Charlotte Cooper (tennis)

Charlotte Cooper Sterry
Cooper in 1900
Full nameCharlotte Reinagle Cooper Sterry
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born(1870-09-22)22 September 1870
Ealing, Middlesex, England
Died10 October 1966(1966-10-10) (aged 96)
Helensburgh, Scotland
PlaysRight–handed
Int. Tennis HoF2013 (member page)
Singles
Career recordno value
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonW (1895, 1896, 1898, 1901, 1908)
Doubles
Career recordno value
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonF (1913)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon3R (1914)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris Singles
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris Mixed doubles

Charlotte "Chattie" Cooper Sterry (née Charlotte Reinagle Cooper; 22 September 1870 – 10 October 1966) was an English female tennis player who won five singles titles at the Wimbledon Championships and in 1900 became Olympic champion. In winning in Paris on 11 July 1900, she became the first female Olympic tennis champion as well as the first individual female Olympic champion.[1]

  1. ^ "Charlotte Cooper". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 December 2020.