic Club.[10]
In 1915, Molla Bjurstedt of Norway, the national indoor champion, defeated McLean in the final round of the Class A tennis singles at the West Side Tennis Club.[11] She finished second in the U.S. National Championships women's doubles with Augusta Bradley Chapman in 1915.[12]
McLean was still ranked fourth in 1913 and third in 1915 in the U.S. national ranking.[13] In 1915, she won the U.S. Indoor Championships.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]She was married to Marshall McLean (1869–1952), a New York City attorney.[14]
Grand Slam finals
[edit | edit source]Singles (1 title)
[edit | edit source]| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1906 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | United States Maud Barger-Wallach | 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles (1 title, 2 runners-up)
[edit | edit source]| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1905 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | United States Carrie Neely | United States Marjorie Oberteuffer United States Virginia Maule |
6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1906 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | United States Louise Clover Boldt | United States Ethel Bliss Platt United States Ann Burdette Coe |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1915 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | United States Augusta Bradley Chapman | United States Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman United States Eleonora Sears |
8–10, 2–6 |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- ^ 1880 United States Federal Census
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- ^ Kings County Tennis. (5 Jun 1902). New York Times. p. 10
- ^ Marriage Announcement at NYTimes.com. Retrieved on October 20, 2009
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Helen Homans at Find a GraveLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).