Farquhar, Marion

Marion Jones Farquhar
Born: November 02, 1879
Died: March 14, 1965
Hometown: Gold Hill, Nevada, United States
Citizenship: United States
Handed: Right
Inducted: 2006

Grand Slam Record
Wimbledon Singles Quarterfinal 1900

U.S. Championships Singles Winner  1899, 1902
Singles Finalist  1898, 1903
Doubles Winner 1902
Doubles Finalist  1901, 1903
Mixed Winner 1901

Career Results
First American woman to compete overseas (Wimbledon)
First Americans (Marion & younger sister Georgina) to play Olympic Tennis (Paris, 1900)
Won bronze medal in singles and mixed (1900, Paris)
First Californian to win the U.S. singles Championships
Marion Jones Farquhar was the first American woman to compete at Wimbledon in 1900, reaching the quarterfinal.

She was the first Californian to reach the finals at the women’s U.S. Championships in 1898, returning in 1899 to claim the title. She won again in 1902, reached the final in 1903, and finished her U.S. Championship career with a 17-3 win-loss record.

In doubles, she won the U.S. Mixed Championships in 1901 and the Women’s Doubles in 1902.

In 1900, she was one of the first Americans to play in the Paris Olympics (the second Olympiad), winning the bronze medal in both singles and mixed doubles.

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