Full name | Ellen Forde Hansell Allerdice |
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Country (sports) | USA |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 18 September 1869
Died | 11 May 1937 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | (aged 67)
Plays | Right-handed |
Int. Tennis HoF | 1965 (member page) |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
US Open | W (1887) |
Ellen Forde Hansell Allerdice (née Hansell; September 18, 1869 – May 11, 1937) was an American female tennis player. She was the first women's singles champion of the U.S. Championships in 1887. She was a losing finalist to Bertha Townsend the next year.